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 free dental care for cancer patients in receipt of PIP or ESA
  Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
  15 signatures

• Establish community rehabilitation for all ICU patients across the country.
  Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
  6,342 signatures

• Increase research funding for devastating disease Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)
  Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
  5,761 signatures

• Require the Smokefree National Helpline be on cigarette and tobacco packaging
  Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
  17 signatures

• Increase funding to ensure all adults in England have access to an NHS dentist
  Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
  687 signatures

• Make it compulsory to have a pregnancy test before having an IUD/“coil” fitted
  Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
  14 signatures

• To allow non-prescribed storage of Salbutamol Inhalers in Commercial Kitchens
  Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
  102,057 signatures

• Fund fully trained lactation consultants on maternity wards
  Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
  3,933 signatures

• Review NHS care for women who lose a pregnancy (miscarriage)
  Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
  363 signatures

• Fund an early scan between 6th and 8th-week to the normal pregnancy checks.
  Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
  95 signatures

• Mandatory training on eating disorders in all schools and care settings
  Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
  55 signatures

• Prioritise Covid Vaccine for seafarers
  Open from Monday 12th April 2021 to Tuesday 12th October 2021
  79 signatures

• Offer Group B streptococcus (GBS) test to all pregnant women
  Open from Wednesday 7th April 2021 to Thursday 7th October 2021
  93 signatures

• Fine those who fail to attend their NHS appointments
  Open from Tuesday 6th April 2021 to Wednesday 6th October 2021
  37 signatures

• Extend Embryo Destruction statutory cooling-off period by 1-year due to COVID
  Open from Tuesday 6th April 2021 to Wednesday 6th October 2021
  8 signatures

• Ban “Gain of Function” research on viruses and bacteria in the UK
  Open from Tuesday 6th April 2021 to Wednesday 6th October 2021
  106 signatures

• Include people with high Covid-19 antibody levels in Covid-19 passport schemes
  Open from Thursday 1st April 2021 to Friday 1st October 2021
  471 signatures

• Create a free Animal Health Service for pets please
  Open from Thursday 1st April 2021 to Friday 1st October 2021
  157 signatures

• Increase funding for NHS mental health services
  Open from Thursday 1st April 2021 to Friday 1st October 2021
  1,074 signatures

• Protect the NHS, Press Pause on the White Paper for Health and Social care
  Open from Thursday 1st April 2021 to Friday 1st October 2021
  16,019 signatures

• Impose a cap on cost of social care
  Open from Thursday 1st April 2021 to Friday 1st October 2021
  58 signatures

• Allow people to register with more than 1 GP
  Open from Thursday 1st April 2021 to Friday 1st October 2021
  1,101 signatures

• Provide funding so all type 1 diabetics can receive Flash or CGM
  Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
  4,591 signatures

• Fund free parking at all hospitals for staff and visitors
  Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
  34 signatures

• Give nurses a 5% pay rise and then 1% above inflation for the next 10 years
  Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
  35 signatures

• Increase Funding for Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment on the NHS
  Open from Tuesday 30th March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
  721 signatures

• Offer ultrasound scans to women as soon as they have a positive pregnancy test
  Open from Tuesday 30th March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
  2,767 signatures

• Increase investment in UK-based vaccine research and production
  Open from Tuesday 30th March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
  15 signatures

• Fund NHS testing for adults with Dyslexia
  Open from Friday 26th March 2021 to Sunday 26th September 2021
  26 signatures

• Fund more training for healthcare professionals to recognise allergies in babies
  Open from Friday 26th March 2021 to Sunday 26th September 2021
  182 signatures

• Government give priority for Covid-19 vaccination to people with a BMI of 35-40
  Open from Friday 26th March 2021 to Sunday 26th September 2021
  14 signatures

• Create a National Taskforce to end Breast Cancer deaths
  Open from Thursday 25th March 2021 to Saturday 25th September 2021
  2,455 signatures

• Extend shielding to June 21st or until all CEV have both vaccinations
  Open from Thursday 25th March 2021 to Saturday 25th September 2021
  1,864 signatures

• Prioritise single parents (primary care giver) in the roll out of the vaccine
  Open from Thursday 25th March 2021 to Saturday 25th September 2021
  52 signatures

