Department of Health (Northern Ireland)

Department of Health

Department overview
Formed	June 1944 (as Ministry of Health and Local Government)
Preceding Department	Ministry of Home Affairs
Jurisdiction	Northern Ireland
Headquarters	Castle Buildings, Stormont Estate, Belfast, BT4 3SJ
Employees	731 (September 2011)[1]
Annual budget	£4,383.1 million (current) & £200.5 million (capital) for 2011–12[2]
Minister responsible	Robin Swann
Website	www.health-ni.gov.uk

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The Department of Health (DoH, Irish: An Roinn Sláinte (IPA:[ˈanˠˈɾˠiːn̪ʲˈsˠlaːnʲtʲə]), 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).