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 28 agencies and public bodies.

Website

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

Ministers

• The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP
  Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
• Edward Argar MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Health)
• Gillian Keegan MP
  Minister of State (Minister for Care and Mental Health)
• Maggie Throup MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Vaccines and Public Health)
• Lord Kamall
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Technology, Innovation and Life Sciences)
• Maria Caulfield MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Patient Safety and Primary Care)

Petitions linked to this department

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• Fund research into any relationship between microclots and long Covid and ME
  Opened on Thursday 13th January 2022
  4,129 signatures so far

• Review and reform Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
  Opened on Wednesday 12th January 2022
  2,530 signatures so far

• Fund annual cervical screening from age 16 or when first sexually active
  Opened on Wednesday 12th January 2022
  14 signatures so far

• Fund blood tests for all women going through the menopause
  Opened on Wednesday 12th January 2022
  11 signatures so far

• Increase funding to research treatment and medication for Long Covid sufferers
  Opened on Tuesday 11th January 2022
  28 signatures so far

• Remove vape tank size and refill bottle size limits for eliquid from TRPR
  Opened on Tuesday 11th January 2022
  10 signatures so far

• Make mental health crisis support available through 999
  Opened on Monday 10th January 2022
  100 signatures so far

• Fund annual cervical screening from the age of 18
  Opened on Monday 10th January 2022
  22 signatures so far

• Increase Funding to Support ARFID Sufferers
  Opened on Monday 10th January 2022
  1,583 signatures so far

• Don't change the definition of 'fully vaccinated' to include boosters
  Opened on Monday 10th January 2022
  10 signatures so far

• Conduct a Government-led review of cancer care pathways for young women
  Opened on Monday 10th January 2022
  83 signatures so far

• Exempt people who recover from COVID19 (with antibodies) from the vaccine
  Opened on Friday 7th January 2022
  26 signatures so far

• Ensure global and equitable access to vaccines, tests, treatments, and PPE.
  Opened on Friday 7th January 2022
  1,444 signatures so far

• Fund free same-day PCR testing for people with vulnerable relatives
  Opened on Wednesday 5th January 2022
  27 signatures so far

• Pay people to get vaccinated, including retrospective payments
  Opened on Wednesday 5th January 2022
  27 signatures so far

• Fund liposuction for Lipoedema sufferers on the NHS
  Opened on Friday 31st December 2021
  121 signatures so far

• Legalise assisted dying for terminally ill, mentally competent adults
  Opened on Thursday 30th December 2021
  921 signatures so far

• Change reported COVID deaths to those where COVID was the primary cause of death
  Opened on Thursday 30th December 2021
  14 signatures so far

• Fund the provision of STI kits through the post in England
  Opened on Thursday 30th December 2021
  36 signatures so far

• Increase funding for treating borderline learning or personality disorders
  Opened on Wednesday 29th December 2021
  10 signatures so far

• Scrap Day 2 Test for UK arrivals who recently tested positive for Covid-19
  Opened on Thursday 23rd December 2021
  15 signatures so far

• Refund UK citizens and residents required to hotel quarantine from November 2021
  Opened on Wednesday 22nd December 2021
  130 signatures so far

• Review barriers to and support for sufferers of Amblyopia or ‘Lazy Eye’
  Opened on Wednesday 22nd December 2021
  21 signatures so far

• Exempt NHS workers who have recovered from COVID from vaccination requirements
  Opened on Tuesday 21st December 2021
  4,321 signatures so far

• Fund research into making COVID home testing kits more environmentally friendly
  Opened on Tuesday 21st December 2021
  41 signatures so far

• Require unvaccinated patients pay for any medical treatment for COVID
  Opened on Tuesday 21st December 2021
  104 signatures so far

• Fund research into any effects of COVID vaccines on the menstrual cycle
  Opened on Tuesday 21st December 2021
  33 signatures so far

• Re-introduce shielding for the clinically extremely vulnerable
  Opened on Monday 20th December 2021
  521 signatures so far

• Recognise people who recently recovered from COVID in the domestic COVID Pass
  Opened on Monday 20th December 2021
  240 signatures so far

• Ensure access to treatment and screening for all cancer patients during COVID-19
  Opened on Friday 17th December 2021
  58 signatures so far

• Make people with hyperthyroidism eligible for free prescriptions.
  Opened on Friday 17th December 2021
  87 signatures so far

