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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• Abolish the 3-month ban on donating blood for men who have had sex with men
  Open from Monday 23rd November 2020 to Sunday 23rd May 2021
  273 signatures

• Establish a Government scheme to recognise people with hidden disabilities
  Open from Monday 23rd November 2020 to Sunday 23rd May 2021
  187 signatures

• Extend eligibility for MedEx certificates to people with POI who need HRT
  Open from Monday 23rd November 2020 to Sunday 23rd May 2021
  673 signatures

• Require all CCGs in England to offer 3 rounds of IVF
  Open from Monday 23rd November 2020 to Sunday 23rd May 2021
  667 signatures

• Prioritise the extremely clinically vulnerable for COVID-19 vaccine
  Open from Monday 23rd November 2020 to Sunday 23rd May 2021
  1,306 signatures

• Fund free parking for all NHS workers
  Open from Monday 23rd November 2020 to Sunday 23rd May 2021
  201 signatures

• Review the financial and physical support available to ME sufferers.
  Open from Friday 20th November 2020 to Thursday 20th May 2021
  110 signatures

• Hold an urgent review into gynaecological cancer misdiagnosis and late diagnosis
  Open from Friday 20th November 2020 to Thursday 20th May 2021
  39 signatures

• NHS staff should be awarded a service medal for working through covid-19.
  Open from Friday 20th November 2020 to Thursday 20th May 2021
  405 signatures

• Extend Healthy Start Vouchers To All Pupils In Primary School
  Open from Thursday 19th November 2020 to Wednesday 19th May 2021
  18 signatures

• Increase funding for crisis and acute mental health services
  Open from Tuesday 17th November 2020 to Monday 17th May 2021
  6,419 signatures

• Ensure bowel cancer screening is offered to all adults
  Open from Tuesday 17th November 2020 to Monday 17th May 2021
  7,331 signatures

• Assess dependents' needs if a parent is diagnosed with long-term health problems
  Open from Monday 16th November 2020 to Sunday 16th May 2021
  26 signatures

• Create a Government compensation scheme for all mesh implant recipients
  Open from Friday 13th November 2020 to Thursday 13th May 2021
  4,505 signatures

• Remove exemptions allowing funeral attendance by people who are self-isolating
  Open from Thursday 12th November 2020 to Wednesday 12th May 2021
  58 signatures

• Ensure student nurses and midwives are paid for working during Covid-19
  Open from Wednesday 11th November 2020 to Tuesday 11th May 2021
  36,067 signatures

• Fund tuition fees for midwives and nurses
  Open from Wednesday 11th November 2020 to Tuesday 11th May 2021
  48 signatures

• Increased funding/support to Children and Young People's mental health services.
  Open from Tuesday 10th November 2020 to Monday 10th May 2021
  743 signatures

• Increase regulation of homeopathic treatments and practitioners
  Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
  12 signatures

• Nationwide sweep and trace COVID testing, every individual and every household.
  Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
  15 signatures

• Review Government use of BMI, and definitions for obesity and overweight
  Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
  62 signatures

• Make euthanasia legal in the UK for people dying of terminal illnesses
  Open from Friday 6th November 2020 to Thursday 6th May 2021
  746 signatures

• Additional funding for Covid-19 vaccine trials without animal testing
  Open from Friday 6th November 2020 to Thursday 6th May 2021
  112 signatures

• Change rules on Support Bubbles to allow switching after 14 days of no contact
  Open from Thursday 5th November 2020 to Wednesday 5th May 2021
  18 signatures

• Hold a public inquiry into spending on test and trace
  Open from Thursday 5th November 2020 to Wednesday 5th May 2021
  489 signatures

• new mother of babies up to 3 years visit one other household in a support bubble
  Open from Thursday 5th November 2020 to Wednesday 5th May 2021
  197 signatures

• Establish a Healthcare Workers Employment Ombudsman
  Open from Thursday 5th November 2020 to Wednesday 5th May 2021
  311 signatures

