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Minister for Public Health and Women's Health
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The Minister for Public Health and Women's Health is a junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. The minister is not a member of the Scottish Cabinet, and reports to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.
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The current minister is Jenni Minto, who was appointed by First Minister Humza Yousaf on 29 March 2023.
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Overview
The office in its current form has specific responsibility for:[2]
- Public health
- Women's health
- Palliative care
- Abortion
- Child and maternal health
- Sexual health
- Medical records
- Population health
- Healthy weight
- Sensory impairment
- Food Standards Scotland
- Pharmacy
- Ophthalmology
- Audiology
- Pharmacy First
- MyNHS Digital
- Mobile healthcare
- National Pharmaceutical Agency
- Vaccination programmes
- Dentistry
History
From 1999 to 2007, public health was the responsibility of the Minister for Health and Community Care and the Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care. The Salmond government, elected following the 2007 elections, created the junior post of Minister for Public Health who assisted the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing in the Scottish Government.[citation needed]
In 2009, the post became the Minister for Public Health and Sport after assuming the Sport portfolio. From 2011, the post reverted to the title of Minister for Public Health and sport was once again separated off to a new Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport post. Following the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Nicola Sturgeon recreated the old Minister for Public Health and Sport post.[citation needed]
The Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet.[3]
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List of office holders
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See also
References
External links
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