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.
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Ministers
Provide more funding to support postgraduate physician associate students
Opened on Thursday 1st February 2024
121 signatures so far
Require hospitals to offer private rooms to vulnerable patients
Opened on Thursday 1st February 2024
23 signatures so far
Grant CMS more powers to recoup unpaid child maintenance
Opened on Thursday 1st February 2024
31 signatures so far
Increase funding to reduce the waiting times for Autism Diagnoses
Opened on Wednesday 31st January 2024
170 signatures so far
Require daily check-ins on children when social services are supervising family
Opened on Wednesday 31st January 2024
27 signatures so far
Compensate all infected blood victims and their families without delay
Opened on Wednesday 31st January 2024
2,314 signatures so far
Ban vaping in enclosed workplaces, public buildings and on public transport
Opened on Tuesday 30th January 2024
86 signatures so far
Review NHS mental health support for new fathers and birth partners
Opened on Tuesday 30th January 2024
169 signatures so far
Review the use of forceps for the delivery of babies
Opened on Wednesday 24th January 2024
25 signatures so far
Provide funding for STI screening at the beginning of a pregnancy
Opened on Wednesday 24th January 2024
16,023 signatures so far
Ban healthcare workers from going on strike
Opened on Tuesday 23rd January 2024
26 signatures so far
Scrap student fees for nursing, midwifery and paramedic students
Opened on Tuesday 23rd January 2024
43 signatures so far
Amend devolution settlement for Wales to remove powers over healthcare
Opened on Tuesday 23rd January 2024
17 signatures so far
Decriminalise abortion to protect rights of women and girls to access healthcare
Opened on Tuesday 23rd January 2024
111 signatures so far
Introduce mental health ambulances as an additional emergency service
Opened on Monday 22nd January 2024
28 signatures so far
Link Child Benefit to inflation and increase thresholds for high income charge
Opened on Monday 22nd January 2024
689 signatures so far
Review calculation for Child Maintenance Payments based on contact arrangements
Opened on Monday 22nd January 2024
18 signatures so far
Don't ban disposable vapes
Opened on Monday 22nd January 2024
111 signatures so far
Increase funding to improve access to NHS dental services in England
Opened on Monday 22nd January 2024
391 signatures so far
Review how the NHS responds to health concerns raised by family members
Opened on Friday 19th January 2024
27 signatures so far
Offer NHS doctors a 25% pay rise
Opened on Thursday 18th January 2024
38 signatures so far
Give NHS dentists Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) for missed appointments
Opened on Thursday 18th January 2024
20 signatures so far
Introduce new air quality and PPE rules for health and social care settings
Opened on Wednesday 17th January 2024
2,700 signatures so far
Hold an independent inquiry into the management of the NHS since 2000
Opened on Wednesday 17th January 2024
90 signatures so far
Ban the Sale of Disposable Vapes
Opened on Tuesday 16th January 2024
55 signatures so far
Review the safety of Venoarterial Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA ECMO)
Opened on Monday 15th January 2024
113 signatures so far
Increase the pay of all NHS staff by the same percentage
Opened on Friday 12th January 2024
298 signatures so far
Provide funding for barriers on bridges to prevent suicide
Opened on Friday 12th January 2024
257 signatures so far
Make reproductive status a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010
Opened on Thursday 11th January 2024
109 signatures so far
Fund thyroid testing for all pregnant women
Opened on Thursday 11th January 2024
15 signatures so far
Require separate NHS areas for people experiencing pregnancy complications/loss
Opened on Tuesday 9th January 2024
1,327 signatures so far
Give the Humanitarian Medal to all frontline ambulance staff for COVID response
Opened on Monday 8th January 2024
89 signatures so far
Offer COVID-19 boosters to all over 50s, asthmatics and long Covid sufferers
Opened on Monday 8th January 2024
851 signatures so far
Hold a public inquiry into money made by suppliers of PPE during Covid-19
Opened on Friday 5th January 2024
171 signatures so far
Make transplant patients eligible for free NHS prescriptions
Opened on Friday 5th January 2024
89 signatures so far
Exclude benefits from financial assessments for contributions to social care
Opened on Thursday 4th January 2024
71 signatures so far
Require nurses who are educated in menopause working in every healthcare setting
Opened on Thursday 4th January 2024
497 signatures so far
Give carers a right to paid leave to support attendance at medical appointments
Opened on Thursday 4th January 2024
