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 prescriptions for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  Open from Tuesday 2nd September 2025 to Monday 2nd March 2026
  130 signatures

• Fund NHS Support to Help Youth Quit Vaping
  Open from Monday 1st September 2025 to Sunday 1st March 2026
  65 signatures

• Fund NHS COVID boosters for Clinically Vulnerable people – keep covid boosters
  Open from Wednesday 27th August 2025 to Friday 27th February 2026
  5,181 signatures

• Funding for all NHS staff to have training on non epileptic seizures
  Open from Wednesday 27th August 2025 to Friday 27th February 2026
  69 signatures

• Fund vouchers for people with coeliac disease
  Open from Wednesday 27th August 2025 to Friday 27th February 2026
  22,666 signatures

• Fund a National Endometriosis Registry and Audit to Help Improve NHS Care
  Open from Wednesday 27th August 2025 to Friday 27th February 2026
  10,643 signatures

• Fund compensation for late-diagnosed autistic and ADHD adults
  Open from Wednesday 27th August 2025 to Friday 27th February 2026
  90 signatures

• Fund the creation of more cottage hospitals
  Open from Tuesday 26th August 2025 to Thursday 26th February 2026
  39 signatures

• Fund zero-wait self-referral mental health hubs nationwide by June 2026
  Open from Tuesday 26th August 2025 to Thursday 26th February 2026
  96 signatures

• Fund education and training for GPs & Urologists on chronic embedded UTIs
  Open from Tuesday 26th August 2025 to Thursday 26th February 2026
  37 signatures

• Funding for finger-prick glucose test for all unwell children of any age in A&E
  Open from Friday 22nd August 2025 to Sunday 22nd February 2026
  495 signatures

• Urgently review NHS approach to shared care agreements for ADHD
  Open from Thursday 21st August 2025 to Saturday 21st February 2026
  5,586 signatures

• Limit the strength of prefilled nicotine vaporisers to a maximum of 5mg/ml
  Open from Thursday 21st August 2025 to Saturday 21st February 2026
  27 signatures

• Launch an independent review of NHS wheelchair services
  Open from Wednesday 20th August 2025 to Friday 20th February 2026
  2,973 signatures

• Revert to an opt in system for Organ Donation & advertising campaign to promote
  Open from Wednesday 20th August 2025 to Friday 20th February 2026
  54 signatures

• Review of The Leng review: an independent review into PA and AA professions
  Open from Monday 18th August 2025 to Wednesday 18th February 2026
  107 signatures

• Launch an inquiry into the application of the bruising protocol
  Open from Monday 18th August 2025 to Wednesday 18th February 2026
  17 signatures

• Require all public places to have allergy medication & EpiPens
  Open from Monday 18th August 2025 to Wednesday 18th February 2026
  325 signatures

• Require all GP receptionists to have medical qualifications
  Open from Monday 18th August 2025 to Wednesday 18th February 2026
  43 signatures

• Review employment regulations for care workers
  Open from Monday 18th August 2025 to Wednesday 18th February 2026
  86 signatures

• Fund access to tirzepatide on the NHS to help people with PCOS
  Open from Friday 15th August 2025 to Sunday 15th February 2026
  5,741 signatures

• Fund awareness & training for Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia Thrombosis
  Open from Friday 15th August 2025 to Sunday 15th February 2026
  230 signatures

• Ensure parity of esteem between mental and physical health services
  Open from Friday 15th August 2025 to Sunday 15th February 2026
  347 signatures

• Provide funding to start routine mammograms at age 18
  Open from Thursday 14th August 2025 to Saturday 14th February 2026
  82 signatures

• Launch inquiry into whether the elderly are protected under current care laws
  Open from Wednesday 13th August 2025 to Friday 13th February 2026
  102 signatures

• Require the NHS to contract innovations that are successfully piloted
  Open from Wednesday 13th August 2025 to Friday 13th February 2026
  138 signatures

• Fund free glasses to prevent the progression of myopia for children
  Open from Tuesday 12th August 2025 to Thursday 12th February 2026
  56 signatures

• Fund development of antipsychotics and mood stabilisers with fewer side effects
  Open from Tuesday 12th August 2025 to Thursday 12th February 2026
  69 signatures

• Fund spiking testing in A&E and in walk-in sexual health clinics
  Open from Friday 8th August 2025 to Sunday 8th February 2026
  223 signatures

• Review decision to abolish independent local Healthwatch
  Open from Thursday 7th August 2025 to Saturday 7th February 2026
  11,042 signatures

• Review the sale of over the counter codeine
  Open from Thursday 7th August 2025 to Saturday 7th February 2026
  292 signatures

• Conduct an Independent Evaluation of the Cass Review
  Open from Thursday 7th August 2025 to Saturday 7th February 2026
  84 signatures

• Fund Specialist Care & Automatic NHS Continuing Care for dementia patients
  Open from Thursday 7th August 2025 to Saturday 7th February 2026
  1,216 signatures

