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.
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Ministers
Don't annually increase the minimum age to buy tobacco, just raise it to 21
Opened on Wednesday 24th April 2024
15 signatures so far
Fund a stroke screening programme using carotid artery scans
Opened on Tuesday 23rd April 2024
15 signatures so far
Require random drug tests for those working in care, social care and teaching
Opened on Friday 5th April 2024
15 signatures so far
Fund thyroid testing for all pregnant women
Opened on Thursday 11th January 2024
15 signatures so far
Investigate NHS shortages of weight-loss injections
Opened on Thursday 14th December 2023
15 signatures so far
Fund Covid LFT kits to be sold to the public at cost price
Open from Thursday 5th May 2022 to Saturday 19th November 2022
15 signatures
Fund free PCR tests for vulnerable people & their families they reside with
Open from Tuesday 3rd May 2022 to Thursday 17th November 2022
15 signatures
Create a new register and regulatory body for Advanced Clinical Practitioners
Open from Tuesday 9th November 2021 to Monday 9th May 2022
15 signatures
Prioritise hospitality and retail workers for Covid-19 vaccine
Open from Thursday 15th April 2021 to Friday 15th October 2021
15 signatures
Fund free dental care for cancer patients in receipt of PIP or ESA
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
15 signatures
Increase investment in UK-based vaccine research and production
Open from Tuesday 30th March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
15 signatures
Prioritise over-55 self-employed construction workers for Covid-19 vaccination
Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
15 signatures
Fund an NHS mental health texting service
Open from Monday 7th December 2020 to Monday 7th June 2021
15 signatures
Nationwide sweep and trace COVID testing, every individual and every household.
Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
15 signatures
Require GPs and the NHS to act on mental health referrals by third parties
Open from Friday 23rd October 2020 to Friday 23rd April 2021
15 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
Fund 1 free eye test for everyone once lockdown is over
Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
15 signatures
Reform the system for seeking compensation from the NHS
Open from Thursday 30th July 2020 to Saturday 30th January 2021
15 signatures
Provide additional funding for the Open Dialogue method to mental health
Open from Thursday 2nd July 2020 to Saturday 2nd January 2021
15 signatures
Supply body suits to all to combat COVID19 and other air-transmitted viruses
Open from Thursday 11th June 2020 to Friday 11th December 2020
15 signatures
Fund the procurement of additional medical capacity from the private sector
Open from Monday 23rd March 2020 to Wednesday 23rd September 2020
15 signatures
Ban smoking in public outdoor green spaces and outdoor communal areas
Opened on Thursday 25th April 2024
14 signatures so far
Free prescriptions for chronic kidney disease patients
Opened on Wednesday 13th March 2024
14 signatures so far
Create legal minimums for rental property furnishing categories.
Opened on Wednesday 13th March 2024
14 signatures so far
Remove Section 1 (D) of the Abortion Law 1967
Opened on Wednesday 6th March 2024
14 signatures so far
Prevent anyone who is not a qualified medical doctor using the title "Dr"
Open from Tuesday 5th April 2022 to Wednesday 19th October 2022
14 signatures
Require all pharmacies to support online payment and postal delivery
Open from Tuesday 20th July 2021 to Thursday 20th January 2022
14 signatures
Treat vaccine trial participants as fully vaccinated for self-isolation purpose
Open from Monday 12th July 2021 to Wednesday 12th January 2022
14 signatures
Make it compulsory to have a pregnancy test before having an IUD/“coil” fitted
Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
14 signatures
Government give priority for Covid-19 vaccination to people with a BMI of 35-40
Open from Friday 26th March 2021 to Sunday 26th September 2021
14 signatures
Fund training and resources for GPs for Binge Eating Disorder
Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
14 signatures
Publish weekly death statistics in the UK by cause
Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
14 signatures
Help fund local hospices!
Open from Wednesday 16th December 2020 to Wednesday 16th June 2021
14 signatures
Publish data on asymptomatic covid-19 patients treated for other conditions
Open from Tuesday 8th December 2020 to Tuesday 8th June 2021
14 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
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
Supply free sanitary items and toiletries for NHS and Keyworkers during COVID-19
Open from Tuesday 7th July 2020 to Thursday 7th January 2021
14 signatures
Create NHS immunity from prosecution for negligence claims.