283 signatures so far
Increase funding for treatment and research into endometriosis
Opened on Tuesday 2nd January 2024
7,581 signatures so far
Consider chronic UTIs in Women’s Health Strategy
Opened on Friday 29th December 2023
3,619 signatures so far
Fund increased care and support for people with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome
Opened on Friday 29th December 2023
2,437 signatures so far
Require dose counters on SABA metered dose inhalers (MDIs)
Opened on Friday 22nd December 2023
84 signatures so far
Fund access to free dentistry through mobile dentists for people in care homes
Opened on Friday 22nd December 2023
54 signatures so far
NHS dental nurses to be entitled to an NHS pension
Opened on Friday 22nd December 2023
2,729 signatures so far
Ban smoking in towns and cities outside of designated areas
Opened on Thursday 21st December 2023
43 signatures so far
Allow ARRS funding to be used for practice nurses and GPs
Opened on Thursday 21st December 2023
11,076 signatures so far
Fund increased support for Avoidance Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
Opened on Wednesday 20th December 2023
174 signatures so far
Provide more funding for treatment of sickle cell disease
Opened on Tuesday 19th December 2023
41 signatures so far
Take forward the Mental Health Bill to reform the Mental Health Act 1983
Opened on Monday 18th December 2023
78 signatures so far
Expand the list of medicines that paramedics can order and administer
Opened on Monday 18th December 2023
43 signatures so far
Review how to turn MHRA into a fully transparent, patient first regulator
Opened on Monday 18th December 2023
12,507 signatures so far
Provide compensation for private dental costs due to shortage of NHS dentists
Opened on Friday 15th December 2023
117 signatures so far
Launch a review of infant care within NHS England
Opened on Thursday 14th December 2023
530 signatures so far
Require bowel care policies and specialist bowel care at all NHS hospitals
Opened on Thursday 14th December 2023
6,689 signatures so far
Investigate NHS shortages of weight-loss injections
Opened on Thursday 14th December 2023
15 signatures so far
Make the exclusion zones for pro-life activists larger
Opened on Tuesday 12th December 2023
25 signatures so far
Provide Funding for Neurodiversity Diagnostic Assessments in State Schools
Opened on Monday 11th December 2023
732 signatures so far
Allow registered Clinical Scientists to prescribe medication
Opened on Thursday 7th December 2023
46 signatures so far
Provide funding to reduce NHS waiting times for surgery for children
Opened on Thursday 7th December 2023
70 signatures so far
Fund breast cancer screening from the age of 40
Opened on Wednesday 6th December 2023
11,120 signatures so far
Invest £16 million into improving dementia diagnostics
Opened on Monday 4th December 2023
322 signatures so far
Extend the HRT Prescription Prepayment Certificate to male HRT therapy
Opened on Monday 4th December 2023
17 signatures so far
Review healthcare provision for people moved into temporary accommodation
Opened on Thursday 30th November 2023
70 signatures so far
Increase financial support for children in care and care leavers
Opened on Tuesday 28th November 2023
36 signatures so far
Restrict sale of vapes to 21 year olds with valid identification
Opened on Monday 27th November 2023
54 signatures so far
Introduce mandatory regulation for non-medic aesthetic practitioners
Opened on Monday 27th November 2023
570 signatures so far
Remove restrictions on promotional deals and discounts for baby formula
Opened on Friday 24th November 2023
222 signatures so far
Commission a Review of Practice-based Research Evidence of Yoga
Opened on Thursday 23rd November 2023
902 signatures so far
Hold a statutory public inquiry into Gender Identity Ideology and Queer Theory
Opened on Wednesday 22nd November 2023
11,737 signatures so far
Review access to neuropsychology services
Opened on Tuesday 21st November 2023
991 signatures so far
Create a free service for adopted people to check their DNA and find relatives
Opened on Tuesday 21st November 2023
18 signatures so far
Fund routine breast cancer screening for people of all ages
Opened on Tuesday 21st November 2023
33 signatures so far
Give NHS patients a right to a second opinion
Opened on Monday 20th November 2023
29 signatures so far
Hold a Public Inquiry into the shortage of ADHD medication
Opened on Thursday 16th November 2023
3,035 signatures so far
Fund continued access to modulators drugs for Cystic Fibrosis patients
Opened on Wednesday 15th November 2023
71,544 signatures so far
Require impact assessments and approval of MPs for all emergency legislation
Opened on Monday 13th November 2023
99 signatures so far
Contract independent hospital providers to enhance choice of public healthcare.
