The new Ministerial portfolios have been confirmed by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.

• Simon Burns MP is Minister of State for Health;
• Paul Burstow MP is Minister of State for Care Services;
• Anne Milton MP is Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health; and
• Earl Howe is Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Quality.

Andrew Lansley said:

'We have a very strong Ministerial team with a wealth of experience in the field of health. Simon Burns previously served as a Health Minister as well as, more recently, working on the shadow health team. Since 1999, Paul Burstow has worked on the older people’s brief and has a special interest in social care and disability issues.

'Anne Milton, who worked for the NHS for 25 years, has a wide range of hands-on experience, including nursing in hospitals, as a district nurse, and supporting GPs and nurses working in palliative care. And Earl Howe was Opposition spokesman for Health and Social Services in the House of Lords from 1997.

'Together, we will build an NHS in which the patient shares in making decisions; where quality standards are evidence-based and form the basis of the design of services and their management; and where the objective is consistent improvement in the outcomes we achieve, so that they are amongst the best in the world. We will create a more integrated public health service at the heart of healthcare policy and we will offer support, security and services to those in need of personal and social care.'
 
The list of ministerial responsibilities at the Department of Health is as follows (a detailed list of portfolio areas will be available on the Department of Health website shortly):

Simon Burns MP - Minister of State for Health, portfolio includes:

Legislation
NHS Performance
Health Services
Reconfiguration of Services
Patient Safety
Application of Quality Regulation
NHS Workforce
Mixed Sex Accommodation
Connecting for Health

Paul Burstow MP - Minister of State for Care Services, portfolio includes:

Long Term Care Reform
Adult Social Care
Carers
Personal Health Budgets
Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
End of Life Care
Long Term Conditions, including cancer and diabetes
Dementia
Mental Health
Physical Disabilities
Autism
Learning Disabilities

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