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 29 agencies and public bodies.

Website

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

Ministers

• The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP
  Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
• Edward Argar MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Health)
• Helen Whately MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Care)
• Jo Churchill MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care)
• Nadine Dorries MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention and Mental Health)
• Lord Bethell of Romford
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Innovation)
• Nadhim Zahawi MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment)

Petitions linked to this department

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• Fund a mental health text messaging service
  Opened on Friday 22nd January 2021
  10 signatures so far

• Provide funding for research on the safety of adjuvants in vaccines
  Opened on Friday 22nd January 2021
  23 signatures so far

• Give an honorarium of £1000 to all NHS staff.
  Opened on Friday 22nd January 2021
  15 signatures so far

• Prioritise telecoms and utilities engineers for the vaccination
  Opened on Friday 22nd January 2021
  21 signatures so far

• Fund urgent counselling support to NHS staff involved in COVID crisis.
  Opened on Friday 22nd January 2021
  12 signatures so far

• Increase funding for mental health crisis patient aftercare
  Opened on Friday 22nd January 2021
  7 signatures so far

• Fund costs of replacement consumables for Community Public Access Defibrillators
  Opened on Friday 22nd January 2021
  186 signatures so far

• Rename the NHS to "The Royal National Health Service"
  Opened on Thursday 21st January 2021
  17 signatures so far

• Do not rollout Covid-19 vaccine passports
  Opened on Wednesday 20th January 2021
  8,530 signatures so far

• Fund more suitable care homes for the physically disabled
  Opened on Wednesday 20th January 2021
  9 signatures so far

• Give all Nurses and lower paid NHS Staff a tax free bonus of £5000
  Opened on Wednesday 20th January 2021
  29 signatures so far

• Prioritise immediate family of healthcare workers for Covid-19 vaccinate
  Opened on Wednesday 20th January 2021
  14 signatures so far

• Fund increased sick pay for community carers during Covid-19 outbreak
  Opened on Wednesday 20th January 2021
  23 signatures so far

• Require people in care to were face coverings when in presence of care staff
  Opened on Wednesday 20th January 2021
  21 signatures so far

• Use proceeds from Covid-19 fines to fund a bonus for frontline NHS staff
  Opened on Wednesday 20th January 2021
  17 signatures so far

• Include Covid 19 Testers in the frontline worker priority group for vaccination
  Opened on Wednesday 20th January 2021
  92 signatures so far

• Fund treatment for RCPD on the NHS
  Opened on Wednesday 20th January 2021
  24 signatures so far

• Exempt people on the autistic spectrum or with ADHD from NHS prescription charge
  Opened on Wednesday 20th January 2021
  18 signatures so far

• Payrise for Paramedics/Technicians
  Opened on Wednesday 20th January 2021
  13 signatures so far

• Provide DNA sequencing of urine cultures on the NHS
  Opened on Tuesday 19th January 2021
  8 signatures so far

• Make COVID-19 tests available to all members of households with a positive case
  Opened on Tuesday 19th January 2021
  6 signatures so far

• Prioritise over-55 self-employed construction workers for Covid-19 vaccination
  Opened on Tuesday 19th January 2021
  15 signatures so far

• Prioritise professional drivers/public transport operators for vaccination
  Opened on Tuesday 19th January 2021
  40 signatures so far

• Prioritise HGV and delivery drivers to get the vaccine
  Opened on Tuesday 19th January 2021
  133 signatures so far

• Make Healthy Start Vouchers available to use on ONLINE supermarket shopping
  Opened on Monday 18th January 2021
  21 signatures so far

• Make sunbed shops have to advertise the health risks of sunbeds like cigarettes.
  Opened on Friday 15th January 2021
  46 signatures so far

• ALL nursing students to be eligible for the nursing training grant
  Opened on Friday 15th January 2021
  11 signatures so far

• Make FFP3 masks available to all staff working with SARS-CoV2
  Opened on Friday 15th January 2021
  2,833 signatures so far

• Fund at least one round of IVF regardless of partner's children
  Opened on Friday 15th January 2021
  435 signatures so far

• Make Pharmacy staff a priority for covid vaccination
  Opened on Thursday 14th January 2021
  28 signatures so far

• Prioritise one parent of young adults in care homes for Covid-19 vaccination.
  Opened on Thursday 14th January 2021
  41 signatures so far

