Department of Health
The Department of Health (DH) is the Ministerial Department of Government responsible for government policy on health and social care matters. It oversees the English National Health Service (NHS).
The Department of Health develops policies and guidelines to improve the quality of care and to meet patient expectations.
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Legal Abortion Rates
Department of HealthThe annual Abortion Statistics for England and Wales: 2022 has been provisionally delayed from 22 June 2023 until May 2024. This is due to a backlog in the HSA4 form processing, which the publication is based on. Legal abortions: rates by Primary Care Organisation by age. Rates per 1,000 in age group. Age not stated have been distributed pro-rata across age group 20-24. Rates for under 16 are based on populations 13-15. Rates for all...