☠️ UK-GOV. {h} Health. ◤ Travel. ⚫ UK. ⚫ NI. ⚫ Ireland. ⬛ NHS (org) ☠️ DoH NI. Department of Health (Northern Ireland) The Department of Health (DoH, Irish: An Roinn Sláinte, Ulster-Scots: Männystrie o Poustie) is a devolved Northern Irish government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibility for the department is the Minister of Health. Until 9 May 2016, the Department was previously called the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (Irish: An Roinn Sláinte, Seirbhísí Sóisialta agus Sábháilteachta Poiblí).
The Minister, assisted by the department, makes policy and legislation in three broad areas: health and social care – hospitals, family practitioner services and community health and personal social services;public health – promoting and protecting the health and well-being of the population; andpublic safety – the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (commonly known by its former name, the Northern Ireland Fire Brigade) but not the Police Service of Northern Ireland or HM Coastguard.
In the Irish Government, its main counterparts are: Department of Health. Londonderry NHS Clinic. Health Services. Health Centres. Western Health and Social Care Trust. Foyle Hospice. Four Seasons Health Care. Health and Safety Contact Details. Health Assured. Health Assured - Log In.