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
Fund annual heart screenings for under 35s
Open from Thursday 21st July 2022 to Saturday 4th February 2023
584 signatures
Don’t require restaurants and cafes to display calorie counts on menus
Open from Tuesday 18th May 2021 to Thursday 18th November 2021
584 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
Legalise Human Composting (Natural Organic Reduction)
Open from Monday 10th October 2022 to Monday 10th April 2023
575 signatures
Introduce mandatory regulation for non-medic aesthetic practitioners
Opened on Monday 27th November 2023
573 signatures so far
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
Increase support to new parents during lockdown
Open from Wednesday 2nd September 2020 to Tuesday 2nd March 2021
565 signatures
Fund kidney disease screening for all over 50's
Open from Thursday 17th November 2022 to Wednesday 17th May 2023
563 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
Hold a public awareness campaign to raise awareness of early menopause
Open from Friday 6th October 2023 to Saturday 6th April 2024
546 signatures
Review provision of care for people with special needs who are over 18
Open from Monday 2nd August 2021 to Wednesday 2nd February 2022
545 signatures
Review the use of forceps in the delivery of babies
Open from Thursday 31st December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
543 signatures
Suspend the use of surgical hernia mesh and review impact on patients
Open from Monday 2nd August 2021 to Wednesday 2nd February 2022
541 signatures
Offer free cervical screening test once a year to women age 25 to 60
Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
539 signatures
Commission a review into the diagnosis and treatment of SIBO
Open from Friday 19th November 2021 to Thursday 19th May 2022
537 signatures
Increase bursaries for social work students
Open from Wednesday 22nd March 2023 to Friday 22nd September 2023
536 signatures
Launch a review of infant care within NHS England
Opened on Thursday 14th December 2023
534 signatures so far
Fund counselling for all people who are going through pregnancy loss
Open from Tuesday 17th August 2021 to Thursday 17th February 2022
529 signatures
Provide baby changing facilities in all male public toilets
Open from Monday 21st September 2020 to Sunday 21st March 2021
529 signatures
Set up a national harms reporting scheme for non-pharmacological treatments
Open from Friday 19th November 2021 to Thursday 19th May 2022
526 signatures
Fund increased access to IVF for same-sex couples
Open from Thursday 28th October 2021 to Thursday 28th April 2022
525 signatures
Prioritise HGV and delivery drivers to get the vaccine
Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
525 signatures
Offer second boosters to every person over 50 or clinically vulnerable
Open from Thursday 10th March 2022 to Saturday 24th September 2022
523 signatures
Remove the criteria for men who have sex with men to wait before donating blood
Open from Wednesday 6th May 2020 to Friday 6th November 2020
522 signatures
Fund more support for parents who have lost a child through an unexplained death
Open from Friday 29th October 2021 to Friday 29th April 2022
521 signatures
Take action to increase support for people with allergies
Opened on Wednesday 10th April 2024
520 signatures so far
Fund screening for Autism, ADHD and Dyspraxia in all primary schools
Open from Monday 27th March 2023 to Wednesday 27th September 2023
520 signatures
To establish a National Social Care Service, funded through general taxation.
