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 NHS dyslexia assessments
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  44 signatures so far

• Legally require absent parents to undertake medical testing if child is unwell
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  907 signatures so far

• Increase Upper Capital Threshold to qualify for social care financial assistance
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  15 signatures so far

• To legally require that everyone be registered with an NHS counsellor
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  28 signatures so far

• Review guidance recommending 2 scans to confirm miscarriage
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  29 signatures so far

• Fully fund tuition fees for all healthcare-related degree programs
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  167 signatures so far

• Review women's health care regarding unwanted effects of birth control
  Opened on Friday 8th May 2026
  41 signatures so far

• Require NHS settings to address fragrance exposure as a patient safety risk
  Opened on Wednesday 6th May 2026
  41 signatures so far

• Make it mandatory for the NHS to offer scans at 9-10 weeks
  Opened on Wednesday 6th May 2026
  153 signatures so far

• Review NHS guidance on iron deficiency for women
  Opened on Wednesday 6th May 2026
  27 signatures so far

• Fund and Improve Mental Health Service transition into the Community
  Opened on Wednesday 6th May 2026
  124 signatures so far

• Ban doctors from making decisions to make do not resuscitate (DNR) orders
  Opened on Tuesday 5th May 2026
  51 signatures so far

• Fund better rural post-diagnosis pathways for dementia patients & their carers
  Opened on Tuesday 5th May 2026
  79 signatures so far

• Review & reform improved care and support for young hysterectomy patients
  Opened on Tuesday 5th May 2026
  42 signatures so far

• Legalise and fund medical cannabis cafés for medical patients
  Opened on Friday 1st May 2026
  145 signatures so far

• Fully fund Specialist Palliative Care provided by hospices
  Opened on Friday 1st May 2026
  4,743 signatures so far

• Mandate standardised cancer training for all GPs in England
  Opened on Friday 1st May 2026
  6,270 signatures so far

• Significantly increase dedicated funding for endometriosis
  Opened on Friday 1st May 2026
  28 signatures so far

• Review availability and speed of access to Right to Choose autism assessments
  Opened on Friday 1st May 2026
  38 signatures so far

• Require socialising activities to be offered to people in care homes
  Opened on Friday 1st May 2026
  24 signatures so far

• Regulate SEND advocates to protect parents needing legal advice
  Opened on Thursday 30th April 2026
  81 signatures so far

• Review how GPs and A&Es identify paediatric infections
  Opened on Thursday 30th April 2026
  46 signatures so far

• Require learning disability nurses in all SLD SEND specialist schools
  Opened on Wednesday 29th April 2026
  35 signatures so far

• Change the law on minimum age for ear piercing to a minimum age of 12 years old
  Opened on Wednesday 29th April 2026
  30 signatures so far

• Enshrine in Law Access to Hormone Replacement Therapy for Transgender Adults
  Opened on Tuesday 28th April 2026
  64 signatures so far

• Allow nursing homes to have a stock of anticipatory medication for all users
  Opened on Tuesday 28th April 2026
  24 signatures so far

• Review life-saving care for vulnerable patients, including with addiction issues
  Opened on Tuesday 28th April 2026
  15 signatures so far

• Ban vaping inside cars with children under 18
  Opened on Tuesday 28th April 2026
  35 signatures so far

• Fund research into improving maternal health outcomes for black women in the UK
  Opened on Tuesday 28th April 2026
  191 signatures so far

• Mandate frontline emergency service staff training on mental health crises
  Opened on Monday 27th April 2026
  34 signatures so far

• Increase Funding and Research for Adenomyosis Diagnosis and Treatment
  Opened on Monday 27th April 2026
  18 signatures so far

• Automatic access to disability benefits for working people with cancer
  Opened on Monday 27th April 2026
  18 signatures so far

• Ban NHS services from purchasing accessibility overlays, plugins or toolbars
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  77 signatures so far

• More items on prescription for individuals who have coeliac disease in England
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  36 signatures so far

• Scrap Mandatory Advice and Guidance for Primary Care Referrals
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  1,034 signatures so far