• Funding for preventative NHS Mental Health Services & set minimum access times
  Open from Thursday 7th August 2025 to Saturday 7th February 2026
  71 signatures

• Make it a requirement for hotels to have ceiling hoists in accessible rooms
  Open from Thursday 7th August 2025 to Saturday 7th February 2026
  76 signatures

• Increase funding for community mental health services and crisis lines
  Open from Tuesday 5th August 2025 to Thursday 5th February 2026
  126 signatures

• Fund free menstrual products and access to drinking water in public
  Open from Tuesday 5th August 2025 to Thursday 5th February 2026
  137 signatures

• Regulate the use of brain-computer interfaces
  Open from Monday 4th August 2025 to Wednesday 4th February 2026
  53 signatures

• Enshrine women's right to choose an abortion in law
  Open from Friday 1st August 2025 to Sunday 1st February 2026
  93 signatures

• Fund mandatory neurodevelopmental screening for all children
  Open from Friday 1st August 2025 to Sunday 1st February 2026
  29,390 signatures

• Fund NHS dentists for all NHS staff
  Open from Friday 1st August 2025 to Sunday 1st February 2026
  56 signatures

• Ban vaping in public places
  Open from Friday 1st August 2025 to Sunday 1st February 2026
  194 signatures

• Require private nurseries to pay sick pay for employees at full wage
  Open from Friday 1st August 2025 to Sunday 1st February 2026
  43 signatures

• Fund 30 hours of childcare per week for student nurses and midwives
  Open from Friday 1st August 2025 to Sunday 1st February 2026
  112 signatures

• Fund IV Fluid Treatment for POTS as a treatment option
  Open from Thursday 31st July 2025 to Saturday 31st January 2026
  69 signatures

• Cap prices and boost Healthy Start payments to help make baby formula affordable
  Open from Thursday 31st July 2025 to Saturday 31st January 2026
  90 signatures

• Regulate doulas and birth keepers
  Open from Wednesday 30th July 2025 to Friday 30th January 2026
  101 signatures

• Increase funding for hospice care facilities
  Open from Wednesday 30th July 2025 to Friday 30th January 2026
  416 signatures

• Review evidence and fund addition of Fabry disease to the newborn screening test
  Open from Wednesday 30th July 2025 to Friday 30th January 2026
  267 signatures

• Only allow UK citizens or residents with settled status to use the NHS
  Open from Wednesday 30th July 2025 to Friday 30th January 2026
  276 signatures

• Fund and require routine cervical screening every 2 yrs
  Open from Tuesday 29th July 2025 to Thursday 29th January 2026
  266 signatures

• Support newly qualified physiotherapists: Review barriers to NHS jobs
  Open from Tuesday 29th July 2025 to Thursday 29th January 2026
  902 signatures

• Give women’s health greater priority in the 10-Year Health Plan for England
  Open from Tuesday 29th July 2025 to Thursday 29th January 2026
  297 signatures

• Legalise cannabis for women with chronic pain from endometriosis and adenomyosis
  Open from Monday 28th July 2025 to Wednesday 28th January 2026
  107 signatures

• Direct the UKHSA to monitor COVID infections that occur in particular settings
  Open from Monday 28th July 2025 to Wednesday 28th January 2026
  1,638 signatures

• Require all nursing and care homes have to have air conditioning
  Open from Monday 28th July 2025 to Wednesday 28th January 2026
  185 signatures

• Review how the NHS is checking eligibility for free treatment
  Open from Thursday 24th July 2025 to Saturday 24th January 2026
  71 signatures

• Launch a review into job shortages facing new qualified midwives & fund support
  Open from Wednesday 23rd July 2025 to Friday 23rd January 2026
  739 signatures

• Create a legal right for adults in hospital care to a named advocate
  Open from Wednesday 23rd July 2025 to Friday 23rd January 2026
  463 signatures

• Fund healthcare framework and pathways for adults with Cerebral Palsy
  Open from Tuesday 22nd July 2025 to Thursday 22nd January 2026
  464 signatures

• Review protections for NHS skilled worker visa holders
  Open from Friday 18th July 2025 to Sunday 18th January 2026
  356 signatures

• Fund and expand employment opportunities for newly qualified NHS nurses
  Open from Friday 18th July 2025 to Sunday 18th January 2026
  55 signatures

• Fund cervical screening every 3 yrs or more frequently, lower minimum age to 18
  Open from Thursday 17th July 2025 to Saturday 17th January 2026
  226 signatures

• Fund cervical smear check for all 6 months after giving birth/pregnancy
  Open from Thursday 17th July 2025 to Saturday 17th January 2026
  43 signatures

• Fund new residential care centres for disabled children with complex needs
  Open from Wednesday 16th July 2025 to Friday 16th January 2026
  67 signatures

• National Referendum on the Decriminalisation of Abortion in England and Wales
  Open from Wednesday 16th July 2025 to Friday 16th January 2026
  61 signatures

• Make prescriptions free in England like Wales and Scotland
  Open from Monday 14th July 2025 to Wednesday 14th January 2026
  118 signatures

