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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• Support provision of lipreading and hearing aid friendly face masks
  Open from Thursday 16th July 2020 to Saturday 16th January 2021
  4,696 signatures

• Improve care, support and treatment for children with rare diseases
  Open from Monday 20th July 2020 to Wednesday 20th January 2021
  28,332 signatures

• Don't ban menthol cigarettes
  Open from Monday 20th July 2020 to Wednesday 20th January 2021
  18 signatures

• Fund re-opening of Community Hospital Beds for local vulnerable sick people.
  Open from Monday 20th July 2020 to Wednesday 20th January 2021
  1,625 signatures

• Fund Cancer Drugs Fund immunotherapy drugs to extend NICE’s 2 year limit
  Open from Monday 20th July 2020 to Wednesday 20th January 2021
  2,860 signatures

• Repeal the decision to implement compulsory face coverings in English shops.
  Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
  39,615 signatures

• Make it compulsory to wear a face covering in enclosed public spaces
  Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
  99 signatures

• Make the wearing of face masks mandatory in Retail and Workplace settings
  Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
  113 signatures

• Fund Increase in medical school places in Universities from 2020
  Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
  165 signatures

• Develop a sustainable plan to manufacture scrubs to meet NHS & healthcare demand
  Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
  450 signatures

• Fund Band 6 pay for newly qualified Paramedics
  Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
  18 signatures

• Increase funding for NHS Transgender Services.
  Open from Tuesday 21st July 2020 to Thursday 21st January 2021
  26,800 signatures

• Make it illegal for people to Smoke/Vape in a queue during the Covid19 outbreak.
  Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
  33 signatures

• Outlaw the use of ECT
  Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
  73 signatures

• Make free flu vaccinations available to everyone for Autumn/Winter 2020/21
  Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
  76 signatures

• Change the NHS Bursary so all current students receive specialist subject grants
  Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
  112 signatures

• Extend shielding until further notice
  Open from Wednesday 22nd July 2020 to Friday 22nd January 2021
  3,213 signatures

• Raise the age of consent in the UK to 18 years old.
  Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
  174 signatures

• Fund Flash Glucose Monitoring Systems on the NHS for Type 2 Diabetics
  Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
  127 signatures

• End isolated lockdown of Leicester
  Open from Thursday 23rd July 2020 to Saturday 23rd January 2021
  52 signatures

• Publish the number of people who have recovered from COVID-19
  Open from Friday 24th July 2020 to Sunday 24th January 2021
  56 signatures

• Extend Maternity Exemption Certificates
  Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
  10,089 signatures

• Require Coroners to record when a death resulted from using a prescription drug
  Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
  704 signatures

• Make full sick pay for carers a licensing requirement for care homes.
  Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
  53 signatures

• Increase funding for research into Endometriosis and PCOS.
  Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
  101,910 signatures

• Scrap the prescription charge for UK health,social and allied health care staff
  Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
  78 signatures

• Extend Coronavirus Life Assurance Scheme to private sector healthcare workers
  Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
  56 signatures

• Waive the interest on student loans for NHS workers and students
  Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
  587 signatures

• Review NHS data store contracts
  Open from Wednesday 29th July 2020 to Friday 29th January 2021
  173 signatures

• Reform the system for seeking compensation from the NHS
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  15 signatures

• Include Social Care within the National Health Service
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  45 signatures

• Government to produce and implement a strategy for eradicating Covid-19
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  42 signatures

• Fund 1 free round of IVF on the NHS for same sex couples
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  55 signatures

• Fund IVF for everyone in the UK as many times as they wish.
  Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
  21 signatures

• Fund free fall alarms for people who suffer from epilepsy or seizures
  Open from Friday 31st July 2020 to Sunday 31st January 2021
  3,264 signatures

• Make it a legal requirement that dads are automatically on a birth certificate
  Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
  63 signatures

• Stop the plan to include calorie counts on menus
  Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
  18,288 signatures

• Make vaccinations a mandatory condition for enrollment to UK schools.
  Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
  135 signatures

• Ban all forms of smoking in private dwellings. Smoking should only be outdoors.
  Open from Monday 3rd August 2020 to Wednesday 3rd February 2021
  29 signatures

• Disapply 14-day quarantine rules for those testing negative for Coronavirus.
  Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
  254 signatures

• Prevent any restrictions on those who refuse a Covid-19 vaccination
  Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
  337,144 signatures

• Lower the age you are offered a cervical screening (smear test) from 25 to 16
  Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
  61,444 signatures

• Review proposed obesity measures to help those with eating disorders
  Open from Tuesday 4th August 2020 to Thursday 4th February 2021
  236 signatures

• Lower the age that breast screening services are offered
  Open from Wednesday 5th August 2020 to Friday 5th February 2021
  13,900 signatures

• Protect the clinically vulnerable, including diabetics, during Covid-19
  Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
  161 signatures

• Reward NHS Workers with a Long Service Medal
  Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
  23 signatures

• Lift the restrictions against people going on ocean cruises
  Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
  462 signatures

• Boost Immunity by cutting vitamin D deficiency
  Open from Monday 10th August 2020 to Wednesday 10th February 2021
  283 signatures

• To Make All NHS Hospitals/Sites free for both Staff and Patients
  Open from Monday 10th August 2020 to Wednesday 10th February 2021
  18 signatures

• Fund public awareness campaigns on life-saving techniques
  Open from Monday 10th August 2020 to Wednesday 10th February 2021
  27 signatures