• Provide regular, weekly coronavirus testing for Adult Day Support Workers
  Opened on Thursday 14th January 2021
  6 signatures so far

• Add Construction workers to the priority list for the COVID-19 Vaccine
  Opened on Thursday 14th January 2021
  415 signatures so far

• Review the role and membership of the SAGE group
  Opened on Thursday 14th January 2021
  10 signatures so far

• Prohibit contracting private organisations for Covid-19 vaccination programme
  Opened on Wednesday 13th January 2021
  100 signatures so far

• Off scans to all women after labour to check for retained placenta
  Opened on Wednesday 13th January 2021
  37 signatures so far

• Provide routine Covid tests for Early Years and prioritise staff for vaccination
  Opened on Tuesday 12th January 2021
  147 signatures so far

• Make the COVID-19 vaccine available to all students on placement in the pandemic
  Opened on Tuesday 12th January 2021
  16 signatures so far

• Provide reusable face masks for everyone
  Opened on Tuesday 12th January 2021
  64 signatures so far

• Fund research into stem cell treatments for diseases like ASL, MS, etc.
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  7 signatures so far

• Fund additional mental health support for those bereaved during the pandemic
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  93 signatures so far

• Allow university students to be able to register at 2 GP surgeries
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  22 signatures so far

• Free Laser Eye Surgery for curable eyesight conditions NHS
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  15 signatures so far

• Ban Brazilian Butt Augmentations
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  8 signatures so far

• Make prison staff top priority as key workers to recieve the covid 19 vaccine
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  5,394 signatures so far

• Include Cabin Crew as frontline staff and prioritise for Covid 19 vaccine
  Opened on Monday 11th January 2021
  2,349 signatures so far

• Ban vaccines being administered in a manner not fully tested in clinical trials
  Opened on Friday 8th January 2021
  1,181 signatures so far

• Prioritise Key Retail Workers, being offered the Covid Vaccine!
  Opened on Friday 8th January 2021
  37,601 signatures so far

• Prioritise early years practitioners to urgently receive Covid 19 vaccine.
  Opened on Friday 8th January 2021
  3,472 signatures so far

• Expand the symptoms list for Covid-19 to more than the three currently stated
  Opened on Friday 8th January 2021
  16 signatures so far

• Independent review of the NHS dental contract
  Opened on Friday 8th January 2021
  9,373 signatures so far

• Prioritise special school staff in Covid 19 vaccinations.
  Opened on Thursday 7th January 2021
  26,824 signatures so far

• Require all staff/resident interactions in care homes to be recorded
  Opened on Thursday 7th January 2021
  39 signatures so far

• Increase pay for all NHS staff by 15%
  Opened on Thursday 7th January 2021
  101 signatures so far

• Publish weekly death statistics in the UK by cause
  Opened on Thursday 7th January 2021
  9 signatures so far

• Fund Vitamin D Public Health Campaign - Raise awareness to BAME & at risk groups
  Opened on Wednesday 6th January 2021
  647 signatures so far

• Fund a research by an independent organisation about clinical use of vitamin C
  Opened on Wednesday 6th January 2021
  13 signatures so far

• Automatic Yearly Pay Rise For NHS Health Care Workers
  Opened on Wednesday 6th January 2021
  26 signatures so far

• Fine people not attending Covid vaccination appointments without good reason
  Opened on Wednesday 6th January 2021
  11 signatures so far

• Increase funding for urgent research into devastating motor neurone disease
  Opened on Wednesday 6th January 2021
  9 signatures so far

• Ban non-medical professionals from giving injections for aesthetic procedures
  Opened on Wednesday 6th January 2021
  1,550 signatures so far

• Prioritise funeral workers for COVID vaccine.
  Opened on Tuesday 5th January 2021
  6,417 signatures so far

• Provide regular Covid testing for hospice staff
  Opened on Tuesday 5th January 2021
  38 signatures so far

• Fund research, treatment and awareness of Functional Neurological Disorder
  Opened on Tuesday 5th January 2021
  5,418 signatures so far

• Make it illegal for individuals to pay to receive a Covid-19 vaccine
  Opened on Tuesday 5th January 2021
  30 signatures so far

• Fund extension of NHS LSF bursary for students taking a 2nd degree
  Opened on Tuesday 5th January 2021
  323 signatures so far

