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
Launch a Public Inquiry into excess mortality in England and Wales
Open from Wednesday 7th June 2023 to Thursday 7th December 2023
14,113 signatures
Do not end legal obligations to self-isolate if people test positive for covid
Open from Wednesday 26th January 2022 to Tuesday 26th July 2022
14,011 signatures
Lower the age that breast screening services are offered
Open from Wednesday 5th August 2020 to Friday 5th February 2021
13,900 signatures
Review and fund improved diagnosis and treatment of ADHD
Open from Tuesday 20th October 2020 to Tuesday 20th April 2021
13,881 signatures
Add Crohn’s & Colitis to the Medically Exempt Certificate
Open from Friday 28th August 2020 to Sunday 28th February 2021
13,875 signatures
Do not make COVID vaccination a requirement for health and social care workers
Open from Monday 22nd November 2021 to Sunday 22nd May 2022
13,385 signatures
Increase funding for eating disorder treatment in the community and inpatient
Open from Monday 8th February 2021 to Sunday 8th August 2021
13,365 signatures
Fund the reopening of the three state-of-the-art Rutherford Cancer Centres
Test for cervical cell changes, regardless of HPV negative results
Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
13,307 signatures
Increase funding for treatment of pulmonary fibrosis & interstitial lung disease
Open from Wednesday 31st August 2022 to Tuesday 14th March 2023
13,207 signatures
Make prison staff top priority as key workers to recieve the covid 19 vaccine
Open from Monday 11th January 2021 to Sunday 11th July 2021
13,092 signatures
Create a new regulator of doctors to replace the General Medical Council (GMC)
Open from Wednesday 21st December 2022 to Wednesday 21st June 2023
13,090 signatures
Ensure student nurses are paid for placement hours
Open from Wednesday 9th March 2022 to Friday 23rd September 2022
13,076 signatures
Fund free dental care for all
Open from Tuesday 19th September 2023 to Tuesday 19th March 2024
12,895 signatures
Fund research, treatment and awareness of Functional Neurological Disorder
Open from Tuesday 5th January 2021 to Monday 5th July 2021
12,894 signatures
'Owen's Law' - Change the law around allergy labelling in UK restaurants
Open from Thursday 13th May 2021 to Saturday 13th November 2021
12,888 signatures
Increase investment in Speech and Language Therapy.
Opened on Tuesday 5th March 2024
12,574 signatures so far
Review how to turn MHRA into a fully transparent, patient first regulator
Opened on Monday 18th December 2023
12,557 signatures so far
Include public transport workers in priority groups for covid 19 vaccination
Open from Wednesday 30th December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
12,352 signatures
Fund research into improving the safety of contraceptive options
Open from Tuesday 11th August 2020 to Thursday 11th February 2021
12,282 signatures
Urgent funding for research into Long Covid and ME/CFS treatments and cures
Open from Thursday 5th January 2023 to Wednesday 5th July 2023
12,154 signatures
Hold a statutory public inquiry into Gender Identity Ideology and Queer Theory
Opened on Wednesday 22nd November 2023
12,058 signatures so far
Fund newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy immediately
Open from Thursday 17th June 2021 to Friday 17th December 2021
11,953 signatures
Fund research into any relationship between microclots and long Covid and ME
Open from Thursday 13th January 2022 to Wednesday 13th July 2022
11,901 signatures
Fund adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) screening for children at birth.
Open from Monday 14th December 2020 to Monday 14th June 2021
11,840 signatures
Minimum wage pay for all healthcare students for placement hours worked!
Open from Monday 11th July 2022 to Wednesday 25th January 2023
11,763 signatures
Give more funding for thyroid research and patients after price hike
Open from Monday 4th September 2023 to Monday 4th March 2024
11,719 signatures
Ensure global and equitable access to vaccines, tests, treatments, and PPE.
Open from Friday 7th January 2022 to Thursday 7th July 2022
11,605 signatures
Make the NHS Pension scheme tax-unregistered
Open from Friday 15th July 2022 to Sunday 29th January 2023
11,532 signatures
Provide funding to local authorities to protect health visiting provision
Open from Friday 2nd July 2021 to Sunday 2nd January 2022
11,528 signatures
Fund breast cancer screening from the age of 40
Opened on Wednesday 6th December 2023
11,456 signatures so far
Record the number of bereaved children to ensure they are supported
Open from Tuesday 2nd May 2023 to Thursday 2nd November 2023
11,423 signatures
Hold a Public Inquiry into pre and post diagnosis ADHD support.