Open from Wednesday 3rd February 2021 to Tuesday 3rd August 2021
519 signatures
Implement a policy whereby pensioners receive free dental treatment
Open from Friday 20th May 2022 to Sunday 4th December 2022
517 signatures
Review accessibility to primary care and face to face appointments with GPs
Open from Friday 6th May 2022 to Sunday 20th November 2022
517 signatures
Require nurses who are educated in menopause working in every healthcare setting
Opened on Thursday 4th January 2024
507 signatures so far
Give elderly and vulnerable adults legal rights to have hospital visitors
Open from Friday 6th May 2022 to Sunday 20th November 2022
507 signatures
Reduce tax on fuel for domiciliary and community care nurses
Open from Tuesday 21st June 2022 to Wednesday 4th January 2023
502 signatures
Fund increased bursary for student nurses
Open from Wednesday 11th October 2023 to Thursday 11th April 2024
497 signatures
Fund research and NHS treatment for R-CPD
Open from Tuesday 13th October 2020 to Tuesday 13th April 2021
497 signatures
Fund improved mental health aftercare for veterans
Open from Wednesday 1st September 2021 to Tuesday 1st March 2022
496 signatures
Fund free neurodivergence screening for all children
Open from Wednesday 16th February 2022 to Tuesday 16th August 2022
494 signatures
Fund routine breast screening from age 30
Open from Thursday 30th September 2021 to Wednesday 30th March 2022
491 signatures
Prevent Covid vaccines for children until clinical trials have fully concluded
Open from Thursday 20th May 2021 to Saturday 20th November 2021
489 signatures
Hold a public inquiry into spending on test and trace
Open from Thursday 5th November 2020 to Wednesday 5th May 2021
489 signatures
Increase funding for NHS Adult Mental Health Services
Open from Tuesday 7th July 2020 to Thursday 7th January 2021
487 signatures
Increase funding to ensure all children in England have access to an NHS dentist
Open from Thursday 14th October 2021 to Thursday 14th April 2022
485 signatures
Classify Covid-19 as an Occupational Disease
Open from Wednesday 10th March 2021 to Friday 10th September 2021
483 signatures
Require all social workers to wear body cameras
Open from Friday 14th August 2020 to Sunday 14th February 2021
480 signatures
Fund better support for women experiencing pregnancy loss and miscarriage
Open from Wednesday 11th March 2020 to Friday 11th September 2020
476 signatures
Free prescriptions for people with mental health issues
Open from Thursday 15th April 2021 to Friday 15th October 2021
470 signatures
Make Covid tests free for everyone again
Open from Monday 10th October 2022 to Monday 10th April 2023
469 signatures
Require workplaces offer women paid menstrual leave
Open from Thursday 24th March 2022 to Saturday 8th October 2022
469 signatures
Include people with high Covid-19 antibody levels in Covid-19 passport schemes
Open from Thursday 1st April 2021 to Friday 1st October 2021
469 signatures
Cap number of pharmacy students due to oversupply of registered UK pharmacists
Open from Tuesday 24th November 2020 to Monday 24th May 2021
468 signatures
Fund routine prostate cancer screening tests for all men over 40
Open from Thursday 10th August 2023 to Saturday 10th February 2024
466 signatures
Fund free parking at hospitals for all healthcare students on placements
Open from Wednesday 5th May 2021 to Friday 5th November 2021
465 signatures
Increase funding for child and adult eating disorder services
Open from Wednesday 13th September 2023 to Wednesday 13th March 2024
464 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
Lift the restrictions against people going on ocean cruises
Open from Thursday 6th August 2020 to Saturday 6th February 2021
462 signatures
Increase funding for Herpes (HSV) education, testing and research
Open from Wednesday 21st July 2021 to Friday 21st January 2022
461 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
Offer breast screenings for cancer to women from the age of 30
Open from Thursday 4th March 2021 to Saturday 4th September 2021
460 signatures
Allow registration of births for all babies after a miscarriage.
Open from Thursday 1st October 2020 to Thursday 1st April 2021
459 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
Ensure latex free PCR COVID test kits are available.