• Fund an annual campaign to celebrate and remember frontline and NHS workers
  Opened on Tuesday 5th January 2021
  11 signatures so far

• Introduce a 24hr a day Covid-19 vaccination programme to speed up rollout
  Opened on Tuesday 5th January 2021
  3,983 signatures so far

• Extend visas for, and offer free vaccination to, touring international artists
  Opened on Monday 4th January 2021
  24 signatures so far

• Promptly create an awareness campaign detailing effects of COVID19 on children.
  Opened on Thursday 31st December 2020
  1,521 signatures so far

• Review the use of forceps in the delivery of babies
  Opened on Thursday 31st December 2020
  474 signatures so far

• Publish vaccination numbers by priority category and UK areas
  Opened on Thursday 31st December 2020
  61 signatures so far

• Require GP’s to complete health assessment forms for voluntary roles for free.
  Opened on Wednesday 30th December 2020
  30 signatures so far

• Add Tier 4 areas as a priority in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan
  Opened on Wednesday 30th December 2020
  12 signatures so far

• Increase funding to the NHS to recruit enough staff, fund beds and equipment
  Opened on Wednesday 30th December 2020
  33 signatures so far

• Recognise trained footwear fitters as providers of healthcare support services
  Opened on Wednesday 30th December 2020
  312 signatures so far

• Allow all non-UK NHS workers to become UK citizens for free
  Opened on Wednesday 30th December 2020
  246 signatures so far

• Make regular Covid-19 testing available to all fire fighters
  Opened on Wednesday 30th December 2020
  43 signatures so far

• Include public transport workers in priority groups for covid 19 vaccination
  Opened on Wednesday 30th December 2020
  6,996 signatures so far

• Prioritise COVID-19 vaccines for first responders (police, fire, ambulance)
  Opened on Wednesday 30th December 2020
  57,076 signatures so far

• Fund surgery for lipoedema on the NHS
  Opened on Tuesday 29th December 2020
  2,719 signatures so far

• All key workers to be higher up the list for coronavirus vaccine
  Opened on Tuesday 29th December 2020
  5,135 signatures so far

• Expedite the Covid-19 vaccination of terminally ill patients
  Opened on Tuesday 22nd December 2020
  139 signatures so far

• Enact law for visiting rights for designated relatives of care home residents
  Opened on Tuesday 22nd December 2020
  1,481 signatures so far

• Fund a national awareness campaign about the COVID vaccines
  Opened on Monday 21st December 2020
  26 signatures so far

• Prioritise BAME communities for the COVID-19 vaccine
  Opened on Monday 21st December 2020
  45 signatures so far

• Prioritise 18-25s & people at high risk get covid vaccination first
  Opened on Friday 18th December 2020
  19 signatures so far

• Require proof of vaccination to work in care homes and healthcare
  Opened on Friday 18th December 2020
  82 signatures so far

• Fund free TV access for NHS hospital patients
  Opened on Friday 18th December 2020
  17 signatures so far

• The Government should explore options to make NurOwn available for MND
  Opened on Friday 18th December 2020
  35 signatures so far

• Protect the title of Sonographer.
  Opened on Friday 18th December 2020
  1,077 signatures so far

• We should increase the pay of our NHS staff by 25%.
  Opened on Thursday 17th December 2020
  32 signatures so far

• Help fund local hospices!
  Opened on Wednesday 16th December 2020
  10 signatures so far

• Fund clinical trials of vitamin D (calcifediol) use in treatment of Covid-19
  Opened on Monday 14th December 2020
  79 signatures so far

• Fund adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) screening for children at birth.
  Opened on Monday 14th December 2020
  6,020 signatures so far

• Hold a public inquiry into the use of DNACPR orders during the Covid-19 outbreak
  Opened on Monday 14th December 2020
  18 signatures so far

• Change the NHS Learning Support Fund to include Nursing Associate Students.
  Opened on Monday 14th December 2020
  155 signatures so far

• Fund research into better understanding and treating Restless Legs Syndrome.
  Opened on Monday 14th December 2020
  630 signatures so far

• Regulate the sale and advertising of diet products
  Opened on Friday 11th December 2020
  2,477 signatures so far

• Fund GPs to offer annual testicular cancer checks
  Opened on Thursday 10th December 2020
  18 signatures so far

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