Department of Health and Social Care

We support ministers in leading the nation’s health and social care to help people live more independent, healthier lives for longer. DHSC is a ministerial department, supported by 23 agencies and public bodies.

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

Ministers

• The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP
  Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
• Will Quince MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Health and Secondary Care)
• Helen Whately MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Social Care)
• Neil O'Brien MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Primary Care and Public Health)
• Maria Caulfield MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Mental Health and Women’s Health Strategy)
• Lord Markham CBE
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the Lords)

Petitions linked to this department

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• Fund routine breast screening invitations to women beyond the age of 71
  Opened on Wednesday 20th November 2024
  41 signatures so far

• Set the age requirement to buy tobacco to 21, do not gradually increase it.
  Opened on Monday 18th November 2024
  24 signatures so far

• Legalise Euthanasia for people with incurable mental and physical conditions.
  Opened on Monday 18th November 2024
  29 signatures so far

• Review the NHS emergency treatment system
  Opened on Thursday 14th November 2024
  37 signatures so far

• Allow for all students in full-time education to receive free prescriptions.
  Opened on Wednesday 13th November 2024
  67 signatures so far

• New legislation; ensure informed consent is always given to avoid patient harm.
  Opened on Monday 11th November 2024
  99 signatures so far

• Fund Breast Cancer Screening from Age 40 & Alternative Screening Options
  Opened on Monday 11th November 2024
  1,372 signatures so far

• Introduce new air quality and PPE rules for health and social care settings
  Opened on Monday 11th November 2024
  1,562 signatures so far

• More funding to diagnose & support individuals with ADHD & provide training
  Opened on Friday 8th November 2024
  220 signatures so far

• Fund menopause support being added to the NHS Health Checks for women over 40
  Opened on Thursday 7th November 2024
  169 signatures so far

• Increase Carer's Allowance to equal minimum wage
  Opened on Tuesday 5th November 2024
  1,037 signatures so far

• Provide funding to the NHS to offer full STI screening at beginning of pregnancy
  Opened on Tuesday 5th November 2024
  198 signatures so far

• Exempt all social care providers from the employer NIC increase
  Opened on Tuesday 5th November 2024
  25,214 signatures so far

• Decriminalise Abortion
  Opened on Monday 4th November 2024
  7,565 signatures so far

• Reduce the maximum decibel limit on fireworks from 120 to 90
  Opened on Monday 4th November 2024
  2,471 signatures so far

• Fund reconstruction surgery and psychosexual therapy for FGM survivors
  Opened on Thursday 31st October 2024
  362 signatures so far

• Create an NHS staff recruitment agency
  Open from Tuesday 21st May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  28 signatures

• Ban non-medical professionals from giving any vitamin injections
  Open from Monday 20th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  18 signatures

• Make decisions on disability related benefits responsibility of GPs
  Open from Monday 20th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  238 signatures

• Fund all health costs for UK nationals who are full-time students
  Open from Monday 20th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  25 signatures

• Increase funding for end of life care
  Open from Friday 17th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  353 signatures

• Don't impose new restrictions on aesthetic practitioners
  Open from Friday 17th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  10 signatures

• Ban private "gender-affirming" medical treatment for children
  Open from Friday 17th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  2,847 signatures

• Ban brand-specific prescriptions
  Open from Thursday 16th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  24 signatures

• Review the accessibility of employment tribunals for claimants
  Open from Thursday 16th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  61 signatures

• Restrict Veteran cards to those who pass basic training and serve with a unit
  Open from Thursday 16th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  484 signatures

• Criminalise smoking on NHS hospital grounds
  Open from Wednesday 15th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  36 signatures

• Create a voucher scheme for bras and breast prostheses
  Open from Tuesday 14th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  387 signatures

• Fund improved care and support for individuals with FASD
  Open from Friday 10th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  214 signatures

• Fund breast cancer mammogram screening from age 25
  Open from Friday 10th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  24 signatures

• Do not ban transgender people from receiving care in mainstream hospital wards
  Open from Friday 10th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  15,629 signatures

• Create a statutory regulator for senior managers in the NHS
  Open from Friday 10th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  19 signatures

• Ban all lab-grown meat
  Open from Thursday 9th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  39 signatures

• Create a shoe donation/refund scheme for people with different-sized feet
  Open from Wednesday 8th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  29 signatures

• Require DNA tests to prove parentage for all child maintenance claims
  Open from Tuesday 7th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  25 signatures

• Ban advertising campaigns of processed foods that are targeted at children
  Open from Tuesday 7th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  22 signatures

• Refer to "mind health" instead of "mental health" in policy and laws
  Open from Friday 3rd May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  35 signatures

• Exempt people with severe mental health conditions from prescription charges
  Open from Friday 3rd May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  22 signatures

• Fund free prescriptions for people who take medication for their mental health
  Open from Thursday 2nd May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  22 signatures

• Review care offered to disabled people in hospital
  Open from Thursday 2nd May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  147 signatures

• Make toilet hand showers compulsory in all public toilets
  Open from Wednesday 1st May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  47 signatures

• Funding for prenatal genetic screening tests through pregnancy
  Open from Tuesday 30th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  215 signatures

• Ensure those with mental health conditions continue to be eligible for PIP
  Open from Monday 29th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  3,186 signatures

• Put age restrictions on all bladed objects to prevent self-harm in children
  Open from Friday 26th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  87 signatures

• Fund mandatory NHS training on recognising newborn health deterioration
  Open from Friday 26th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  93 signatures

• Ban smoking in public outdoor green spaces and outdoor communal areas
  Open from Thursday 25th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  34 signatures

• Pass the Tobacco and Vapes Bill before the next General Election
  Open from Thursday 25th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  21 signatures

