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How to contact the Department of Health

  • Last modified date:
    22 December 2008

If you have questions or issues to raise about the policies or work of the Department of Health, you can contact us in a number of ways

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Customer Service Centre

  • Contact:
    Customer Service Centre
  • Address:
    The Department of Health
    Richmond House
    79 Whitehall
    London SW1A 2NS
  • Phone:
    020 7210 4850
    Lines are open from 08:30 to 17:00, Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays.
  • Notes:
    Please use the link below to email your enquiry (our privacy policy explains how the Department of Health uses any information you give to us and the way we protect your privacy). Correspondence sent to the Department will receive a reply within 20 working days; please note that we are unable to provide direct contact details for individual members of staff.
  • Responsibilities:
    The Customer Service Centre call centre provides a dedicated team of information advisors. It answers over 100,000 calls each year. We aim to provide a high quality service to our callers and welcome your feedback.

Textphone

  • Contact:
    Textphone (for deaf and hard of hearing)
  • Phone:
    020 7210 5025
    Lines are open from 08:30 to 17:00, Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays.

Write to the Secretary of State for Health

  • Contact:
    Write to the Secretary of State for Health
  • Address:
    Secretary of State for Health
    Department of Health
    Richmond House
    79 Whitehall
    London SW1A 2NS
  • Notes:
    The Secretary of State receives a large volume of post. Therefore, it is likely that you will receive a reply on behalf of the Secretary of State from staff in the Department's Customer Service Centre.

Contact your MP

  • Contact:
    Contact your MP
  • Notes:
    Write to your local MP and ask him or her to raise the issue with Ministers. Your MP will receive a written response from the Minister, usually within 20 days. Your MP will send you a copy of the Minister's response. Follow the link below if you do not know who your MP is.

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