PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Endometriosis and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (15 October 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce diagnosis times for endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome in (a) Enfield, (b) London and (c) England.

Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)

Endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome can be difficult to diagnose. Endometriosis can only be definitively diagnosed through a laparoscopy under general anaesthetic. Accordingly, it can be more appropriate to treat mild symptoms of endometriosis without a definitive diagnosis.

NHS England and NHS Improvement do not currently have plans to undertake a review of diagnosis times in England or London specifically. However, the North Central London Integrated Care System (ICS), which includes Enfield, has an ICS-wide clinical network to look at prioritisation and reducing waiting lists for gynaecology.

Answered by:
Maria Caulfield (Conservative)
30 November 2021