• Review discharge of mental health patients
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  897 signatures so far

• Fund an NHS fast-track route for ADHD/autism diagnosis, care, and treatment
  Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
  61 signatures so far

• Implement the Miscarriage Patient Charter in England, as in Scotland
  Opened on Thursday 23rd April 2026
  33 signatures so far

• Establish mandatory training to tackle medical misogyny in the NHS
  Opened on Thursday 23rd April 2026
  273 signatures so far

• Require social workers for soldiers and veterans with PTSD who have families
  Opened on Thursday 23rd April 2026
  48 signatures so far

• Review requirements to become mental health practitioner
  Opened on Thursday 23rd April 2026
  57 signatures so far

• Fund the RSV vaccine on the NHS for clinically vulnerable people of all ages
  Opened on Thursday 23rd April 2026
  131 signatures so far

• Offer MenB vaccine to under 22s born before 2015
  Opened on Wednesday 22nd April 2026
  45 signatures so far

• Review how public services can be more Compassionate, Trauma-Informed & ND Aware
  Opened on Wednesday 22nd April 2026
  51 signatures so far

• Hold a public inquiry to review the use of dopamine agonists
  Opened on Wednesday 22nd April 2026
  368 signatures so far

• Ban abortions after 21 Weeks
  Opened on Wednesday 22nd April 2026
  25 signatures so far

• Fund a medical cannabis trial for children left without NHS access since 2018
  Opened on Tuesday 21st April 2026
  5,212 signatures so far

• Make additional autism-specific training mandatory for all speech therapists
  Opened on Tuesday 21st April 2026
  5,183 signatures so far

• Increase funding to £20m yearly for male suicide prevention & support.
  Opened on Tuesday 21st April 2026
  62 signatures so far

• Fund improved hospital meals for pregnant women with gestational diabetes
  Opened on Friday 17th April 2026
  75 signatures so far

• Exempt all social care providers from employer NI contribution rise
  Opened on Friday 17th April 2026
  134 signatures so far

• Fund private financial planning support for terminally ill patients
  Opened on Friday 17th April 2026
  214 signatures so far

• Make meningitis vaccination available for free to all
  Opened on Friday 17th April 2026
  28 signatures so far

• Fund specialised trauma-informed communications training for all NHS staff
  Opened on Friday 17th April 2026
  57 signatures so far

• Hold a referendum on assisted dying
  Opened on Friday 17th April 2026
  105 signatures so far

• Fund more Clinical Psychology Training places and accessible alternative routes
  Opened on Friday 17th April 2026
  1,541 signatures so far

• Provide urgent funding support and workforce planning for social care
  Opened on Friday 17th April 2026
  18 signatures so far

• Lower the age for Cervical Screenings from 25 to 21
  Opened on Thursday 16th April 2026
  140 signatures so far

• Create Multidisciplinary NHS services for hEDS and associated conditions.
  Opened on Wednesday 15th April 2026
  55 signatures so far

• Fund advanced testing for UTI and improved support for UTI sufferers
  Opened on Wednesday 15th April 2026
  280 signatures so far

• Mandate antenatal discussion of low-dose aspirin in pregnancy across NHS
  Opened on Tuesday 14th April 2026
  952 signatures so far

• Fund support for vulnerable parents involved in social services investigations
  Opened on Tuesday 14th April 2026
  30 signatures so far

• Require Government to co-design better NHS care pathways and to employ more GPs
  Opened on Tuesday 14th April 2026
  3,255 signatures so far

• Make saliva tests to detect endometriosis freely available on the NHS
  Opened on Tuesday 14th April 2026
  49 signatures so far

• Improve Monitoring and Early Detection for Endometriosis Patients in the UK
  Opened on Tuesday 14th April 2026
  240 signatures so far

• Make defibrillators mandatory in all types of gym or exercise establishments
  Opened on Monday 13th April 2026
  43 signatures so far

• Require a mental health alert symbol on patient records
  Opened on Monday 13th April 2026
  334 signatures so far

