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 B12 injections on the NHS for those diagnosed with Pernicious Anaemia
  Open from Monday 22nd May 2023 to Wednesday 22nd November 2023
  387 signatures

• Fund bowel cancer screening from the age of 40
  Open from Monday 22nd May 2023 to Wednesday 22nd November 2023
  587 signatures

• Hold a Public Inquiry into pre and post diagnosis ADHD support.
  Open from Friday 19th May 2023 to Sunday 19th November 2023
  11,304 signatures

• Ensure all NHS bank staff in England receive non-consolidated payments
  Open from Thursday 18th May 2023 to Saturday 18th November 2023
  29,573 signatures

• Ban smoking in public places
  Open from Wednesday 17th May 2023 to Friday 17th November 2023
  117 signatures

• Legislate to require mental health first aiders in workplaces
  Open from Wednesday 17th May 2023 to Friday 17th November 2023
  64 signatures

• Review the safety of Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy and the aftercare.
  Open from Wednesday 17th May 2023 to Friday 17th November 2023
  45 signatures

• Review arrangements for the prescription of contraceptive pills
  Open from Tuesday 16th May 2023 to Thursday 16th November 2023
  447 signatures

• Make smoking in all forms illegal for people born after 2006.
  Open from Tuesday 16th May 2023 to Thursday 16th November 2023
  48 signatures

• Ban the display of medication on shop floors
  Open from Tuesday 16th May 2023 to Thursday 16th November 2023
  37 signatures

• Reform the Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme (VDPS) to improve support
  Open from Monday 15th May 2023 to Wednesday 15th November 2023
  2,859 signatures

• Backdate £5,000 payment for nursing students to September 2017
  Open from Thursday 4th May 2023 to Saturday 4th November 2023
  42 signatures

• Restrict the sale of e-cigarettes to licensed e-cigarette shops
  Open from Wednesday 3rd May 2023 to Friday 3rd November 2023
  114 signatures

• Fund free first aid training for new parents and people on low incomes
  Open from Tuesday 2nd May 2023 to Thursday 2nd November 2023
  22 signatures

• Provide dedicated funding for diagnosis/treatment of hypermobile EDS and HSD
  Open from Tuesday 2nd May 2023 to Thursday 2nd November 2023
  28,700 signatures

• Record the number of bereaved children to ensure they are supported
  Open from Tuesday 2nd May 2023 to Thursday 2nd November 2023
  11,424 signatures

• Form a statutory regulator for care, interventions & therapy for Autistic people
  Open from Tuesday 2nd May 2023 to Thursday 2nd November 2023
  362 signatures

• Require all hospitals to have Frailty Guardians and Acute Frailty Units
  Open from Friday 28th April 2023 to Saturday 28th October 2023
  25 signatures

• Offer parents the choice to vaccinate their children against covid-19
  Open from Friday 28th April 2023 to Saturday 28th October 2023
  283 signatures

• Require integrated care systems to have a specialist allergy nurse and dietician
  Open from Thursday 27th April 2023 to Friday 27th October 2023
  3,537 signatures

• Commit to a 'Childhood Rare Disease Strategy' - address health inequality
  Open from Wednesday 26th April 2023 to Thursday 26th October 2023
  354 signatures

• Provide ring-fenced funding to increase pay for social care professionals
  Open from Wednesday 26th April 2023 to Thursday 26th October 2023
  1,472 signatures

• Reduce or remove corporation tax on Community Interest Companies
  Open from Monday 17th April 2023 to Tuesday 17th October 2023
  1,763 signatures

• Negotiate with junior doctors on pay and start with offer of inflation-proof pay
  Open from Monday 17th April 2023 to Tuesday 17th October 2023
  9,663 signatures

• Form a Royal Commission to determine how best to deliver health and care for all
  Open from Monday 17th April 2023 to Tuesday 17th October 2023
  28 signatures

• Fund research into and increased awareness of Depersonalisation Disorder
  Open from Friday 14th April 2023 to Saturday 14th October 2023
  40 signatures

• Fund increased pay for NHS and teachers to reflect local vacancy rates
  Open from Friday 14th April 2023 to Saturday 14th October 2023
  25 signatures

• Increased funding support for Avoidance Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
  Open from Friday 14th April 2023 to Saturday 14th October 2023
  60 signatures

• Make foreign students living in the UK for five years eligible for NHS LSF
  Open from Thursday 13th April 2023 to Friday 13th October 2023
  44 signatures

• Fund mental health support for people who administered first aid
  Open from Thursday 13th April 2023 to Friday 13th October 2023
  304 signatures

• Do not cut investment in social care workforce
  Open from Wednesday 12th April 2023 to Thursday 12th October 2023
  44 signatures

• Protect the NHS and All Healthcare: Require #MasksInHealthcare
  Open from Wednesday 12th April 2023 to Thursday 12th October 2023
  10,531 signatures

• Fund increased access to PARP inhibitors for cancer patients through the NHS
  Open from Tuesday 11th April 2023 to Wednesday 11th October 2023
  202 signatures