• Publish the number of COVID-19 tests carried out in each region weekly
  Open from Thursday 5th November 2020 to Wednesday 5th May 2021
  16 signatures

• Fund free female sanitary products, such as sanitary towels and tampons
  Open from Wednesday 4th November 2020 to Tuesday 4th May 2021
  2,887 signatures

• Reimburse all NHS nurses for their annual registration fees
  Open from Tuesday 3rd November 2020 to Monday 3rd May 2021
  369 signatures

• Review decision to fund replacement of The Royal Preston Hospital
  Open from Tuesday 3rd November 2020 to Monday 3rd May 2021
  16 signatures

• Free flu vaccine for teachers, teaching assistants and early years educators
  Open from Tuesday 3rd November 2020 to Monday 3rd May 2021
  290 signatures

• Reintroduce waiting time targets for seeing a GP
  Open from Monday 2nd November 2020 to Sunday 2nd May 2021
  21 signatures

• More funding for NHS CBT to make it more accessible and reduce waiting lists
  Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
  407 signatures

• Pay Covid-19 allowance to NHS doctors and nurses equal to 30% of salary
  Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
  81 signatures

• Ban the sale of energy drinks to under 18s
  Open from Wednesday 28th October 2020 to Wednesday 28th April 2021
  41 signatures

• Fund research and awareness campaign to help Adenomyosis patients
  Open from Tuesday 27th October 2020 to Tuesday 27th April 2021
  785 signatures

• Ensure all Health Care Students are paid during placements during Covid-19
  Open from Monday 26th October 2020 to Monday 26th April 2021
  2,518 signatures

• Fund prescriptions for gluten-free food for all under 16s with coeliac disease
  Open from Monday 26th October 2020 to Monday 26th April 2021
  70 signatures

• Provide funding to reduce NHS timescales from cancer diagnosis to treatment
  Open from Monday 26th October 2020 to Monday 26th April 2021
  196 signatures

• Make all sleeping medication prescription only
  Open from Friday 23rd October 2020 to Friday 23rd April 2021
  26 signatures

• Require GPs and the NHS to act on mental health referrals by third parties
  Open from Friday 23rd October 2020 to Friday 23rd April 2021
  15 signatures

• Free flu jabs available for people with epilepsy
  Open from Friday 23rd October 2020 to Friday 23rd April 2021
  29 signatures

• Ensure Student Nurses are paid whilst on placement
  Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
  49,350 signatures

• Allow 11-12 year olds to use the NHS Track and Trace App with parental consent
  Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
  16 signatures

• Prioritise carers of vulnerable people to receive a Covid vaccine when available
  Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
  4,795 signatures

• Fund routine cardiovascular screening on the NHS for people aged 30 and over
  Open from Thursday 22nd October 2020 to Thursday 22nd April 2021
  196 signatures

• Fund Spinraza for all SMA patients on the NHS
  Open from Wednesday 21st October 2020 to Wednesday 21st April 2021
  5,004 signatures

• Stop proven victims of NHS medical negligence being silenced by gagging orders.
  Open from Wednesday 21st October 2020 to Wednesday 21st April 2021
  58 signatures

• Ensure mental health care is available for all children having cancer treatment.
  Open from Wednesday 21st October 2020 to Wednesday 21st April 2021
  1,232 signatures

• Fund extension of NHSBSA LSF Training Grant to international students
  Open from Wednesday 21st October 2020 to Wednesday 21st April 2021
  140 signatures

• Review and fund improved diagnosis and treatment of ADHD
  Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
  13,881 signatures

• Loosen restrictions on visits to vulnerable patients in local lockdown areas
  Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
  1,177 signatures

• Commission and fund independent research into the efficacy of the RT-PCR test
  Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
  1,090 signatures

• Reintroduce shielding with financial support
  Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
  353 signatures

• Prioritise teachers, school and childcare staff for Covid-19 vaccination
  Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
  508,829 signatures

• Fund early cervical screenings for women who have not had the HPV vaccination
  Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
  33 signatures