• Fund Provision of Robot Vacuum Cleaners to Those Aged 65+ / with Mobility Issues
  Opened on Monday 13th April 2026
  56 signatures so far

• Review waiting times for diagnosis and treatment of IBD
  Opened on Monday 13th April 2026
  19 signatures so far

• Review NHS patient safety safeguards for infants
  Opened on Friday 10th April 2026
  30 signatures so far

• Introduce national social care tariffs so councils pay the true cost of care
  Opened on Friday 10th April 2026
  892 signatures so far

• Raise the age when children take control of their own health care and treatments
  Opened on Friday 10th April 2026
  40 signatures so far

• Mandatory suicide risk assessment for adolescents in hospital who express intent
  Opened on Friday 10th April 2026
  1,093 signatures so far

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth
  Opened on Friday 10th April 2026
  110,587 signatures so far

• Require child friendly hand washing facilities in public and business toilets
  Opened on Friday 10th April 2026
  23 signatures so far

• Mandate the NHS to transfer patients if no cause of symptoms found
  Opened on Thursday 9th April 2026
  37 signatures so far

• Cancel student debt for NHS staff after 5 years’ service
  Opened on Thursday 9th April 2026
  847 signatures so far

• Review endometriosis treatment options and communication of these to patients
  Opened on Thursday 9th April 2026
  232 signatures so far

• Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing
  Opened on Wednesday 8th April 2026
  4,986 signatures so far

• Mental Health Act to cover severe substance use if life-threatening
  Opened on Wednesday 8th April 2026
  152 signatures so far

• Issue guidance so carers continue care visits for disabled patients in hospital
  Opened on Wednesday 8th April 2026
  782 signatures so far

• Fund support package for NHS and social care workers and their families
  Opened on Wednesday 8th April 2026
  21 signatures so far

• Create strategy for supporting families of people with mental health conditions
  Opened on Wednesday 8th April 2026
  79 signatures so far

• Require every ICU to have a separate carpark for patients' family to use
  Opened on Wednesday 8th April 2026
  23 signatures so far

• Make Comprehensive Gynaecology Education Mandatory in Secondary Schools
  Opened on Wednesday 8th April 2026
  43 signatures so far

• Exclude land used for primary food production from being designated grey belt
  Opened on Wednesday 8th April 2026
  1,449 signatures so far

• Make genetic testing available from 12 weeks pregnant.
  Opened on Wednesday 8th April 2026
  1,088 signatures so far

• Review NHS early pregnancy care, screening and bereavement support
  Opened on Tuesday 7th April 2026
  17 signatures so far

• Make a rule that all restaurants have to have menus available without calories.
  Opened on Thursday 2nd April 2026
  35 signatures so far

• Fund paid placement or bursaries for medical students and improve conditions
  Opened on Wednesday 1st April 2026
  293 signatures so far

• Fund support for veterans and patients facing prescription opioid dependency
  Opened on Wednesday 1st April 2026
  96 signatures so far

• Review accessibility of hospital parking and set minimum space width
  Opened on Wednesday 1st April 2026
  30 signatures so far

• Introduce tests for type 1 diabetes for everyone at least once a year
  Opened on Wednesday 1st April 2026
  47 signatures so far

• Require the NHS to automatically pair female patients with female doctors
  Opened on Tuesday 31st March 2026
  33 signatures so far

• Review how to help keep children with families, with funding for early support
  Opened on Tuesday 31st March 2026
  138 signatures so far

• Require GPs to send any patient with a lump for further testing
  Opened on Tuesday 31st March 2026
  1,386 signatures so far

• Increase NHS psychiatric beds to reduce waits and unsafe placements
  Opened on Tuesday 31st March 2026
  129 signatures so far

• Increase funding for Multiple System Atrophy training, awareness & diagnosis
  Opened on Monday 30th March 2026
  328 signatures so far

• Fund more permanent NHS roles for newly qualified student nurses
  Opened on Monday 30th March 2026
  2,444 signatures so far

• Increase funding for Botox treatment for Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction on NHS
  Opened on Monday 30th March 2026
  2,616 signatures so far

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