• Make Cervical Screening available to everyone from the age of 21
  Open from Tuesday 23rd March 2021 to Thursday 23rd September 2021
  106 signatures

• Fund regular breast screenings from age 18
  Open from Monday 22nd March 2021 to Wednesday 22nd September 2021
  892 signatures

• Fund annual cancer reviews for anyone with a family history of cancer
  Open from Monday 22nd March 2021 to Wednesday 22nd September 2021
  31 signatures

• Fund NHS scheme for women with Endometriosis to freeze their eggs
  Open from Monday 22nd March 2021 to Wednesday 22nd September 2021
  41,759 signatures

• Provide more funding for physical rehabilitation services for cancer patients
  Open from Monday 22nd March 2021 to Wednesday 22nd September 2021
  184 signatures

• Fund Kuvan (sapropterin) on the NHS for people with PKU
  Open from Monday 22nd March 2021 to Wednesday 22nd September 2021
  320 signatures

• Do not require health and social care workers to take covid-19 vaccination
  Open from Friday 19th March 2021 to Sunday 19th September 2021
  109,274 signatures

• Repeal provisions for Community Treatment Order
  Open from Friday 19th March 2021 to Sunday 19th September 2021
  107 signatures

• Prioritise park staff and park rangers for Covid vaccination
  Open from Friday 19th March 2021 to Sunday 19th September 2021
  13 signatures

• Give £14k pay rise to all NHS workers pursuant to the Brexit bus's £350m figure
  Open from Friday 19th March 2021 to Sunday 19th September 2021
  273 signatures

• Prevent Covid vaccine rollout to children until there is long-term safety data

• Fund free rape alarms for all
  Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
  121 signatures

• More funding for NHS children's orthodontics services to reduce waiting times
  Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
  17 signatures

• Fund training and resources for GPs for Binge Eating Disorder
  Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
  14 signatures

• Prioritise Covid-19 vaccinations for airport staff who deal with the public
  Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
  35 signatures

• Give Covid ICU NHS staff 10% bonus + raise all NHS basic pay under £25k by 10%.
  Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
  12 signatures

• Prioritise blind and partially sighted for Covid-19 vaccination
  Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
  103 signatures

• Fund a new hospital for Crystal Peaks area Sheffield
  Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
  17 signatures

• Increase funding for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
  Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
  3,622 signatures

• Prioritise providing excess vaccines to Commonwealth countries.
  Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
  21 signatures

• Raise NHS Staff pay by a minimum 5% for £18-25k, 4% for 25k-35k
  Open from Friday 12th March 2021 to Sunday 12th September 2021
  26 signatures

• Pay a £2,500 bonus to all NHS employees.
  Open from Friday 12th March 2021 to Sunday 12th September 2021
  61 signatures

• Prioritise front line workers aged 40+ for COVID-19 vaccination
  Open from Thursday 11th March 2021 to Saturday 11th September 2021
  10 signatures

• Increase vaccination priority for moderate risk (clinically vulnerable) people
  Open from Thursday 11th March 2021 to Saturday 11th September 2021
  159 signatures

• Classify Covid-19 as an Occupational Disease
  Open from Wednesday 10th March 2021 to Friday 10th September 2021
  483 signatures

• Make long covid an occupational illness
  Open from Wednesday 10th March 2021 to Friday 10th September 2021
  636 signatures

• Ensure access to free chickenpox vaccines for adults not previously infected
  Open from Tuesday 9th March 2021 to Thursday 9th September 2021
  18 signatures

• Scrap the compulsory £210 home test kit when arriving in U.K.
  Open from Tuesday 9th March 2021 to Thursday 9th September 2021
  73,009 signatures

• Pay NHS staff a one-off bonus that recognises their efforts to combat covid.
  Open from Monday 8th March 2021 to Wednesday 8th September 2021
  17 signatures

• Increase funding for aftercare support for people with eating disorders
  Open from Monday 8th March 2021 to Wednesday 8th September 2021
  102 signatures

• Support NHS staff with a pay rise this year of 3% or more
  Open from Monday 8th March 2021 to Wednesday 8th September 2021
  97 signatures

• Give NHS Covid heroes a minimum 5% pay rise
  Open from Monday 8th March 2021 to Wednesday 8th September 2021
  124 signatures