• Require medical professionals to report suspected vaccine side effects/injuries
  Opened on Thursday 16th December 2021
  25 signatures so far

• Make Covid vaccinations a requirement for Personal Assistants
  Opened on Thursday 16th December 2021
  38 signatures so far

• Fund access to free period products for homeless people
  Opened on Wednesday 15th December 2021
  36 signatures so far

• Do not restrict the number of visitors care home residents can receive
  Opened on Wednesday 15th December 2021
  22 signatures so far

• Increase funding for children's palliative care centres in England
  Opened on Wednesday 15th December 2021
  72 signatures so far

• Repeal all "Plan B" Covid measures
  Opened on Tuesday 14th December 2021
  5,121 signatures so far

• Hold an Inquiry into Quarantine Hotels
  Opened on Tuesday 14th December 2021
  37 signatures so far

• Fund routine bowel screening from the age of 50
  Opened on Tuesday 14th December 2021
  520 signatures so far

• Do not pass the Health and Social Care Bill
  Opened on Tuesday 14th December 2021
  26 signatures so far

• Introduce a certificate of medical exemption from the wearing of face coverings
  Opened on Monday 13th December 2021
  15 signatures so far

• Exempt carers from managed quarantine unless they test positive for Covid-19
  Opened on Monday 13th December 2021
  22 signatures so far

• Allow the collection & redemption of store points when buying stage 1 formula
  Opened on Monday 13th December 2021
  19 signatures so far

• Change the legal age for smoking / use of e-cigarettes from 18 to 16
  Opened on Friday 10th December 2021
  11 signatures so far

• Remove requirements for UK arrivals to enter quarantine in a managed hotel
  Opened on Thursday 9th December 2021
  41 signatures so far

• Let non-NHS social care workers paid under £35k pa join the NHS pension scheme
  Opened on Thursday 9th December 2021
  41 signatures so far

• Hold a public inquiry into mental health services in England
  Opened on Thursday 9th December 2021
  13 signatures so far

• Fund a programme of mass testing and public education to reduce risk of strokes
  Opened on Thursday 9th December 2021
  23 signatures so far

• Do not make vaccination against Covid-19 mandatory
  Opened on Wednesday 8th December 2021
  24,405 signatures so far

• Allow individual GP surgeries to procure and provide Covid vaccinations
  Opened on Tuesday 7th December 2021
  28 signatures so far

• Make Vapes only available on prescription
  Opened on Tuesday 7th December 2021
  10 signatures so far

• Fund more hospitals. Employ more nurses.
  Opened on Tuesday 7th December 2021
  34 signatures so far

• Change the law to enable sectioning for alcoholism
  Opened on Monday 6th December 2021
  59 signatures so far

• Exempt contacts vaccinated abroad from self-isolation requirements
  Opened on Monday 6th December 2021
  81 signatures so far

• Open a Public Inquiry into Covid-19 Vaccine Safety
  Opened on Monday 6th December 2021
  62,844 signatures so far

• Allow vaccinated health and social care workers to isolate at home
  Opened on Monday 6th December 2021
  97 signatures so far

• Give nearly expired Covid vaccines to countries with a shortage, don't bin them!
  Opened on Monday 6th December 2021
  127 signatures so far

• Revoke compulsory wearing of facemasks on public transport and in shops
  Opened on Friday 3rd December 2021
  2,568 signatures so far

• Home quarantine for families with under 5s arriving from red list countries
  Opened on Friday 3rd December 2021
  38 signatures so far

• Fund free sanitary products for endometriosis sufferers
  Opened on Thursday 2nd December 2021
  126 signatures so far

• Don't offer covid-19 vaccine to 5-11 year olds until phase 3 trials complete
  Opened on Wednesday 1st December 2021
  6,427 signatures so far

• Require GP surgeries to accept repeat prescription orders by phone
  Opened on Wednesday 1st December 2021
  27 signatures so far

• Allow British Citizens and UK residents to quarantine in their own homes.
  Opened on Wednesday 1st December 2021
  122 signatures so far

• Impose a fit and proper persons test for social care companies
  Opened on Tuesday 30th November 2021
  46 signatures so far

• Remove the English test for EU registered nurses to become registered in the UK
  Opened on Tuesday 30th November 2021
  30 signatures so far

