- Health and Social Care (HSC), which includes policy and legislation for hospitals, family practitioner services and community health and personal social services
- Public Health, which covers policy, legislation and administrative action to promote and protect the health and well-being of the population
- Public Safety, which covers policy and legislation for fire and rescue services
About us
The Department has three main business responsibilities:
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Public Safety
In Northern Ireland, the Department of Health (DoH) is responsible for the development of Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue pensions’ policy and legislation and for monitoring of service delivery for the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service.