• Fund free prescriptions for English university students
  Open from Monday 14th July 2025 to Wednesday 14th January 2026
  69 signatures

• Add Sickle Cell Disease to NHS Prescription Charge Exemption List
  Open from Monday 14th July 2025 to Wednesday 14th January 2026
  34,441 signatures

• Legislate to allow social services to force visits to non-engaging households
  Open from Monday 14th July 2025 to Wednesday 14th January 2026
  977 signatures

• Make large venues offer hygienic spaces for disabled medical needs
  Open from Thursday 10th July 2025 to Saturday 10th January 2026
  254 signatures

• Review Pain Relief Standards For Invasive Women’s Health Procedures
  Open from Tuesday 8th July 2025 to Thursday 8th January 2026
  276 signatures

• Fund safe baby boxes for surrendering babies, for mothers & babies in need
  Open from Tuesday 8th July 2025 to Thursday 8th January 2026
  51 signatures

• Allow English nurses to carry emergency prescription-only medications
  Open from Tuesday 8th July 2025 to Thursday 8th January 2026
  66 signatures

• Fund a Children & Young People’s Cancer Diagnosis Awareness Campaign
  Open from Monday 7th July 2025 to Wednesday 7th January 2026
  452 signatures

• Fund full clinical trials naltrexone to treat cancer
  Open from Thursday 3rd July 2025 to Saturday 3rd January 2026
  1,689 signatures

• Require care settings to carry out basic nail care
  Open from Wednesday 2nd July 2025 to Friday 2nd January 2026
  26 signatures

• Fund blood donation vans for workplace visits
  Open from Wednesday 2nd July 2025 to Friday 2nd January 2026
  64 signatures

• Review the medicines regulator and yellow card system to put the patient first
  Open from Wednesday 2nd July 2025 to Friday 2nd January 2026
  113 signatures

• Review the NHS decision to make smear testing every 5 years if HPV negative
  Open from Wednesday 2nd July 2025 to Friday 2nd January 2026
  1,150 signatures

• Fund mental health support for people who administered first aid
  Open from Tuesday 1st July 2025 to Thursday 1st January 2026
  111 signatures

• Fund the NHS to provide all services free at the point of use
  Open from Tuesday 1st July 2025 to Thursday 1st January 2026
  88 signatures

• Fund free blood thinning medications for blood clots
  Open from Monday 30th June 2025 to Tuesday 30th December 2025
  41 signatures

• Provide more funding for further biomedical research and education on CFS/ME
  Open from Monday 30th June 2025 to Tuesday 30th December 2025
  1,616 signatures

• Review and reform how NHS Health Boards share, access & communicate patient data
  Open from Tuesday 24th June 2025 to Wednesday 24th December 2025
  309 signatures

• Review and fund improved detection and diagnosis of prostate cancer
  Open from Tuesday 24th June 2025 to Wednesday 24th December 2025
  14,374 signatures

• Regulate adult social care training
  Open from Monday 23rd June 2025 to Tuesday 23rd December 2025
  86 signatures

• Review family involvement in NHS Mental Healthcare of adult family members
  Open from Friday 20th June 2025 to Saturday 20th December 2025
  36 signatures

• Funding so all infants are offered Type 1 Diabetes Testing in routine care
  Open from Friday 20th June 2025 to Saturday 20th December 2025
  121,144 signatures

• Call for a Public Inquiry into Systemic Issues in Children’s Social Care
  Open from Friday 20th June 2025 to Saturday 20th December 2025
  1,351 signatures

• Introduce a law to protect patient advocates in NHS treatment
  Open from Thursday 19th June 2025 to Friday 19th December 2025
  58 signatures

• Change law on partner consent for use of embryos for those unable to conceive
  Open from Thursday 19th June 2025 to Friday 19th December 2025
  40 signatures

• Support newly qualified nurses: Review barriers to NHS jobs
  Open from Wednesday 18th June 2025 to Thursday 18th December 2025
  90,102 signatures

• Establish an Independent Review of NHS Extraction-Based Orthodontics
  Open from Wednesday 18th June 2025 to Thursday 18th December 2025
  95 signatures

• Ban all forms of conversion therapy
  Open from Monday 16th June 2025 to Tuesday 16th December 2025
  697 signatures

• Fund Full NHS Bursaries for Nurses & Midwives to Help Secure Our Workforce
  Open from Monday 16th June 2025 to Tuesday 16th December 2025
  76 signatures

• Bring all Social Care into the Public Sector under the NHS & stop means testing.
  Open from Friday 13th June 2025 to Saturday 13th December 2025
  130 signatures

• Fund better Functional Neurological Disorder care, treatment and support
  Open from Friday 13th June 2025 to Saturday 13th December 2025
  17,266 signatures

• Investigate safeguarding & social care referral practices for SEND children
  Open from Friday 13th June 2025 to Saturday 13th December 2025
  705 signatures

• Cap the Price of Non-Alcoholic Beer in UK
  Open from Friday 13th June 2025 to Saturday 13th December 2025
  84 signatures

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