Opened on Wednesday 8th November 2023
302 signatures so far
Provide funding for further research into women's hormones at all ages
Opened on Tuesday 7th November 2023
89 signatures so far
Increase minimum wage for care home workers to £15 an hour
Opened on Tuesday 7th November 2023
681 signatures so far
Hold a referendum on the UK's membership of the World Health Organization
Opened on Thursday 2nd November 2023
150 signatures so far
Fund checks for the menopause for over 40s
Opened on Wednesday 1st November 2023
686 signatures so far
Fund egg freezing on the NHS for women with MRKH/DSD
Opened on Monday 30th October 2023
36 signatures so far
Review legislation relating to gender recognition and reassignment
Opened on Monday 30th October 2023
49 signatures so far
Fund pulse oximetry testing for all newborns before discharge
Opened on Monday 30th October 2023
30 signatures so far
Increase funding for services to support adults with autism/mental health issues
Opened on Thursday 26th October 2023
54 signatures so far
Reform the Mental Health Act to restrict detention powers
Opened on Thursday 26th October 2023
34 signatures so far
Fund more services to support adults with autism and mental health issues
Opened on Wednesday 25th October 2023
56 signatures so far
Ensure that PIP assessors are fully trained in chronic illness and pain
Opened on Wednesday 25th October 2023
74 signatures so far
Require bleed control kits in train stations, supermarkets and schools
Opened on Tuesday 24th October 2023
68 signatures so far
Make it mandatory for children's social care to record the religion of children
Opened on Monday 23rd October 2023
273 signatures so far
Protect Trans People’s Right to Treatment on Gender-Appropriate NHS Wards
Opened on Monday 23rd October 2023
1,008 signatures so far
Ensure student nurses are paid whilst they are on clinical placement
Opened on Monday 23rd October 2023
2,508 signatures so far
Ban e-cigarette and vaping products for next generation
Opened on Thursday 19th October 2023
80 signatures so far
End current PIP assessments and consider claims on medical advice alone
Opened on Thursday 19th October 2023
295 signatures so far
End the UK’s membership of the World Health Organization
Open from Wednesday 18th October 2023 to Thursday 18th April 2024
104,974 signatures
Fund a walk-in mental health hub in every GP surgery and hospital
Open from Tuesday 17th October 2023 to Wednesday 17th April 2024
368 signatures
Fund free counselling for victims of child abuse
Open from Monday 16th October 2023 to Tuesday 16th April 2024
30 signatures
Increase funding for youth substance abuse services and increase awareness
Open from Monday 16th October 2023 to Tuesday 16th April 2024
17 signatures
Go to arbitration with the unions to resolve NHS pay and conditions disputes
Open from Friday 13th October 2023 to Saturday 13th April 2024
32 signatures
Provide dedicated funding for community residential services for Autistic people
Open from Thursday 12th October 2023 to Friday 12th April 2024
420 signatures
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