Browse Departments Department of Health and Social CarePetitions

Petitions sponsored by Department of Health and Social Care

738 petitions, ranked by signature count · page 1 of 15.

Appoint a Maternity Commissioner to improve maternity care for mums and babies

Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test

Cancel the clinical trial into puberty blockers & safeguard vulnerable children

Funding so all infants are offered Type 1 Diabetes Testing in routine care

Increase funding for people with Parkinson’s and implement the "Parky Charter"

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Invest in brain cancer and give rights – turn terminal into treatable

Lower the age for invites to regular mammograms to 40 & perform annually

Support newly qualified nurses: Review barriers to NHS jobs

Legally enshrine the right of adults to physically transition using NHS services

Strengthen regulation of supported accommodations

Introduce a screening programme for prostate cancer, starting with high-risk men

Exempt all social care providers from the employer NIC increase

Fund cardiac screening at age 14 years and cardiac awareness programme

Add Sickle Cell Disease to NHS Prescription Charge Exemption List

Hold an inquiry into CAMHS and NHS children’s mental health delays

Fund mandatory neurodevelopmental screening for all children

Introduce an NHS data opt-out & require a consultation for system expansions

Do not stop transgender people from receiving care in mainstream hospital wards

Inquiry into sexual violence in NHS hospitals

Fund vouchers for people with coeliac disease

Postural Tachycardia Syndrome: fund training and facilities

An independent evaluation of the Cass review on child gender services

Fund better Functional Neurological Disorder care, treatment and support

Review and fund improved detection and diagnosis of prostate cancer

Lift restrictions on prescribing puberty blockers to trans children.

Require all emergency services to record staff suicides

Fund pay for student nurses and midwives for placement hours

NHS funding for egg freezing, for those suffering from endometriosis.

Do not restrict vape flavours

Reduce minimum retirement age for ambulance staff to 55

Lower bowel cancer screening age to 30 & funding for investigation of symptoms

Increase funding for PMDD, PME and menopause screening in mental health services

Require the use of sexed language in government-funded health communications

Halt proposed NHS redundancies affecting 18,000 staff pending impact assessment

Fund Awareness and Training Regarding Functional Neurological Disorders (FND)

Fund free dental care for head & neck cancer patients

Funding for Hyperemesis Gravidarum care

We are petitioning for a National Referendum on Assisted Dying

Fund more CAR T Cell Therapy for eligible patients

Review decision to abolish independent local Healthwatch

Require female CPR manikins in all certified first aid training programs

Fund a National Endometriosis Registry and Audit to Help Improve NHS Care

Abolish the Casey Commission into adult social care

Introduce legally enforceable safe nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in the NHS

Fund more staff training and better facilities in psychiatric hospitals

Abolish tuition fees for healthcare courses and pay students on NHS placements

Require NHS to offer routine third trimester pregnancy ultrasound scan

Introduce new air quality and PPE rules for health and social care settings

Cap price hikes for privately prescribed essential medicines