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 training for A&E staff on Ehlers-Danlos syndromes
  Open from Monday 2nd October 2023 to Tuesday 2nd April 2024
  92 signatures

• Bring in a Long Service Medal for NHS staff like Police, Fire, ambulance have
  Open from Tuesday 26th September 2023 to Tuesday 26th March 2024
  53 signatures

• Ban all flavoured vapes
  Open from Thursday 21st September 2023 to Thursday 21st March 2024
  2,572 signatures

• Free prescriptions for people who cannot afford it on low incomes
  Open from Wednesday 20th September 2023 to Wednesday 20th March 2024
  28 signatures

• Extend cigarette packaging rules to e-cigarettes
  Open from Wednesday 20th September 2023 to Wednesday 20th March 2024
  109 signatures

• Fund free dental care for all
  Open from Tuesday 19th September 2023 to Tuesday 19th March 2024
  12,896 signatures

• Fund routine breast cancer screening from the age of 25
  Open from Monday 18th September 2023 to Monday 18th March 2024
  18,655 signatures

• Hold a public inquiry into covid support scheme fraud
  Open from Monday 18th September 2023 to Monday 18th March 2024
  36 signatures

• Hold a public inquiry into whistleblowing in the NHS
  Open from Thursday 14th September 2023 to Thursday 14th March 2024
  123 signatures

• Require all NHS bodies to be managed by medical staff
  Open from Thursday 14th September 2023 to Thursday 14th March 2024
  40 signatures

• Fund more research into childhood cancer and support for families
  Open from Thursday 14th September 2023 to Thursday 14th March 2024
  29 signatures

• Fund free period products
  Open from Wednesday 13th September 2023 to Wednesday 13th March 2024
  236 signatures

• Increase funding for child and adult eating disorder services
  Open from Wednesday 13th September 2023 to Wednesday 13th March 2024
  464 signatures

• Ensure better communication between student health services to prevent suicide
  Open from Monday 11th September 2023 to Monday 11th March 2024
  243 signatures

• Review Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
  Open from Thursday 7th September 2023 to Thursday 7th March 2024
  121 signatures

• Give more funding for thyroid research and patients after price hike
  Open from Monday 4th September 2023 to Monday 4th March 2024
  11,719 signatures

• Commission NICE to review guidelines on chronic pain
  Open from Friday 1st September 2023 to Friday 1st March 2024
  52 signatures

• Review the care plan system
  Open from Friday 1st September 2023 to Friday 1st March 2024
  68 signatures

• Make it a legal duty for hospital trusts to report unexplained deaths to police
  Open from Friday 1st September 2023 to Friday 1st March 2024
  31 signatures

• Require regular psychological screening of healthcare staff working with babies
  Open from Tuesday 29th August 2023 to Thursday 29th February 2024
  48 signatures

• Make male infant circumcision illegal unless for medical reasons
  Open from Friday 25th August 2023 to Sunday 25th February 2024
  106 signatures

• Review end of life care provided by the NHS
  Open from Thursday 24th August 2023 to Saturday 24th February 2024
  108 signatures

• Fund increased access to Palforzia through the NHS
  Open from Thursday 24th August 2023 to Saturday 24th February 2024
  37 signatures

• Provide free prescriptions for people living with life long health conditions.
  Open from Wednesday 23rd August 2023 to Friday 23rd February 2024
  186 signatures

• Fund abdominal aortic aneurysm screening for women
  Open from Tuesday 22nd August 2023 to Thursday 22nd February 2024
  368 signatures

• Subsidise the cost of private prescriptions
  Open from Tuesday 22nd August 2023 to Thursday 22nd February 2024
  49 signatures

• Create a new regulatory body to hold NHS managers accountable
  Open from Tuesday 22nd August 2023 to Thursday 22nd February 2024
  26,043 signatures

• Require CCTV in all neonatal and paediatric areas in hospitals
  Open from Tuesday 22nd August 2023 to Thursday 22nd February 2024
  34 signatures

• Offer additional covid vaccinations for all staff in education establishments

• Offer additional covid vaccinations for all staff in education establishments
  Open from Monday 21st August 2023 to Wednesday 21st February 2024
  86 signatures

• Ban advertising for e-cigarettes
  Open from Monday 21st August 2023 to Wednesday 21st February 2024
  52 signatures

• Include people with Long COVID in the Covid-19 vaccine booster programme
  Open from Monday 21st August 2023 to Wednesday 21st February 2024
  1,407 signatures

• Hold a referendum on increasing NHS Funding 25% via ringfenced NHS taxes
  Open from Monday 21st August 2023 to Wednesday 21st February 2024
  24 signatures

• Make it law for all care workers to wear body cameras
  Open from Monday 21st August 2023 to Wednesday 21st February 2024
  206 signatures

• Fund additional testing for couples who have recurrent miscarriages
  Open from Wednesday 16th August 2023 to Friday 16th February 2024
  841 signatures

