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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• Ensure all male public toilets have baby changing facilities
  Open from Thursday 10th June 2021 to Friday 10th December 2021
  61 signatures

• Fund and offer a COVID-19 tracking wristband as alternative to hotel quarantine
  Open from Wednesday 9th June 2021 to Thursday 9th December 2021
  1,156 signatures

• Create a legal right for patients to receive timely face-to-face GP appointments
  Open from Wednesday 9th June 2021 to Thursday 9th December 2021
  19,300 signatures

• Create a user-led, independent body to support CQC to monitor secure settings
  Open from Wednesday 9th June 2021 to Thursday 9th December 2021
  366 signatures

• Fund improved support for people with communication and swallowing needs
  Open from Wednesday 9th June 2021 to Thursday 9th December 2021
  16,102 signatures

• Make parking free for NHS staff in all NHS sites
  Open from Tuesday 8th June 2021 to Wednesday 8th December 2021
  227 signatures

• Fund free epipens for all anaphylaxis sufferers on the NHS
  Open from Tuesday 8th June 2021 to Wednesday 8th December 2021
  26 signatures

• Change the law so people with learning disabilities or autism can’t be detained
  Open from Tuesday 8th June 2021 to Wednesday 8th December 2021
  25 signatures

• Fund training for care providers on working with disabled young people
  Open from Tuesday 8th June 2021 to Wednesday 8th December 2021
  20 signatures

• Fund the NHS to provide free diastasis recti surgery (abdominoplasty)
  Open from Tuesday 8th June 2021 to Wednesday 8th December 2021
  30 signatures

• Fund testing for ovarian cancer every 3 years
  Open from Monday 7th June 2021 to Tuesday 7th December 2021
  56 signatures

• Require vaccine history be recorded on death certificates
  Open from Friday 4th June 2021 to Saturday 4th December 2021
  18,556 signatures

• Lower the age of Bowel Cancer screening to 30
  Open from Friday 4th June 2021 to Saturday 4th December 2021
  139 signatures

• Publish data on Covid-19 infections in schools
  Open from Friday 4th June 2021 to Saturday 4th December 2021
  4,174 signatures

• Government funding for the Air Ambulances
  Open from Friday 4th June 2021 to Saturday 4th December 2021
  29 signatures

• Provide funding to make ambulances accessible to electric wheelchairs
  Open from Thursday 3rd June 2021 to Friday 3rd December 2021
  16 signatures

• Reform the VDPA 1979 to improve support for those harmed by covid-19 vaccines
  Open from Thursday 3rd June 2021 to Friday 3rd December 2021
  18,778 signatures

• Ensure that everyone can get an appointment with their GP within five days
  Open from Thursday 3rd June 2021 to Friday 3rd December 2021
  137 signatures

• Fund treatment for Plagiocephaly And Brachycephaly.
  Open from Wednesday 2nd June 2021 to Thursday 2nd December 2021
  245 signatures

• Issue NHS Staff Long Service Medals for 20yrs service the same as the Ambulance
  Open from Tuesday 1st June 2021 to Wednesday 1st December 2021
  20 signatures

• Extend the NHS £5000 grant to medicine and dentistry students
  Open from Tuesday 1st June 2021 to Wednesday 1st December 2021
  23 signatures

• Review and fund newborn screening tests for cytomegalovirus (CMV)
  Open from Tuesday 1st June 2021 to Wednesday 1st December 2021
  6,576 signatures

• Free prescriptions for Rheumatoid Arthritis patients
  Open from Friday 28th May 2021 to Sunday 28th November 2021
  175 signatures

• Increase funding for mental health support for all Emergency services
  Open from Friday 28th May 2021 to Sunday 28th November 2021
  27 signatures

• Fund more specialised NHS aftercare for new mothers
  Open from Thursday 27th May 2021 to Saturday 27th November 2021
  12 signatures

• Investigate performance of private covid-19 travel test providers
  Open from Wednesday 26th May 2021 to Friday 26th November 2021
  1,468 signatures

• Fund baby boxes so babies can be given up safely
  Open from Wednesday 26th May 2021 to Friday 26th November 2021
  65 signatures

• Fund a 24-hour NHS mental health helpline and treatment
  Open from Monday 24th May 2021 to Wednesday 24th November 2021
  1,692 signatures

• Commission and publish a report on illegal economic migration
  Open from Monday 24th May 2021 to Wednesday 24th November 2021
  183 signatures

• Make Covid-19 tests freely available to all international travellers at airports
  Open from Monday 24th May 2021 to Wednesday 24th November 2021
  2,021 signatures

• Raise awareness of the risk of Placenta Accreta after a caesarean section
  Open from Friday 21st May 2021 to Sunday 21st November 2021
  72 signatures

• Make painkillers only available over the counter
  Open from Friday 21st May 2021 to Sunday 21st November 2021
  23 signatures