Open from Friday 19th May 2023 to Sunday 19th November 2023
11,303 signatures
Reform the Vaccine Damage Payment with payments based on the scale of disability
Open from Wednesday 9th November 2022 to Tuesday 9th May 2023
11,257 signatures
Enact legislation to make 'psychologist' a protected title
Opened on Thursday 28th March 2024
11,149 signatures so far
Publish false positive and negative Covid-19 test data for Pillar 2
Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
11,134 signatures
Don't offer covid-19 vaccine to 5-11 year olds until phase 3 trials complete
Open from Wednesday 1st December 2021 to Wednesday 1st June 2022
11,115 signatures
Allow ARRS funding to be used for practice nurses and GPs
Opened on Thursday 21st December 2023
11,086 signatures so far
Independent review of the NHS dental contract
Open from Friday 8th January 2021 to Thursday 8th July 2021
11,067 signatures
Create a publicly owned manufacturer for off-patent, generic drugs in the UK
Open from Tuesday 3rd August 2021 to Thursday 3rd February 2022
10,983 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
10,733 signatures
Make it a legal requirement for restaurants to add carbohydrate content to menus
Open from Monday 17th May 2021 to Wednesday 17th November 2021
10,728 signatures
Review triage procedures used by NHS maternity wards
Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
10,712 signatures
Do not require Covid vaccination passports for crowded events
Open from Friday 23rd July 2021 to Sunday 23rd January 2022
10,642 signatures
Review management of ADHD assessments and increase funding
Open from Thursday 7th October 2021 to Thursday 7th April 2022
10,573 signatures
Fund dedicated dementia wards in all hospitals
Open from Monday 17th August 2020 to Wednesday 17th February 2021
10,564 signatures
Increase investment in Pancreatic Cancer research
Open from Monday 30th November 2020 to Sunday 30th May 2021
10,541 signatures
Fund menopause awareness training for Practice Nurses
Open from Thursday 2nd March 2023 to Saturday 2nd September 2023
10,531 signatures
Protect the NHS and All Healthcare: Require #MasksInHealthcare
Open from Wednesday 12th April 2023 to Thursday 12th October 2023
10,529 signatures
Introduce a Suicide Prevention Act to seek to minimise suicides
Open from Wednesday 19th July 2023 to Friday 19th January 2024
10,478 signatures
Fund the drug Baricitinib on the NHS to treat severe alopecia areata
Open from Wednesday 31st May 2023 to Thursday 30th November 2023
10,427 signatures
Review NHS treatment of pregnant women experiencing reduced fetal movements
Open from Thursday 5th August 2021 to Saturday 5th February 2022
10,418 signatures
Government to match the £500 bonus to all care staff
Open from Tuesday 14th July 2020 to Thursday 14th January 2021
10,321 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
10,301 signatures
Fund free access to baby CPR training during pregnancy
Open from Wednesday 31st August 2022 to Tuesday 14th March 2023
10,291 signatures
Extend Maternity Exemption Certificates
Open from Tuesday 28th July 2020 to Thursday 28th January 2021
10,089 signatures
Create a religious exemption to any vaccine passport requirements
Open from Friday 23rd July 2021 to Sunday 23rd January 2022
9,961 signatures
Provide an update on the release of £50 million for MND research
Open from Thursday 1st December 2022 to Thursday 1st June 2023
9,862 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
9,661 signatures
Continue to make face masks mandatory in all healthcare settings from 19th July.
Open from Monday 12th July 2021 to Wednesday 12th January 2022
8,811 signatures
Record and publish numbers of people with long Covid
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
8,808 signatures
Require parental consent for all medical treatment for children aged under 16
Open from Monday 6th September 2021 to Sunday 6th March 2022
8,651 signatures
All key workers to be higher up the list for coronavirus vaccine
Open from Tuesday 29th December 2020 to Tuesday 29th June 2021
7,947 signatures
Prioritise early years practitioners to urgently receive Covid 19 vaccine.
