Department of Health and Social Care
UK government department responsible for health and social care policy.
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Why is the health department co-writing a plan to plug Britain's lab-skills gap?
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Co-published the Life Sciences Jobs Plan targeting the lab-skills gap
UK Startups and Innovation: Jobs plan targets the lab-skills gapWhat does the Department of Health and Social Care do?
What did the Department of Health and Social Care publish in July 2026?
When was the Life Sciences Jobs Plan published?
Background
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) co-authored the Life Sciences Jobs Plan with DSIT, DBT and the Office for Life Sciences, published 9 July 2026. The plan targets the gap between life-sciences graduates and employer-ready laboratory skills.
DHSC is the UK ministerial department responsible for health and social care policy, overseeing the NHS in England and setting strategic direction for the country's life-sciences sector alongside DSIT and DBT.
Its role on the jobs plan links health policy directly to the biotech funding this beat tracks: Alchemab Therapeutics' £25m round and IMU Biosciences' £40m raise both depend on a workforce DHSC's plan aims to build.