• Require trials and full procurement process for all Covid-19 testing contracts
  Open from Tuesday 11th August 2020 to Thursday 11th February 2021
  209 signatures

• Include Sickle Cell Anemia in the List of Illnesses Eligible for a MedEx Card
  Open from Tuesday 11th August 2020 to Thursday 11th February 2021
  30,361 signatures

• Fund research into improving the safety of contraceptive options
  Open from Tuesday 11th August 2020 to Thursday 11th February 2021
  12,282 signatures

• Allow wedding guests observing social distancing rules to remove masks in church
  Open from Wednesday 12th August 2020 to Friday 12th February 2021
  188 signatures

• Make ear piercing illegal under a certain age
  Open from Wednesday 12th August 2020 to Friday 12th February 2021
  38 signatures

• Recognise and fully fund the RNLI as a National Emergency Service
  Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
  25 signatures

• Fund paid placements for all veterinary nurses
  Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
  111 signatures

• Require all social workers to wear body cameras
  Open from Friday 14th August 2020 to Sunday 14th February 2021
  480 signatures

• Ensure commonwealth veterans are given free NHS treatment
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  19 signatures

• Fund an awareness campaign to normalise breastfeeding
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  88 signatures

• Ban the use of disposable face masks and plastic gloves in public places.
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  251 signatures

• Provide funds and guidance for carers to live in care homes during covid-19
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  13 signatures

• Fund dedicated dementia wards in all hospitals
  Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
  10,564 signatures

• Provide funding for a Plasma and Platelet donation centre in Essex
  Open from Tuesday 18th August 2020 to Thursday 18th February 2021
  106 signatures

• Require the NHS to provide single-sex psychiatric wards including intake wards
  Open from Wednesday 19th August 2020 to Friday 19th February 2021
  1,487 signatures

• Allow non-cohabiting couples in England to stop distancing (as in Scotland)
  Open from Wednesday 19th August 2020 to Friday 19th February 2021
  1,258 signatures

• Prevent baby loss as a result of an Incompetent Cervix by routine monitoring.
  Open from Thursday 20th August 2020 to Saturday 20th February 2021
  31 signatures

• Funded and sustainable mental health support networks for BAME communities.
  Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
  65 signatures

• Create an addiction and mental health strategy
  Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
  87 signatures

• Exempt foreign students from quarantine upon their arrival in September
  Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
  7 signatures

• Fund better postnatal services
  Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
  122 signatures

• Provide FREE Social Care to all in the Armed Forces and Emergency Services.
  Open from Tuesday 25th August 2020 to Thursday 25th February 2021
  259 signatures

• Allow competitive Swimming Clubs to use indoor pools in Leicester City
  Open from Tuesday 25th August 2020 to Thursday 25th February 2021
  579 signatures

• Remove quarantine requirements for passengers entering England from Canada
  Open from Tuesday 25th August 2020 to Thursday 25th February 2021
  611 signatures

• Do not include property in means testing for care homes
  Open from Wednesday 26th August 2020 to Friday 26th February 2021
  30 signatures

• Increase funding for dementia and Alzheimers
  Open from Wednesday 26th August 2020 to Friday 26th February 2021
  45 signatures

• Provide support for sufferers of long term effects of Covid-19
  Open from Thursday 27th August 2020 to Saturday 27th February 2021
  2,482 signatures

• Make prescriptions free for everyone with Cystic Fibrosis
  Open from Thursday 27th August 2020 to Saturday 27th February 2021
  5,406 signatures

• Add Crohn’s & Colitis to the Medically Exempt Certificate
  Open from Friday 28th August 2020 to Sunday 28th February 2021
  13,876 signatures

• Increase funding for researching and developing cancer treatments and cures
  Open from Wednesday 2nd September 2020 to Tuesday 2nd March 2021
  46 signatures

• Increase support to new parents during lockdown
  Open from Wednesday 2nd September 2020 to Tuesday 2nd March 2021
  565 signatures

• Test for cervical cell changes, regardless of HPV negative results
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  13,308 signatures

• Ban the use of RFID chips in humans.
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  23 signatures

• Fine businesses who put staff at risk by not enforcing face coverings
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  27 signatures

• Ban all travel to and from Spain
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  10 signatures

• Allow the Infection Control Fund to be used for carers pay before 13 May
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  13 signatures

• Require public-facing workers to use clear or windowed face coverings
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  79 signatures

• Require communication disorders to be included on any personal records
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  78 signatures

• Fund greater provision of emergency dental care
  Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
  23 signatures

• Legalise and fund research on use of psilocybin mushrooms for medical purposes
  Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
  147 signatures

• Lower the legal abortion limit from 24 weeks to 22 weeks
  Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
  85 signatures

• Ban the sale of disposable face masks to the general public
  Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
  141 signatures

• Provide funding for surgical correction of Pectus Excavatum
  Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
  16,917 signatures

• Temporarily add a black section to the blue NHS logo for 2021.
  Open from Friday 4th September 2020 to Thursday 4th March 2021
  14 signatures

• Fully enact Seni’s Law
  Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
  17 signatures

• Expand the Free Menstrual Products Scheme to Universities
  Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
  132 signatures

• Ban the use of piercing guns.
  Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
  110 signatures

• FIONA'S LAW - Women should be allowed a yearly Cervical screening
  Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
  146,637 signatures

• End social distancing for under 5s
  Open from Monday 7th September 2020 to Sunday 7th March 2021
  247 signatures

• Make COVID testing mandatory for students when moving into shared residences
  Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
  27 signatures

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