Open from Friday 8th January 2021 to Thursday 8th July 2021
7,843 signatures
Fund routine testing for Group B Streptococcus during late pregnancy
Open from Monday 7th March 2022 to Wednesday 7th September 2022
7,752 signatures
Offer the Covid-19 vaccine to under 18s
Open from Friday 25th June 2021 to Saturday 25th December 2021
7,709 signatures
Increase funding for treatment and research into endometriosis
Opened on Tuesday 2nd January 2024
7,693 signatures so far
Review aftercare provided by the NHS for everyone affected by a Cardiac Arrest
Open from Tuesday 20th June 2023 to Wednesday 20th December 2023
7,605 signatures
Allow those diagnosed with Crohn’s and Colitis to access Medical Exemption card
Open from Monday 8th August 2022 to Wednesday 22nd February 2023
7,572 signatures
Ensure mental health assessments for children are within 4 weeks of GP referral
Open from Thursday 10th June 2021 to Friday 10th December 2021
7,480 signatures
Ensure bowel cancer screening is offered to all adults
Open from Tuesday 17th November 2020 to Monday 17th May 2021
7,331 signatures
Require bowel care policies and specialist bowel care at all NHS hospitals
Opened on Thursday 14th December 2023
7,301 signatures so far
Introduce a 'Vaccination Passport' for international travel
Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
7,278 signatures
Do not require a Covid passport for access to any services, jobs or events
Open from Monday 6th September 2021 to Sunday 6th March 2022
7,090 signatures
Increase pay for all NHS staff by 15%
Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
6,824 signatures
Fund improved treatment and awareness of Functional Neurological Disorders
Open from Friday 1st April 2022 to Saturday 15th October 2022
6,774 signatures
Exempt NHS workers who have recovered from COVID from vaccination requirements
Open from Tuesday 21st December 2021 to Tuesday 21st June 2022
6,744 signatures
Provide adequate PPE equipment for medical professionals working with COVID-19
Open from Wednesday 1st April 2020 to Thursday 1st October 2020
6,651 signatures
Review and fund newborn screening tests for cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Open from Tuesday 1st June 2021 to Wednesday 1st December 2021
6,576 signatures
Prioritise funeral workers for COVID vaccine.
Open from Tuesday 5th January 2021 to Monday 5th July 2021
6,525 signatures
Commission NICE to Review Guidelines on Chronic Pain (Published April 2021)
Open from Thursday 9th September 2021 to Wednesday 9th March 2022
6,502 signatures
Provide free PCR tests for international travel and return to the UK
Open from Thursday 8th July 2021 to Saturday 8th January 2022
6,464 signatures
Allow jobless overseas healthcare workers in UK to stay for one year
Opened on Friday 22nd March 2024
6,461 signatures so far
Increase funding for crisis and acute mental health services
Open from Tuesday 17th November 2020 to Monday 17th May 2021
6,419 signatures
Establish community rehabilitation for all ICU patients across the country.
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
6,337 signatures
Ensure continued Universal health cover by legally committing to a minimum spend
Open from Thursday 12th March 2020 to Saturday 12th September 2020
6,254 signatures
Provide funding for universal access to Fracture Liaison Services (FLS)
Open from Thursday 10th February 2022 to Wednesday 10th August 2022
6,062 signatures
Fund free hotel quarantine and testing for all UK arrivals
Open from Thursday 25th February 2021 to Wednesday 25th August 2021
6,002 signatures
Fund free HRT on the NHS for women experiencing the menopause
Open from Wednesday 5th May 2021 to Friday 5th November 2021
5,952 signatures
Introduce statutory regulation of physician associates (PAs) by 2023
Open from Monday 10th October 2022 to Monday 10th April 2023
5,922 signatures
Fast-track rollout of Covid vaccine in 5-11s post MHRA approval
Open from Thursday 25th November 2021 to Wednesday 25th May 2022
5,913 signatures
Increase research funding for devastating disease Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
5,760 signatures
Include Sickle Cell Anemia in the List of Illnesses Eligible for a MedEx Card
Open from Tuesday 6th September 2022 to Monday 20th March 2023
5,701 signatures
Recognise all vaccinations using WHO approved vaccines for international travel
Open from Monday 16th August 2021 to Wednesday 16th February 2022
5,681 signatures
Review how babies with tongue tie are treated & diagnosed
Open from Wednesday 9th March 2022 to Friday 23rd September 2022
5,523 signatures
Fund IVF for same sex couples
Open from Thursday 4th March 2021 to Saturday 4th September 2021
5,512 signatures
Make prescriptions free for everyone with Cystic Fibrosis
Open from Thursday 27th August 2020 to Saturday 27th February 2021
5,406 signatures
Prioritise all asthmatics for the Covid vaccine.
Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
5,296 signatures
Repeal regulations on Covid-19 jabs for care workers pending impact statement
Open from Tuesday 20th July 2021 to Thursday 20th January 2022
5,276 signatures
Repeal all "Plan B" Covid measures
Open from Tuesday 14th December 2021 to Tuesday 14th June 2022
5,197 signatures
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