• Fund pay and course fees for medical students who work on clinical placements
  Open from Thursday 25th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  24 signatures

• Require a paediatrician in every medical practice
  Open from Thursday 25th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  46 signatures

• Review the care provided to babies on cardiac hospital wards
  Open from Thursday 25th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  37 signatures

• Fund NHS fertility treatment for couples with existing children
  Open from Thursday 25th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  277 signatures

• Do not strip GPs of the right to sign patients off sick
  Open from Wednesday 24th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  294 signatures

• Don't annually increase the minimum age to buy tobacco, just raise it to 21
  Open from Wednesday 24th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  20 signatures

• Ban hostile architecture that affects the homeless
  Open from Wednesday 24th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  45 signatures

• Fund additional head circumference checks for newborn babies
  Open from Tuesday 23rd April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  131 signatures

• Hold a Public Inquiry into preventable deaths in hospitals
  Open from Tuesday 23rd April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  100 signatures

• Fund a stroke screening programme using carotid artery scans
  Open from Tuesday 23rd April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  28 signatures

• Make Male Genital Mutilation (Circumcision) an offence unless medically required
  Open from Monday 22nd April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  76 signatures

• Fund baby care boxes for all parents in England
  Open from Monday 22nd April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  17 signatures

• Make training in Neurodiversity compulsory for all mental health practitioners
  Open from Friday 19th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  224 signatures

• Provide funding to reduce waiting times for ADHD assessments
  Open from Friday 19th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  400 signatures

• Fund Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW) Research and Provide Support for Sufferers
  Open from Friday 19th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  5,032 signatures

• Fund free care homes for all, irrespective of personal finances
  Open from Friday 19th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  27 signatures

• Fund training and more roles for social workers to combat abuse of older people
  Open from Thursday 18th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  19 signatures

• Allow prescribing of drugs to induce death for those in coma on end of life care
  Open from Wednesday 17th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  145 signatures

• Fund free period products for all females
  Open from Wednesday 17th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  98 signatures

• Reform funding, eligibility and the award of the Vaccine Damage Payment scheme
  Open from Tuesday 16th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  441 signatures

• Review how NHS responds to concerns of parents regarding unborn/newborn babies
  Open from Tuesday 16th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  411 signatures

• Provide funding to reduce waiting times for cancer patients to start treatment
  Open from Monday 15th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  40 signatures

• Increase funding for CAMHS and other youth mental health services
  Open from Monday 15th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  250 signatures

• Provide more funding for accommodation for rough sleepers
  Open from Thursday 11th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  60 signatures

• Fund free NHS prescriptions for Epipens for anaphylaxis sufferers
  Open from Thursday 11th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  36 signatures

• Fund breast screening for women aged 28-70
  Open from Thursday 11th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  1,684 signatures

• Run a competition to commission an NHS logo which incorporates the George Cross
  Open from Wednesday 10th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  43 signatures

• Take action to increase support for people with allergies
  Open from Wednesday 10th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  522 signatures

• Launch Public Inquiry into impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on people with Autism
  Open from Wednesday 10th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  39 signatures

• Provide dedicated funding for smaller GP surgeries
  Open from Wednesday 10th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  1,017 signatures

• Dedicate funding for research into treatments for glioblastoma
  Open from Tuesday 9th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  119 signatures

• Introduce 'Grow Your Own' Laws for Legal Medical Cannabis Patients
  Open from Monday 8th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  1,112 signatures

• Require random drug tests for those working in care, social care and teaching
  Open from Friday 5th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  16 signatures

• Fund 3 rounds of IVF for all and end postcode lottery
  Open from Friday 5th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  31 signatures

• Add chickenpox vaccine to the routine child immunisation schedule
  Open from Friday 5th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  195 signatures

• Fund regular screening of pregnant women for Group B strep
  Open from Friday 5th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  113 signatures

• Fund free eye tests for all
  Open from Friday 5th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  56 signatures

• Do not support the Health and Equality Acts (Amendment) Bill
  Open from Friday 5th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  287 signatures

• Extend eligibility for free flu jabs to early years workers in nurseries
  Open from Thursday 4th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  20 signatures

• Ban vaping in any vehicle with children under 18 years of age
  Open from Tuesday 2nd April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  27 signatures

• Fund cancer prescriptions made outside market authorisation and NICE advice

• Fund cancer prescriptions made outside market authorisation and NICE advice
  Open from Thursday 28th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  188 signatures

• Enact legislation to make 'psychologist' a protected title
  Open from Thursday 28th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  12,185 signatures

• Fund care homes for people with Alzheimer's or dementia irrespective of finances
  Open from Wednesday 27th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  172 signatures

• Fund more training for epilepsy training for healthcare staff
  Open from Wednesday 27th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  143 signatures

• Require NHS employers to apply pay bands consistently across the country
  Open from Tuesday 26th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  149 signatures

• Require 10% of offerings at restaurants to be nutritious
  Open from Tuesday 26th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  25 signatures

• Review regulation of over the counter medicines containing codeine
  Open from Monday 25th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  28 signatures

• Introduce a new tax on football clubs to increase funding for the NHS
  Open from Monday 25th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  49 signatures

• Provide funding so the NHS can prescribe wigs to all patients with Alopecia
  Open from Monday 25th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  1,013 signatures

• Review identification and diagnosis of sepsis by the NHS
  Open from Friday 22nd March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  77 signatures

• Remove partial immunity from civil liability for vaccines supplied in emergency
  Open from Friday 22nd March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  19 signatures

• Allow jobless overseas healthcare workers in UK to stay for one year
  Open from Friday 22nd March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  10,652 signatures

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