• Let carers keep their allowance – don’t reduce their other benefits
  Open from Wednesday 16th August 2023 to Friday 16th February 2024
  102 signatures

• Fund routine prostate cancer screening tests for all men over 40
  Open from Thursday 10th August 2023 to Saturday 10th February 2024
  466 signatures

• Fund routine breast cancer screening from the age of 30
  Open from Wednesday 9th August 2023 to Friday 9th February 2024
  788 signatures

• Add corn to the allergens that must be listed on food labels
  Open from Monday 7th August 2023 to Wednesday 7th February 2024
  121 signatures

• Make people with high blood pressure eligible for free prescriptions
  Open from Monday 7th August 2023 to Wednesday 7th February 2024
  36 signatures

• Compensate those injured by covid vaccines for all medical costs and lost income
  Open from Wednesday 2nd August 2023 to Friday 2nd February 2024
  409 signatures

• Create a regulator for veterinary services with powers to cap fees
  Open from Wednesday 2nd August 2023 to Friday 2nd February 2024
  343 signatures

• Make it free for all NHS hospital staff to park at work
  Open from Wednesday 2nd August 2023 to Friday 2nd February 2024
  2,117 signatures

• Fund 35% pay rise for NHS staff
  Open from Tuesday 1st August 2023 to Thursday 1st February 2024
  156 signatures

• Protect the professional title "sports therapist"
  Open from Monday 31st July 2023 to Wednesday 31st January 2024
  39 signatures

• Allow those that suffer from coeliac disease to enlist in the armed forces
  Open from Friday 28th July 2023 to Sunday 28th January 2024
  82 signatures

• Ban pharmacies from selling e-cigarette products
  Open from Wednesday 26th July 2023 to Friday 26th January 2024
  45 signatures

• Increase funding for Mental Health Crisis services
  Open from Monday 24th July 2023 to Wednesday 24th January 2024
  99 signatures

• Make hyperthyroidism entitled to free prescriptions the same as hypothyroidism
  Open from Thursday 20th July 2023 to Saturday 20th January 2024
  27 signatures

• Do not increase visa fees and the Immigration Health Surcharge
  Open from Wednesday 19th July 2023 to Friday 19th January 2024
  28,570 signatures

• Fund three rounds of IVF for all couples - end the postcode lottery
  Open from Wednesday 19th July 2023 to Friday 19th January 2024
  2,064 signatures

• Introduce a Suicide Prevention Act to seek to minimise suicides
  Open from Wednesday 19th July 2023 to Friday 19th January 2024
  10,478 signatures

• Fund liposuction for Lipoedema sufferers on the NHS
  Open from Tuesday 18th July 2023 to Thursday 18th January 2024
  1,598 signatures

• Allow teachers and NHS workers a 3rd tier ill health retirement option
  Open from Tuesday 18th July 2023 to Thursday 18th January 2024
  73 signatures

• Fund protective and defensive equipment for paramedics and ambulance crews
  Open from Thursday 13th July 2023 to Saturday 13th January 2024
  172 signatures

• Review NHS mental health support for new fathers
  Open from Thursday 13th July 2023 to Saturday 13th January 2024
  392 signatures

• Require patients are given a list of vaccine ingredients before immunisation
  Open from Thursday 13th July 2023 to Saturday 13th January 2024
  35 signatures

• Fund priority dental care for members of the armed forces and their families
  Open from Wednesday 12th July 2023 to Friday 12th January 2024
  85 signatures

• Ensure that PIP assessors are fully trained in mental health
  Open from Wednesday 12th July 2023 to Friday 12th January 2024
  97 signatures

• Increase funding for research into and treatment of STXBP1 encephalopathy
  Open from Tuesday 11th July 2023 to Thursday 11th January 2024
  111 signatures

• Fund free personal care and increased numbers of carers for over 65s
  Open from Tuesday 11th July 2023 to Thursday 11th January 2024
  27 signatures

• Give patients a right to be seen by an NHS GP or dentist within three days
  Open from Tuesday 11th July 2023 to Thursday 11th January 2024
  193 signatures

• Take action to encourage men to go into nursing
  Open from Monday 10th July 2023 to Wednesday 10th January 2024
  28 signatures

• Require mental health hospitals contact next of kin before releasing patients
  Open from Monday 10th July 2023 to Wednesday 10th January 2024
  255 signatures

• Increase funding for autism/ADHD assessments to reduce waiting times
  Open from Monday 10th July 2023 to Wednesday 10th January 2024
  387 signatures

• Introduce a ‘safe haven’ law in the UK
  Open from Friday 7th July 2023 to Sunday 7th January 2024
  32 signatures

• Increase funding for NHS gender dysphoria diagnosis and treatment
  Open from Friday 7th July 2023 to Sunday 7th January 2024
  820 signatures

• Fund screening for PTSD for new mothers who had complicated births
  Open from Friday 7th July 2023 to Sunday 7th January 2024
  363 signatures