• Review access to healthcare for people with a learning disability
  Opened on Monday 29th November 2021
  17 signatures so far

• Increase NHS dental care funding to improve availability for child and adults
  Opened on Monday 29th November 2021
  66 signatures so far

• Ban demonstrations and protests outside facilities that provide abortions
  Opened on Monday 29th November 2021
  20 signatures so far

• Fund self-defence classes for women and girls to help them protect themselves
  Opened on Monday 29th November 2021
  18 signatures so far

• Fund a Vitamin D awareness campaign with free tests and supplements for all
  Opened on Monday 29th November 2021
  16 signatures so far

• Fund a £500 bonus for social care workers in England
  Opened on Friday 26th November 2021
  32 signatures so far

• Increase information about the vaccination status of people who die from COVID
  Opened on Friday 26th November 2021
  61 signatures so far

• Fast-track rollout of Covid vaccine in 5-11s post MHRA approval
  Opened on Thursday 25th November 2021
  4,555 signatures so far

• Promote organ donation with option to stop families overruling donor's wishes
  Opened on Thursday 25th November 2021
  563 signatures so far

• Abolish quarantine requirements when entering the UK from a non-red list country
  Opened on Wednesday 24th November 2021
  100 signatures so far

• Regulate the hair, beauty, holistic and aesthetic industries
  Opened on Tuesday 23rd November 2021
  99 signatures so far

• Provide funding for bleed control kits to be made available in public places
  Opened on Monday 22nd November 2021
  11 signatures so far

• Do not make COVID vaccination a requirement for health and social care workers
  Opened on Monday 22nd November 2021
  7,349 signatures so far

• Make people who recently recovered from Covid-19 exempt from self-isolation
  Opened on Monday 22nd November 2021
  78 signatures so far

• Set up a national harms reporting scheme for non-pharmacological treatments
  Opened on Friday 19th November 2021
  505 signatures so far

• Provide emergency funding to local authorities to improve social care
  Opened on Friday 19th November 2021
  208 signatures so far

• Commission a review into the diagnosis and treatment of SIBO
  Opened on Friday 19th November 2021
  422 signatures so far

• Exempt contacts with an EU Digital COVID Certificate from self-isolation
  Opened on Tuesday 16th November 2021
  31 signatures so far

• Increase funding to reduce the backlog of elective surgeries
  Opened on Monday 15th November 2021
  56 signatures so far

• Extend annual £5,000 bursaries to medical students
  Opened on Monday 15th November 2021
  84 signatures so far

• Legally Protect the titles 'Psychotherapist' and 'Counsellor' for Safeguarding
  Opened on Thursday 11th November 2021
  23 signatures so far

• Fund counselling for all adolescent victims of sexual abuse
  Opened on Thursday 11th November 2021
  16 signatures so far

• Make loans for private mental health services available to university students
  Opened on Wednesday 10th November 2021
  116 signatures so far

• Fund epipen points for anaphylaxis sufferers in public spaces
  Opened on Wednesday 10th November 2021
  152 signatures so far

• Recognise immune response to Covid-19 in the Covid pass
  Opened on Tuesday 9th November 2021
  279 signatures so far

• Fund the creation of cottage hospitals to free up acute NHS beds.
  Opened on Tuesday 9th November 2021
  33 signatures so far

• Create a new register and regulatory body for Advanced Clinical Practitioners
  Opened on Tuesday 9th November 2021
  13 signatures so far

• To set a minimum age limit for ear piercing
  Opened on Monday 8th November 2021
  14 signatures so far

• Fund Free Period Products - it is not a LUXURY.
  Opened on Monday 8th November 2021
  34 signatures so far

• Increase funding for drug and alcohol treatment services
  Opened on Friday 5th November 2021
  17 signatures so far

• Increase funding for crisis and acute mental health services
  Opened on Friday 5th November 2021
  233 signatures so far

• Allow hemp to be used for more than "industrial use of the seed and fibre"
  Opened on Thursday 4th November 2021
  85 signatures so far

• Fund D-Dimer blood clot tests for use in covid-19 vaccination centres
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd November 2021
  29 signatures so far

• Allow free changes to birth certificates up to 7 days after registration
  Opened on Wednesday 3rd November 2021
  16 signatures so far

• Make Covid-19 booster vaccines available to all low immunity groups
  Opened on Tuesday 2nd November 2021
  13 signatures so far

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