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 a campaign to show that people come in all shapes and sizes!
  Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
  77 signatures

• Fund free mental health treatment for key workers and NHS staff
  Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
  33 signatures

• Do not implement proposed changes to Human Medicine Regulations
  Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
  22,082 signatures

• Have counsellors and psychotherapists properly regulated.
  Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
  239 signatures

• Scientific Advisors to hold more power in times of National Health Crisis
  Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
  43 signatures

• Fund the NHS to make DBT therapy available to anyone who needs it
  Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
  28 signatures

• Create an ‘opt out’ system for the Bone Marrow Register and Cord Blood Bank
  Open from Wednesday 9th September 2020 to Tuesday 9th March 2021
  461 signatures

• Review triage procedures used by NHS maternity wards
  Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
  10,712 signatures

• Fund reversal of female sterilisation on the NHS where there are complications
  Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
  151 signatures

• Fund 1 free eye test for everyone once lockdown is over
  Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
  15 signatures

• Extend NHS Learning Support Fund to cover cost of ‘fitness to practise’ checks
  Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
  125 signatures

• Fund better mental health support for children with ASD
  Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
  940 signatures

• Fund routine early testing of pregnant women for Group B Strep
  Open from Friday 11th September 2020 to Thursday 11th March 2021
  271 signatures

• Create a regulatory body and framework for personal trainers
  Open from Friday 11th September 2020 to Thursday 11th March 2021
  31 signatures

• Fund increased access to pain control for chronic patients
  Open from Friday 11th September 2020 to Thursday 11th March 2021
  52 signatures

• Close all drinking only pubs & bars until a Coronavirus vaccine is available.
  Open from Friday 11th September 2020 to Thursday 11th March 2021
  30 signatures

• Revoke the 6 person ban on gatherings
  Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
  103 signatures

• Make children exempt from coronavirus "rule of six"
  Open from Tuesday 15th September 2020 to Monday 15th March 2021
  20,677 signatures

• Provide weekly Covid 19 tests for NHS staff and care workers
  Open from Wednesday 16th September 2020 to Tuesday 16th March 2021
  38 signatures

• Repeal section 1(1)(d) of the Abortion Act 1967
  Open from Wednesday 16th September 2020 to Tuesday 16th March 2021
  141 signatures

• Ban the use of BMI in NHS health checks & public service/military recruitment.
  Open from Wednesday 16th September 2020 to Tuesday 16th March 2021
  98 signatures

• Fund creation of a new central hospital for East Kent in the City of Canterbury
  Open from Thursday 17th September 2020 to Wednesday 17th March 2021
  758 signatures

• Exclude children under 12 months from the social distancing rules in England
  Open from Thursday 17th September 2020 to Wednesday 17th March 2021
  549 signatures

• Fund better mental health care for personality disorder in England.
  Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
  289 signatures

• Review and improve support for people with mental health conditions
  Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
  21 signatures

• Fund free feminine hygiene products for those aged under 25
  Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
  1,341 signatures

• Exempt children under 10 from the Rule of Six
  Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
  18 signatures

• Allow Alcoholics Anonymous meetings to continue as an exception to 'Rule of Six'
  Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
  14 signatures

• Exempt children under 11 from counting towards the 'Rule of Six' in England
  Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
  589 signatures

• Make children under 5 exempt from the rule of six
  Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
  173 signatures

• Abolish NHS Prescription charges in England as in the rest of the UK.
  Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
  93 signatures

• Ensure speedy access to diagnostics and treatment for non-covid patients
  Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
  330 signatures

• Fund regular Vitamin D and Pth testing for Chronic Kidney Disease patients
  Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
  20 signatures

• Provide stab vests for all NHS and Private frontline and patient transport crews
  Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
  26 signatures

• Provide eye tests and glasses for free on the NHS every 2 years.
  Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
  21 signatures

• Provide baby changing facilities in all male public toilets
  Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
  529 signatures

• Law for GP surgeries to give the same annual leave & sick leave for all staff
  Open from Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to Monday 22nd March 2021
  30 signatures

• Guarantee timely, locally accessible Covid-19 tests for all symptomatic children
  Open from Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to Monday 22nd March 2021
  386 signatures

• Make weekly COVID 19 tests for available for all Food retail workers
  Open from Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to Monday 22nd March 2021
  142 signatures

• Make Pregnancy NIPT Tests available on the NHS
  Open from Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to Monday 22nd March 2021
  26 signatures

• Fund research into Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
  Open from Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to Monday 22nd March 2021
  2,718 signatures

• Provide free face masks for certain people whilst it is mandatory to wear them
  Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  15 signatures

• Conduct an urgent review for the long-term care of the elderly
  Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  152 signatures

• Fund self-defence training for NHS staff
  Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  25 signatures

• Fund band 6 pay for newly-qualified nurses
  Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
  11 signatures

• Public inquiry into UK residents incorrectly being charged for NHS services
  Open from Thursday 24th September 2020 to Wednesday 24th March 2021
  22 signatures

• Set up an independent review into electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) practice.
  Open from Thursday 24th September 2020 to Wednesday 24th March 2021
  1,152 signatures

• Fund more research and awareness for polycystic ovary syndrome
  Open from Friday 25th September 2020 to Thursday 25th March 2021
  52 signatures