• Create a Task Force to Oversee Drug Procurement for ALL Post Viral Conditions
  Open from Thursday 20th May 2021 to Saturday 20th November 2021
  301 signatures

• Fund a second General Hospital including an A&E department in Cornwall
  Open from Thursday 20th May 2021 to Saturday 20th November 2021
  14,852 signatures

• Fund free grieving and stress counselling services for care workers
  Open from Thursday 20th May 2021 to Saturday 20th November 2021
  69 signatures

• Prevent Covid vaccines for children until clinical trials have fully concluded
  Open from Thursday 20th May 2021 to Saturday 20th November 2021
  488 signatures

• Fund research into antibody response to Covid-19 vaccine for immune suppressed
  Open from Thursday 20th May 2021 to Saturday 20th November 2021
  1,103 signatures

• Exempt vaccinated people from PCR test requirement when travelling to England
  Open from Thursday 20th May 2021 to Saturday 20th November 2021
  1,135 signatures

• Fund free anti-depressants through the NHS
  Open from Tuesday 18th May 2021 to Thursday 18th November 2021
  44 signatures

• Remove 24 week gestation requirement for a baby loss to be registered
  Open from Tuesday 18th May 2021 to Thursday 18th November 2021
  944 signatures

• Don’t require restaurants and cafes to display calorie counts on menus
  Open from Tuesday 18th May 2021 to Thursday 18th November 2021
  584 signatures

• Do not vaccinate children against COVID-19 until Phase 3 trials are complete
  Open from Tuesday 18th May 2021 to Thursday 18th November 2021
  74,140 signatures

• Stop the sale of homes to pay for care - Fund free care homes for all
  Open from Tuesday 18th May 2021 to Thursday 18th November 2021
  239 signatures

• Make it a legal requirement for restaurants to add carbohydrate content to menus
  Open from Monday 17th May 2021 to Wednesday 17th November 2021
  10,726 signatures

• Increase funding available for Women’s Health Services
  Open from Monday 17th May 2021 to Wednesday 17th November 2021
  140 signatures

• Make it a legal requirement that all medical professionals must report incidents
  Open from Monday 17th May 2021 to Wednesday 17th November 2021
  1,161 signatures

• Fund laser hair removal free on the NHS for women with polycystic ovaries (PCOS)
  Open from Monday 17th May 2021 to Wednesday 17th November 2021
  153 signatures

• Make it a legal requirement for Hospital Trusts to implement HSIB recommendation
  Open from Friday 14th May 2021 to Sunday 14th November 2021
  39 signatures

• Increase funding for training and recruiting doctors with menopause expertise
  Open from Friday 14th May 2021 to Sunday 14th November 2021
  1,250 signatures

• Increase NHS paediatric funding to support children affected by pandemic
  Open from Thursday 13th May 2021 to Saturday 13th November 2021
  13 signatures

• Ban the use of Piercing Guns in the UK
  Open from Thursday 13th May 2021 to Saturday 13th November 2021
  4,949 signatures

• 'Owen's Law' - Change the law around allergy labelling in UK restaurants
  Open from Thursday 13th May 2021 to Saturday 13th November 2021
  12,889 signatures

• Prioritise pregnant women in their third trimester for Covid-19 vaccination
  Open from Thursday 13th May 2021 to Saturday 13th November 2021
  9 signatures

• 100% Tax relief on pensions for those self-funding their social care
  Open from Thursday 13th May 2021 to Saturday 13th November 2021
  20 signatures

• Prohibit the sale of over the counter drugs to under 18s
  Open from Wednesday 12th May 2021 to Friday 12th November 2021
  103 signatures

• Fund mental health units in all hospitals in England
  Open from Tuesday 11th May 2021 to Thursday 11th November 2021
  27 signatures

• Lower the age a stillborn baby can legally be registered, to 16 weeks old.
  Open from Monday 10th May 2021 to Wednesday 10th November 2021
  69 signatures

• Allow medicinal cannabis to be prescribed by GPs
  Open from Monday 10th May 2021 to Wednesday 10th November 2021
  173 signatures

• Twice yearly health visits for 0-2year olds and yearly check in for 2-5years
  Open from Monday 10th May 2021 to Wednesday 10th November 2021
  24 signatures

• Require agreement with NHS authorities to consent to new developments
  Open from Friday 7th May 2021 to Sunday 7th November 2021
  907 signatures

• Offer free cervical screening test once a year to women age 25 to 60
  Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
  539 signatures

• Make sanitary products freely available to all women
  Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
  593 signatures

• Change the law to allow reward points/coupons for infant milk
  Open from Wednesday 5th May 2021 to Friday 5th November 2021
  85 signatures

• Fund free HRT on the NHS for women experiencing the menopause
  Open from Wednesday 5th May 2021 to Friday 5th November 2021
  5,953 signatures

• Fund free parking at hospitals for all healthcare students on placements
  Open from Wednesday 5th May 2021 to Friday 5th November 2021
  465 signatures