Open from Friday 16th April 2021 to Saturday 16th October 2021
448 signatures
Review arrangements for the prescription of contraceptive pills
Open from Tuesday 16th May 2023 to Thursday 16th November 2023
447 signatures
Require men over the age of 50 to be invited for a PSA test
Open from Tuesday 3rd May 2022 to Thursday 17th November 2022
445 signatures
Fund Vitamin D tests and free/subsidised supplements for BAME communities
Open from Monday 22nd June 2020 to Tuesday 22nd December 2020
442 signatures
Make Covid-19 tests for travel optional or free for EU citizens living in the UK
Open from Monday 12th July 2021 to Wednesday 12th January 2022
438 signatures
Issue birth and death certificates for babies who are lost before 24 weeks
Open from Monday 20th September 2021 to Sunday 20th March 2022
430 signatures
Launch a Public Inquiry into excess deaths
Opened on Monday 11th March 2024
429 signatures so far
Make cervical screening available from age 21
Open from Tuesday 18th October 2022 to Tuesday 18th April 2023
426 signatures
Reform PIP rules and create a dedicated fund to support cancer patients
Open from Tuesday 5th October 2021 to Tuesday 5th April 2022
425 signatures
Recognise trained footwear fitters as providers of healthcare support services
Open from Wednesday 30th December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
425 signatures
Increase funding to improve access to NHS dental services in England
Opened on Monday 22nd January 2024
423 signatures so far
Provide dedicated funding for community residential services for Autistic people
Open from Thursday 12th October 2023 to Friday 12th April 2024
420 signatures
Make wearing a face covering mandatory in indoor spaces and busy public areas
Open from Wednesday 27th October 2021 to Wednesday 27th April 2022
420 signatures
Government action to get the waiting list for diep reconstruction moving
Open from Tuesday 2nd November 2021 to Monday 2nd May 2022
416 signatures
Ban artificial synthetic fragrances in indoor public places & workplaces
Open from Tuesday 29th November 2022 to Monday 29th May 2023
415 signatures
Fund extension of NHS LSF bursary for paramedic students with a first degree
Open from Monday 21st March 2022 to Wednesday 5th October 2022
414 signatures
Fund routine breast screenings from age 40
Open from Friday 10th September 2021 to Thursday 10th March 2022
413 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
Compensate those injured by covid vaccines for all medical costs and lost income
Open from Wednesday 2nd August 2023 to Friday 2nd February 2024
409 signatures
New legislation: ensure informed consent is always given to avoid patient harm.
Opened on Thursday 21st March 2024
408 signatures so far
More funding for NHS CBT to make it more accessible and reduce waiting lists
Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
407 signatures
NHS staff should be awarded a service medal for working through covid-19.
Open from Friday 20th November 2020 to Thursday 20th May 2021
405 signatures
Fund routine scans for women to detect Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
Open from Friday 4th March 2022 to Sunday 4th September 2022
404 signatures
Fund better awareness of and support for people with brain aneurysms
Open from Thursday 29th September 2022 to Wednesday 29th March 2023
393 signatures
Review NHS mental health support for new fathers
Open from Thursday 13th July 2023 to Saturday 13th January 2024
392 signatures
Provide funding for HS to be researched and treatments made available.
Open from Monday 5th December 2022 to Monday 5th June 2023
392 signatures
Collect and publish data on how many children lose a parent to suicide
Open from Friday 21st January 2022 to Thursday 21st July 2022
392 signatures
New rules for manufacturers of medical device implants
Opened on Friday 16th February 2024
390 signatures so far
Increase funding for autism/ADHD assessments to reduce waiting times
Open from Monday 10th July 2023 to Wednesday 10th January 2024
387 signatures
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
Guarantee timely, locally accessible Covid-19 tests for all symptomatic children
Open from Tuesday 22nd September 2020 to Monday 22nd March 2021
386 signatures
Reform funding, eligibility and the award of the Vaccine Damage Payment scheme
Opened on Tuesday 16th April 2024
379 signatures so far
Create a £25 million annual fund to pay for respite breaks for unpaid carers
Open from Wednesday 23rd November 2022 to Tuesday 23rd May 2023
378 signatures
Fund a national screening programme to identify gynaecological abnormalities
Open from Monday 21st February 2022 to Sunday 21st August 2022
377 signatures
Review how emergency services handle location data from the public.
Open from Thursday 5th August 2021 to Saturday 5th February 2022
376 signatures
Fund routine prostate cancer screening tests for men from the age of 50
Open from Tuesday 7th September 2021 to Monday 7th March 2022
373 signatures
COVID-19 tests for everyone working in Social Care.
Open from Wednesday 8th April 2020 to Thursday 8th October 2020
371 signatures
Review mental health training for NHS workers
Opened on Thursday 29th February 2024
370 signatures so far
Reimburse all NHS nurses for their annual registration fees
Open from Tuesday 3rd November 2020 to Monday 3rd May 2021
369 signatures
Fund a walk-in mental health hub in every GP surgery and hospital
Open from Tuesday 17th October 2023 to Wednesday 17th April 2024
368 signatures
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