• Prepare for COVID-19 Human Challenge Trials by Building a Challenge Study Center
  Open from Friday 25th September 2020 to Thursday 25th March 2021
  1,138 signatures

• Create a public awareness campaign to support people with eating disorders
  Open from Friday 25th September 2020 to Thursday 25th March 2021
  19 signatures

• A law to make spitting at sporting events illegal to stop the spread of diseases
  Open from Friday 25th September 2020 to Thursday 25th March 2021
  42 signatures

• Bring in the £72,000 cap on care costs
  Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
  136 signatures

• Require pre-inquest investigation into all unexplained NHS mental health deaths
  Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
  786 signatures

• Legal right to 2 week review of patients with suspected heart failure (HF)
  Open from Monday 28th September 2020 to Sunday 28th March 2021
  10,734 signatures

• Provide free 'flu jabs to workers who are not working from home this winter.
  Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
  43 signatures

• Fund an increase in GP surgeries to ensure access
  Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
  41 signatures

• Reopen UK Table Dancing Clubs for Autumn 2020
  Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
  901 signatures

• Extend support bubbles to include those living on their own with dependents.
  Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
  972 signatures

• Fund & provide services to allow the vulnerable to shield & re-open the economy
  Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
  1,494 signatures

• Fund research into centchroman as a potential contraceptive
  Open from Wednesday 30th September 2020 to Tuesday 30th March 2021
  53 signatures

• Make consent to school administered vaccinations opt out rather than opt in
  Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
  64 signatures

• Provide funding and improve procedures for survivors with PTSD/CPTSD
  Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
  2,297 signatures

• More mental health funding and support for Northern Ireland
  Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
  150 signatures

• Free eye and dental care for people who suffer with epilepsy
  Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
  462 signatures

• Publish false positive and negative Covid-19 test data for Pillar 2
  Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
  11,135 signatures

• Allow registration of births for all babies after a miscarriage.
  Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
  459 signatures

• Fund a home flu vaccination scheme for autistic children and adults
  Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
  24 signatures

• Fund more research for childhood cancers.
  Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
  59 signatures

• Save lives, protect the vulnerable: work with the EU on a COVID19 vaccine
  Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
  33 signatures

• Fund free or discounted menstrual products
  Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
  48 signatures

• Fund Autistic Support Services for Adults in every city
  Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
  79 signatures

• Fund more research into medical benefits of cannabis
  Open from Friday 2nd October 2020 to Friday 2nd April 2021
  206 signatures

• Establish Care Charter to guarantee acceptable standards for Health & Homecare.
  Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
  36 signatures

• Relax Government guidance on care home visits during Covid-19
  Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
  723 signatures

• More Funding to staff for a 24/7 running A&E service at Weston General Hospital
  Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
  11 signatures

• Make DNA paternity testing mandatory prior to registration on birth certificate
  Open from Monday 5th October 2020 to Monday 5th April 2021
  61 signatures

• Ensure access to treatment and screening for all cancer patients during Covid-19
  Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
  37,632 signatures

• Donate any surplus or unsuitable NHS masks to the public
  Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
  25 signatures

• Introduce Drug Consumption Rooms to prevent drug-related deaths in the UK
  Open from Tuesday 6th October 2020 to Tuesday 6th April 2021
  410 signatures

• Priority testing for students if their bubble has confirmed Covid Case
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  48 signatures

• Nullify non-disclosure agreements/gagging orders for NHS staff for covid-19
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  2,890 signatures

• Start a second lockdown including closing schools to prevent spread of COVID
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  1,900 signatures

• Review all local neurological care for children
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  2,164 signatures

• Fund a nationwide suicide prevention billboard campaign
  Open from Wednesday 7th October 2020 to Wednesday 7th April 2021
  75 signatures

• Work with the NHS to fund and provide a unified and improved wheelchair service
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  200 signatures

• Allow the earning of loyalty points towards stage one baby formula, pumps etc.
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  9 signatures

• Stop the plan to spend £100bn of taxpayers' money on Operation Moonshot
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  83 signatures

• Extend eligibility for MedEx certificates to people with hyperthyroidism
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  1,320 signatures

• Inform pregnant women of the risk of Placenta Accreta after a caesarean section
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  58 signatures

• Make masks mandatory for primary school students and teachers.
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  66 signatures

• Provide funding to make bevacizumab and biosimilars available on NHS
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  2,561 signatures

• Make Covid-19 tests available regularly for shielding families
  Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
  154 signatures

• Revise the regulatory framework for PPE so that it is relevant to healthcare
  Open from Friday 9th October 2020 to Friday 9th April 2021
  165 signatures

• Open Covid-19 test sites nationwide specifically for children/parents/teachers
  Open from Friday 9th October 2020 to Friday 9th April 2021
  32 signatures

• Review how children under 5 years old are tested for Covid-19
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  28 signatures

• Allow nonbinary people in England and Wales to order coronavirus tests
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  637 signatures

• Make all prescriptions for mental health medication free
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  225 signatures

• Fund fertility awareness courses on the NHS as a method of birth control
  Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
  56 signatures

• Give schools a supply of Covid testkits
  Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
  115 signatures

• Access to specialist mental health support for bereaved parents after baby loss.
  Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
  2,928 signatures

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