• Set up a panel to support reviews into attacks on or deaths of social workers
  Open from Tuesday 11th April 2023 to Wednesday 11th October 2023
  573 signatures

• Remove Nigeria from the Healthcare UK Red List
  Open from Wednesday 5th April 2023 to Thursday 5th October 2023
  22 signatures

• Fund free sanitary and hygiene products for the homeless
  Open from Wednesday 5th April 2023 to Thursday 5th October 2023
  57 signatures

• Fund improved mental health support for women who suffer a miscarriage
  Open from Wednesday 5th April 2023 to Thursday 5th October 2023
  103 signatures

• Set time limits for funerals in England
  Open from Wednesday 5th April 2023 to Thursday 5th October 2023
  43 signatures

• Require NHS recruit based on merit and fair and open competition
  Open from Wednesday 5th April 2023 to Thursday 5th October 2023
  25 signatures

• Fund increased research into MCAS, PoTS and EDS and improved patient care
  Open from Tuesday 4th April 2023 to Wednesday 4th October 2023
  941 signatures

• Hold a parliamentary vote on whether to reject amendments to the IHR 2005
  Open from Monday 3rd April 2023 to Tuesday 3rd October 2023
  116,391 signatures

• Extend free NHS prescriptions and dental care to full- and part-time students.
  Open from Monday 3rd April 2023 to Tuesday 3rd October 2023
  30 signatures

• Add Multiple Sclerosis to the medical exemption list
  Open from Friday 31st March 2023 to Saturday 30th September 2023
  50 signatures

• Fund NHS fertility treatment for women over 42
  Open from Wednesday 29th March 2023 to Friday 29th September 2023
  42 signatures

• Increase funding for adult and child social care services
  Open from Wednesday 29th March 2023 to Friday 29th September 2023
  56 signatures

• Fund free Diagnostic Assessments for Dyslexia for all Children aged 7-19
  Open from Wednesday 29th March 2023 to Friday 29th September 2023
  715 signatures

• Reform proof of paternity process for child maintenance payments
  Open from Wednesday 29th March 2023 to Friday 29th September 2023
  26 signatures

• Incorporate hearing health indicators into the Public Health Outcomes Framework.
  Open from Wednesday 29th March 2023 to Friday 29th September 2023
  62 signatures

• Open a Public Inquiry into COVID-19 vaccine safety.
  Open from Monday 27th March 2023 to Wednesday 27th September 2023
  178 signatures

• Fund screening for Autism, ADHD and Dyspraxia in all primary schools
  Open from Monday 27th March 2023 to Wednesday 27th September 2023
  520 signatures

• Review the UK's involvement in researching dangerous viruses.
  Open from Friday 24th March 2023 to Sunday 24th September 2023
  49 signatures

• Ban the over the counter (OTC) sale of medicines which contain codeine
  Open from Friday 24th March 2023 to Sunday 24th September 2023
  19 signatures

• Launch an independent review into future health & care needs & how to meet them
  Open from Thursday 23rd March 2023 to Saturday 23rd September 2023
  53 signatures

• Increase bursaries for social work students
  Open from Wednesday 22nd March 2023 to Friday 22nd September 2023
  536 signatures

• Make the 2022-23 back pay of the new NHS pay deal tax free
  Open from Tuesday 21st March 2023 to Thursday 21st September 2023
  50 signatures

• Make it illegal to use e-cigarettes anywhere it is already illegal to smoke
  Open from Tuesday 21st March 2023 to Thursday 21st September 2023
  185 signatures

• Ban sunscreens that contain oxybenzone and octinoxate
  Open from Monday 20th March 2023 to Wednesday 20th September 2023
  82 signatures

• Increase funding for hospices
  Open from Monday 20th March 2023 to Wednesday 20th September 2023
  109 signatures

• Memorial Book for pregnancy/baby loss prior to 24 weeks in England
  Open from Monday 20th March 2023 to Wednesday 20th September 2023
  55 signatures

• Review provision of fully accessible toilets in NHS hospitals
  Open from Friday 17th March 2023 to Sunday 17th September 2023
  1,541 signatures

• Make mental health medication free for all ages
  Open from Friday 17th March 2023 to Sunday 17th September 2023
  41 signatures

• Ensure all healthcare students are paid while on NHS placements
  Open from Friday 17th March 2023 to Sunday 17th September 2023
  1,884 signatures

• Allergy law should require PAL, cosmetic labeling and clear cosmetic ingredients
  Open from Friday 17th March 2023 to Sunday 17th September 2023
  89 signatures

• Fund free sanitary products for homeless women
  Open from Thursday 16th March 2023 to Saturday 16th September 2023
  282 signatures

• Increase funding for therapies and equipment for disabled children
  Open from Thursday 16th March 2023 to Saturday 16th September 2023
  344 signatures

• Make do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) forms legally binding
  Open from Thursday 16th March 2023 to Saturday 16th September 2023
  31 signatures