• Fund cervical cancer screening from age 16, and encourage take-up of HPV vaccine
  Open from Thursday 6th July 2023 to Saturday 6th January 2024
  329 signatures

• Provide funding for 'safe spaces' for people with mental health issues
  Open from Wednesday 5th July 2023 to Friday 5th January 2024
  31 signatures

• Ban smoking outside of schools and nurseries
  Open from Wednesday 5th July 2023 to Friday 5th January 2024
  67 signatures

• Launch a campaign on HIV to tell the public that Undetectable = Untransmittable
  Open from Tuesday 4th July 2023 to Thursday 4th January 2024
  953 signatures

• Fund specialist mental health services for neurodiverse children
  Open from Tuesday 4th July 2023 to Thursday 4th January 2024
  200 signatures

• Introduce paid leave for employees to attend routine breast screening
  Open from Monday 3rd July 2023 to Wednesday 3rd January 2024
  1,228 signatures

• Fund free eye tests and prescription lenses for everyone
  Open from Thursday 29th June 2023 to Friday 29th December 2023
  80 signatures

• Require consideration of family as part of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
  Open from Tuesday 27th June 2023 to Wednesday 27th December 2023
  71 signatures

• Reduce the age ambulance workers can draw their NHS pension to 55
  Open from Friday 23rd June 2023 to Saturday 23rd December 2023
  3,904 signatures

• Review aftercare provided by the NHS for everyone affected by a Cardiac Arrest
  Open from Tuesday 20th June 2023 to Wednesday 20th December 2023
  7,605 signatures

• Increase pay for junior doctors by 35%
  Open from Tuesday 20th June 2023 to Wednesday 20th December 2023
  153 signatures

• Change the continuing healthcare guidance to make it fair for Dementia patients
  Open from Monday 19th June 2023 to Tuesday 19th December 2023
  47 signatures

• Require full sick pay for staff with long-term health issues, such as cancer
  Open from Monday 19th June 2023 to Tuesday 19th December 2023
  284 signatures

• Provide compensation to the carers who were required to have the vaccine
  Open from Monday 19th June 2023 to Tuesday 19th December 2023
  23 signatures

• Require separate spaces in NHS settings for pregnancy loss and fertility testing

• Require separate spaces in NHS settings for pregnancy loss and fertility testing
  Open from Friday 16th June 2023 to Saturday 16th December 2023
  27 signatures

• Reduce Universal Credit for claimants supported by community mental health team
  Open from Thursday 15th June 2023 to Friday 15th December 2023
  18 signatures

• Ban care provider managers from working for multiple providers
  Open from Thursday 15th June 2023 to Friday 15th December 2023
  47 signatures

• Change legal definition of stillborn to include all delivered babies
  Open from Wednesday 14th June 2023 to Thursday 14th December 2023
  226 signatures

• Launch a Public Inquiry into ongoing HRT shortages in the UK
  Open from Friday 9th June 2023 to Saturday 9th December 2023
  146 signatures

• Launch a Public Inquiry into excess mortality in England and Wales
  Open from Wednesday 7th June 2023 to Thursday 7th December 2023
  14,113 signatures

• Base NHS pay award on worked hours in 22/23 and not contracted hours on 31/03/23
  Open from Monday 5th June 2023 to Tuesday 5th December 2023
  189 signatures

• Voucher scheme for people with diagnosed dietary requirements
  Open from Monday 5th June 2023 to Tuesday 5th December 2023
  649 signatures

• Hold a Public Inquiry into Debendox and possible birth defects
  Open from Friday 2nd June 2023 to Saturday 2nd December 2023
  164 signatures

• Fund reconstructive surgery and mental health support for all FGM survivors
  Open from Friday 2nd June 2023 to Saturday 2nd December 2023
  255 signatures

• Ban the import and sale of e-cigarettes in the UK
  Open from Friday 2nd June 2023 to Saturday 2nd December 2023
  178 signatures

• Fund free NHS paternity tests at birth
  Open from Friday 2nd June 2023 to Saturday 2nd December 2023
  28 signatures

• Require pharmacies to offer recycling facilities for blister packs
  Open from Thursday 1st June 2023 to Friday 1st December 2023
  164 signatures

• Fund non-consolidated payments for organisations providing NHS funded services
  Open from Thursday 1st June 2023 to Friday 1st December 2023
  18,558 signatures

• Fund the drug Baricitinib on the NHS to treat severe alopecia areata
  Open from Wednesday 31st May 2023 to Thursday 30th November 2023
  10,427 signatures

• Ban the import, manufacture, and sale of disposable e-cigarettes or vapes
  Open from Wednesday 31st May 2023 to Thursday 30th November 2023
  2,533 signatures

• Commission an independent safety audit of MHRA on medicine & device approval
  Open from Tuesday 23rd May 2023 to Thursday 23rd November 2023
  3,533 signatures

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