Shadow Secretary of State for Health
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The Shadow Secretary of State for Health is the UK opposition frontbench politician responsible for scrutinising government health policy and presenting alternative proposals on healthcare and the National Health Service.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
political office
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shadow cabinet position → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
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National Health Service in England → |
| appointedBy |
Leader of the Opposition
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| correspondingOffice |
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| fieldOfWork |
National Health Service
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health policy → public health → social care policy → |
| hasResponsibilityOver |
NHS policy in England
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health legislation scrutiny → shadow health team → |
| hasScope |
NHS funding
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NHS workforce → National Health Service policy → health inequalities → health services in England → patient care standards → public health emergencies → |
| inception |
20th century
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| isOppositionCounterpartOf |
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
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| isPositionIn |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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Parliament of the United Kingdom → |
| jurisdiction |
United Kingdom government
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Westminster
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| memberOf |
Shadow Cabinet of the Leader of the Opposition
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| nativeLabel |
Shadow Health Secretary
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| officeHolderRole |
Member of Parliament
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| officeType |
shadow ministerial post
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| partOf |
Official Opposition frontbench
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Shadow Cabinet of the United Kingdom → |
| positionHeldBy |
senior opposition politician
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| reportsTo |
Leader of the Opposition
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| responsibleFor |
developing alternative health policy proposals
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media representation of opposition health policy → opposition response to Department of Health and Social Care → parliamentary debates on health → scrutiny of National Health Service policy → scrutiny of government health policy → |
| seat |
Palace of Westminster
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| termLength |
at the pleasure of the Leader of the Opposition
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| typicalOfficeHolder |
member of the largest non-government party in the House of Commons
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| usedBy |
Official Opposition (United Kingdom)
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| worksWith |
parliamentary health select committee (as opposition spokesperson)
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shadow ministers for health → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Andrew Murray Burnham
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Andy Burnham → |
positionHeld |
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Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)
("Shadow Health Secretary")
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hasOffice |
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Shadow Secretary of State for Health
("Shadow Health Secretary")
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nativeLabel |