• Fund free first aid training for new parents
  Open from Wednesday 5th May 2021 to Friday 5th November 2021
  111 signatures

• Support business by stopping the free provision of PPE to the private sector
  Open from Wednesday 5th May 2021 to Friday 5th November 2021
  91 signatures

• Amend 'Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984' to legalise human composting
  Open from Wednesday 5th May 2021 to Friday 5th November 2021
  93 signatures

• Fund Annual CT Scans to patients who have had or are living with cancer
  Open from Friday 30th April 2021 to Saturday 30th October 2021
  1,261 signatures

• Increase funding for Black, Asian and minority skin tone NHS prosthetics
  Open from Friday 30th April 2021 to Saturday 30th October 2021
  1,742 signatures

• Sale of all skin whitening products to require prescription
  Open from Thursday 29th April 2021 to Friday 29th October 2021
  36 signatures

• Increased funding for treatment of long covid and other chronic conditions
  Open from Thursday 29th April 2021 to Friday 29th October 2021
  53 signatures

• Bring forward the date for study abroad students to get the first COVID vaccine
  Open from Wednesday 28th April 2021 to Thursday 28th October 2021
  16 signatures

• Allow non-UK nationals and residents to travel to the UK from red list countries
  Open from Wednesday 28th April 2021 to Thursday 28th October 2021
  37 signatures

• Make whistleblowing & responding to it a legal obligation for all NHS staff
  Open from Tuesday 27th April 2021 to Wednesday 27th October 2021
  110 signatures

• Fund free Covid tests for carers, NHS staff and their families after travelling
  Open from Monday 26th April 2021 to Tuesday 26th October 2021
  13 signatures

• Public inquiry into the use of Debendox for pregnant women
  Open from Monday 26th April 2021 to Tuesday 26th October 2021
  52 signatures

• Allow care home residents to leave without self-isolating on return
  Open from Monday 26th April 2021 to Tuesday 26th October 2021
  164 signatures

• Fund free fertility health checks on demand on the NHS
  Open from Monday 26th April 2021 to Tuesday 26th October 2021
  19 signatures

• Prioritise pregnant women and their birth partners for Covid-19 vaccination
  Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
  159 signatures

• Fund Band 6 pay for Newly Qualified Paramedics, backdated for Covid-19
  Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
  74 signatures

• Ban Applied Behavioural Analysis for autistic people
  Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
  3,146 signatures

• Increase funding for treatment of Raise awareness on gastroparesis on the NHS
  Open from Thursday 22nd April 2021 to Friday 22nd October 2021
  790 signatures

• Report daily SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern & variants under investigation data.
  Open from Thursday 22nd April 2021 to Friday 22nd October 2021
  126 signatures

• Legalise production and use of psilocybin and LSD for medicinal purposes
  Open from Wednesday 21st April 2021 to Thursday 21st October 2021
  132 signatures

• Fund hospitals to provide 24 hour access to a sonographer
  Open from Tuesday 20th April 2021 to Wednesday 20th October 2021
  11 signatures

• Extend the forced Embryo Destruction time limit during the COVID-19 pandemic
  Open from Tuesday 20th April 2021 to Wednesday 20th October 2021
  9 signatures

• Allow Nurses to be able to draw their pension at 60, as the police, fire service
  Open from Tuesday 20th April 2021 to Wednesday 20th October 2021
  126 signatures

• Ensure any Assisted Dying Bill includes people suffering with dementia
  Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
  78 signatures

• Fund research on making Covid-19 home testing kits more environmentally friendly
  Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
  95 signatures

• Create Nurse Reserve Force to avoid the NHS being overwhelmed & future lockdowns
  Open from Friday 16th April 2021 to Saturday 16th October 2021
  17 signatures

• Ensure latex free PCR COVID test kits are available.
  Open from Friday 16th April 2021 to Saturday 16th October 2021
  448 signatures

• Ban the serving of red & processed meats in schools and nurseries
  Open from Friday 16th April 2021 to Saturday 16th October 2021
  140 signatures

• Fund covid test for all health care workers who returning from abroad to UK!
  Open from Friday 16th April 2021 to Saturday 16th October 2021
  93 signatures

• Make free prescriptions available to people who suffer from IBD.
  Open from Thursday 15th April 2021 to Friday 15th October 2021
  1,570 signatures

• Fund improved mental health support prior to release for female inmates
  Open from Thursday 15th April 2021 to Friday 15th October 2021
  76 signatures

• Free prescriptions for people with mental health issues
  Open from Thursday 15th April 2021 to Friday 15th October 2021
  470 signatures

• Prioritise hospitality and retail workers for Covid-19 vaccine
  Open from Thursday 15th April 2021 to Friday 15th October 2021
  15 signatures

• Record and publish numbers of people with long Covid
  Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
  8,808 signatures

• Provide financial support & fund research into interventions to treat long COVID
  Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
  262 signatures

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