Open from Friday 10th July 2020 to Sunday 10th January 2021
14 signatures
COVID-19: Allowing people to go for drives for mental health
Open from Monday 8th June 2020 to Tuesday 8th December 2020
14 signatures
Legal wellbeing requirements to support carers after a false accusation
Open from Monday 14th November 2022 to Sunday 14th May 2023
13 signatures
Abolish free school meals for all children
Open from Friday 30th September 2022 to Thursday 30th March 2023
13 signatures
Make NHS Covid Pass available to 5-11 year olds following positive PCR test
Open from Friday 20th May 2022 to Sunday 4th December 2022
13 signatures
Don't change the definition of 'fully vaccinated' to include boosters
Open from Monday 10th January 2022 to Sunday 10th July 2022
13 signatures
Ensure pregnant women are offered their second vaccination after 3 weeks
Open from Wednesday 1st September 2021 to Tuesday 1st March 2022
13 signatures
Make vaccination freely available at airports to UK arrivals
Open from Friday 6th August 2021 to Sunday 6th February 2022
13 signatures
Increase NHS paediatric funding to support children affected by pandemic
Open from Thursday 13th May 2021 to Saturday 13th November 2021
13 signatures
Fund free Covid tests for carers, NHS staff and their families after travelling
Open from Monday 26th April 2021 to Tuesday 26th October 2021
13 signatures
Prioritise park staff and park rangers for Covid vaccination
Open from Friday 19th March 2021 to Sunday 19th September 2021
13 signatures
Raise awareness on Selective Mutism & support adjustments in education settings
Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
13 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
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
Government to fund parallel running of mass production for all Covid-19 trials.
Open from Monday 20th April 2020 to Tuesday 20th October 2020
13 signatures
Rename the Mental Health Act to the Mind Health Act.
Open from Friday 17th April 2020 to Saturday 17th October 2020
13 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
Review compatibility of detention under MHA with freedom of expression
Open from Thursday 14th July 2022 to Saturday 28th January 2023
12 signatures
Fund more specialised NHS aftercare for new mothers
Open from Thursday 27th May 2021 to Saturday 27th November 2021
12 signatures
Give Covid ICU NHS staff 10% bonus + raise all NHS basic pay under £25k by 10%.
Open from Wednesday 17th March 2021 to Friday 17th September 2021
12 signatures
Add Tier 4 areas as a priority in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan
Open from Wednesday 30th December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
12 signatures
Ensure medical and dental students are paid whilst on placement
Open from Tuesday 1st December 2020 to Tuesday 1st June 2021
12 signatures
Increase regulation of homeopathic treatments and practitioners
Open from Monday 9th November 2020 to Sunday 9th May 2021
12 signatures
Pay frontline staff a benefit who had COVID-19 due to their work and recovered
Open from Friday 10th July 2020 to Sunday 10th January 2021
12 signatures
Pass the Tobacco and Vapes Bill before the next General Election
Opened on Thursday 25th April 2024
11 signatures so far
Extend baby loss certificate scheme to cover baby loss before September 2018
Opened on Wednesday 20th March 2024
11 signatures so far
Abolish Managed Quarantine for all economic migrants
Open from Monday 16th August 2021 to Wednesday 16th February 2022
11 signatures
Allow under 18s returning from red list countries to quarantine at home
Open from Thursday 22nd July 2021 to Saturday 22nd January 2022
11 signatures
Fund hospitals to provide 24 hour access to a sonographer
Open from Tuesday 20th April 2021 to Wednesday 20th October 2021
11 signatures
Ban Brazilian Butt Augmentations
Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
11 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
Fund band 6 pay for newly-qualified nurses
Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
11 signatures
Enable the NHS to set its own legally binding budget and priorities
Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
11 signatures
Advise people to avoid shaking hands during COVID-19
Open from Monday 23rd March 2020 to Wednesday 23rd September 2020
11 signatures
Require separate spaces in NHS settings for pregnancy loss and fertility testing
Scrap testing requirements for international travel for vaccinated travellers
Open from Thursday 27th January 2022 to Wednesday 27th July 2022
10 signatures
Hold an inquiry into the implementation of Serenity Integrated Mentoring
Open from Thursday 14th October 2021 to Thursday 14th April 2022
10 signatures
Early Years Practitioners to be included in exemption list for self-isolation
Open from Thursday 29th July 2021 to Saturday 29th January 2022
10 signatures
Prioritise front line workers aged 40+ for COVID-19 vaccination
Open from Thursday 11th March 2021 to Saturday 11th September 2021
10 signatures
Fund research into additional Covid-19 prevention measures
Open from Thursday 18th February 2021 to Wednesday 18th August 2021
10 signatures
Make COVID-19 tests available to all members of households with a positive case
Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
10 signatures
Ban all travel to and from Spain
Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
10 signatures
Prioritise pregnant women in their third trimester for Covid-19 vaccination
Open from Thursday 13th May 2021 to Saturday 13th November 2021
9 signatures
Extend the forced Embryo Destruction time limit during the COVID-19 pandemic
Open from Tuesday 20th April 2021 to Wednesday 20th October 2021
9 signatures
Provide regular, weekly coronavirus testing for Adult Day Support Workers
Open from Thursday 14th January 2021 to Wednesday 14th July 2021
9 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
Extend Embryo Destruction statutory cooling-off period by 1-year due to COVID
Open from Tuesday 6th April 2021 to Wednesday 6th October 2021
8 signatures
Exempt foreign students from quarantine upon their arrival in September
Open from Friday 21st August 2020 to Sunday 21st February 2021
7 signatures
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