• Make all Asthma medications exempt from prescription charges on the NHS
  Open from Thursday 16th March 2023 to Saturday 16th September 2023
  35 signatures

• Make it illegal for shops to ban or restrict numbers of children
  Open from Wednesday 15th March 2023 to Friday 15th September 2023
  12 signatures

• Ban electroconvulsive treatment
  Open from Monday 13th March 2023 to Wednesday 13th September 2023
  75 signatures

• Issue birth certificates for all babies born still from 10 weeks gestation.
  Open from Friday 10th March 2023 to Sunday 10th September 2023
  351 signatures

• Increase funding for all mental health services
  Open from Friday 10th March 2023 to Sunday 10th September 2023
  65 signatures

• Fund cochlea implants for everyone with hearing loss
  Open from Friday 10th March 2023 to Sunday 10th September 2023
  22 signatures

• Make it a specific criminal offence to leave a child under five unsupervised
  Open from Thursday 9th March 2023 to Saturday 9th September 2023
  1,297 signatures

• Regulate all 'pregnancy advice centres'
  Open from Wednesday 8th March 2023 to Friday 8th September 2023
  45 signatures

• Increase funding to support individuals with eating disorders and their families
  Open from Monday 6th March 2023 to Wednesday 6th September 2023
  65 signatures

• Criminalise abortion in all cases
  Open from Monday 6th March 2023 to Wednesday 6th September 2023
  149 signatures

• Review access to IVF for people with a high BMI
  Open from Thursday 2nd March 2023 to Saturday 2nd September 2023
  124 signatures

• Fund menopause awareness training for Practice Nurses
  Open from Thursday 2nd March 2023 to Saturday 2nd September 2023
  10,540 signatures

• Public awareness campaign for BAME families about autism
  Open from Thursday 2nd March 2023 to Saturday 2nd September 2023
  29 signatures

• Extend regulation of health services to medical services at events
  Open from Wednesday 1st March 2023 to Friday 1st September 2023
  346 signatures

• Free prescriptions for all cystic fibrosis (CF) patients
  Open from Monday 27th February 2023 to Sunday 27th August 2023
  15,492 signatures

• Introduce a national Childsmile programme for children in nurseries and schools
  Open from Monday 20th February 2023 to Sunday 20th August 2023
  134 signatures

• Fund genomic analysis for child cancer patients to improve treatment
  Open from Monday 20th February 2023 to Sunday 20th August 2023
  102 signatures

• Fund mental health support for those previously sectioned under the Act
  Open from Thursday 16th February 2023 to Wednesday 16th August 2023
  33 signatures

• Invest to guarantee women’s access to breast screening – now and for the future
  Open from Friday 10th February 2023 to Thursday 10th August 2023
  84,605 signatures

• Fund improved diagnosis in health care settings
  Open from Friday 10th February 2023 to Thursday 10th August 2023
  56 signatures

• Require Student Nurses be paid whilst on placement
  Open from Friday 10th February 2023 to Thursday 10th August 2023
  87 signatures

• Make maternity exemption certificates apply from the start of a pregnancy
  Open from Thursday 9th February 2023 to Wednesday 9th August 2023
  1,906 signatures

• Fund research for a cure, support and to raise awareness of Lichen Sclerosus
  Open from Thursday 9th February 2023 to Wednesday 9th August 2023
  10,302 signatures

• Require separate NHS areas for people experiencing pregnancy complications/loss
  Open from Wednesday 8th February 2023 to Tuesday 8th August 2023
  1,369 signatures

• Double funding for the NHS
  Open from Wednesday 8th February 2023 to Tuesday 8th August 2023
  25 signatures

• Ban ear piercing under 5s
  Open from Wednesday 8th February 2023 to Tuesday 8th August 2023
  44 signatures

• Launch an independent inquiry into injustices suffered by BME NHS staff
  Open from Tuesday 7th February 2023 to Monday 7th August 2023
  2,205 signatures

• Increase funding for NHS services in rural areas
  Open from Tuesday 7th February 2023 to Monday 7th August 2023
  762 signatures

• Require all public servants are trained in neuro-diversity/ autism/ ADHD etc
  Open from Monday 6th February 2023 to Sunday 6th August 2023
  45 signatures

• Require all social workers to wear body cameras whilst on duty visiting parents
  Open from Monday 6th February 2023 to Sunday 6th August 2023
  100 signatures

• Fund free period products for all
  Open from Wednesday 1st February 2023 to Tuesday 1st August 2023
  172 signatures

• Introduce regulation of those performing non-surgical cosmetic procedures
  Open from Wednesday 1st February 2023 to Tuesday 1st August 2023
  181 signatures

• Fund free parking for all staff at NHS hospitals
  Open from Monday 30th January 2023 to Sunday 30th July 2023
  90 signatures

• Make vaping or smoking E-cigarettes in the same car as an under 18 illegal
  Open from Monday 30th January 2023 to Sunday 30th July 2023
  48 signatures

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