• Please give the NHS Covid Heroes a bigger pay rise.
  Open from Monday 8th March 2021 to Wednesday 8th September 2021
  274 signatures

• Review how babies with Tongue Tie are diagnosed and treated
  Open from Friday 5th March 2021 to Sunday 5th September 2021
  984 signatures

• Make Covid-19 vaccination available to all outpatients needing surgery
  Open from Thursday 4th March 2021 to Saturday 4th September 2021
  244 signatures

• Fund IVF for same sex couples
  Open from Thursday 4th March 2021 to Saturday 4th September 2021
  5,511 signatures

• Offer breast screenings for cancer to women from the age of 30
  Open from Thursday 4th March 2021 to Saturday 4th September 2021
  460 signatures

• Extend maternity exemption certificate expiration date for births during covid.
  Open from Tuesday 2nd March 2021 to Thursday 2nd September 2021
  118 signatures

• Make Covid-19 antibody tests available for everyone
  Open from Monday 1st March 2021 to Wednesday 1st September 2021
  295 signatures

• Begin distributing 50% of UK vaccine supplies to poorer countries immediately.
  Open from Monday 1st March 2021 to Wednesday 1st September 2021
  51 signatures

• Allow priority vaccination for those working in close contact services
  Open from Friday 26th February 2021 to Thursday 26th August 2021
  20 signatures

• Fund free hotel quarantine and testing for all UK arrivals
  Open from Thursday 25th February 2021 to Wednesday 25th August 2021
  6,002 signatures

• Enable Dental Care Professionals to claim an NHS pension
  Open from Tuesday 23rd February 2021 to Monday 23rd August 2021
  3,229 signatures

• Increase awareness and investment for Peritoneal Cancer research.
  Open from Friday 19th February 2021 to Thursday 19th August 2021
  136 signatures

• Double pay for healthcare professionals dealing with Covid patients
  Open from Thursday 18th February 2021 to Wednesday 18th August 2021
  62 signatures

• Fund research into additional Covid-19 prevention measures
  Open from Thursday 18th February 2021 to Wednesday 18th August 2021
  10 signatures

• Review quarantine rules for international arrivals travelling for work
  Open from Thursday 18th February 2021 to Wednesday 18th August 2021
  237 signatures

• Fund the use of environmentally friendly PPE in hospitals and care settings
  Open from Wednesday 17th February 2021 to Tuesday 17th August 2021
  254 signatures

• Free test to release scheme for EU/international students with family abroad.
  Open from Wednesday 17th February 2021 to Tuesday 17th August 2021
  61 signatures

• Prioritise all asthmatics for the Covid vaccine.
  Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
  5,296 signatures

• Establish a new body to represent NHS workers and develop Covid recovery plan
  Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
  17 signatures

• Fund research for a cure/treatment for abdominal migraines and CVS
  Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
  1,739 signatures

• Do not enforce mandatory hotel quarantines for international arrivals.
  Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
  198 signatures

• No hotel quarantine for UK citizens, permanent residents and their families
  Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
  26,269 signatures

• Prioritise refuse collectors for Covid-19 vaccination
  Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
  16 signatures

• Fund breast reductions on medical grounds for all women on the NHS
  Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
  54 signatures

• Reverse the vaccine program, start vaccinate secondary school children up to OAP
  Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
  29 signatures

• Increase funding to provide support and research into Tourettes Syndrome
  Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
  71,035 signatures

• Offer the smear test to over-16s
  Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
  2,588 signatures

• Fund free dental care for all ages
  Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
  104 signatures

• Fund more support and awareness for pelvic floor prolapses in women
  Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
  876 signatures

• Introduce a 'Vaccination Passport' for international travel
  Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
  7,278 signatures

• Free prescriptions for transplant patients
  Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
  1,222 signatures

• Fund increased support for people with eating disorders
  Open from Friday 12th February 2021 to Thursday 12th August 2021
  2,734 signatures

• Amend the Mental Health Act to strengthen Nearest Relatives' rights
  Open from Wednesday 10th February 2021 to Tuesday 10th August 2021
  28 signatures

• Introduce A “Safe-haven law” for unwanted babies under 3 weeks old
  Open from Tuesday 9th February 2021 to Monday 9th August 2021
  1,880 signatures

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