• Universal Social Work bursary
  Open from Friday 16th October 2020 to Friday 16th April 2021
  34 signatures

• Remove private companies from the Covid-19 NHS Test and Trace system
  Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
  139 signatures

• Fund research into metabolism testing for brain tumour patients
  Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
  2,461 signatures

• Publish how many people have died solely from Covid-19
  Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
  2,747 signatures

• Address the dire situation for ARFID and other atypical eating disorders needs.
  Open from Thursday 15th October 2020 to Thursday 15th April 2021
  2,138 signatures

• Stop assets being considered in financial assessments for social care
  Open from Wednesday 14th October 2020 to Wednesday 14th April 2021
  20 signatures

• Review and reform Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
  Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
  3,739 signatures

• Fund research and NHS treatment for R-CPD
  Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
  497 signatures

• Ensure vaccination for Covid 19 is available free of charge to all who want it
  Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
  21 signatures

• Automatically alert educational institutions if pupil test positive for Covid-19
  Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
  217 signatures

• Access to specialist mental health support for bereaved parents after baby loss.
  Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
  2,928 signatures

• Give schools a supply of Covid testkits
  Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
  115 signatures

• Fund fertility awareness courses on the NHS as a method of birth control
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  56 signatures

• Make all prescriptions for mental health medication free
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  225 signatures

• Allow nonbinary people in England and Wales to order coronavirus tests
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  637 signatures

• Review how children under 5 years old are tested for Covid-19
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  28 signatures

• Open Covid-19 test sites nationwide specifically for children/parents/teachers
  Open from Friday 9th October 2020 to Friday 9th April 2021
  32 signatures

• Revise the regulatory framework for PPE so that it is relevant to healthcare
  Open from Friday 9th October 2020 to Friday 9th April 2021
  165 signatures

• Make Covid-19 tests available regularly for shielding families
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  154 signatures

• Provide funding to make bevacizumab and biosimilars available on NHS
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  2,559 signatures

• Make masks mandatory for primary school students and teachers.
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  66 signatures

• Inform pregnant women of the risk of Placenta Accreta after a caesarean section
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  58 signatures

• Extend eligibility for MedEx certificates to people with hyperthyroidism
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  1,320 signatures

• Stop the plan to spend £100bn of taxpayers' money on Operation Moonshot
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  83 signatures

• Allow the earning of loyalty points towards stage one baby formula, pumps etc.
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  9 signatures

• Work with the NHS to fund and provide a unified and improved wheelchair service
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  200 signatures

• Fund a nationwide suicide prevention billboard campaign
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  75 signatures

• Review all local neurological care for children
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  2,164 signatures

• Start a second lockdown including closing schools to prevent spread of COVID
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  1,900 signatures

• Nullify non-disclosure agreements/gagging orders for NHS staff for covid-19
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  2,889 signatures

• Priority testing for students if their bubble has confirmed Covid Case
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  48 signatures

• Introduce Drug Consumption Rooms to prevent drug-related deaths in the UK
  Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
  410 signatures

• Donate any surplus or unsuitable NHS masks to the public
  Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
  25 signatures

• Ensure access to treatment and screening for all cancer patients during Covid-19
  Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
  37,630 signatures

• Make DNA paternity testing mandatory prior to registration on birth certificate
  Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
  61 signatures

• More Funding to staff for a 24/7 running A&E service at Weston General Hospital
  Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
  11 signatures

• Relax Government guidance on care home visits during Covid-19
  Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
  723 signatures

• Establish Care Charter to guarantee acceptable standards for Health & Homecare.
  Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
  36 signatures

• Fund more research into medical benefits of cannabis
  Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
  206 signatures

• Fund Autistic Support Services for Adults in every city
  Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
  79 signatures

• Fund free or discounted menstrual products
  Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
  48 signatures

• Save lives, protect the vulnerable: work with the EU on a COVID19 vaccine
  Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
  33 signatures

• Fund more research for childhood cancers.
  Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
  59 signatures

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