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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Periods: Diagnosis (14 July 2022)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has plans to allocate funding to diagnostic services for menstrual health.

Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)

Answer

We are investing £2.3 billion to increase capacity in National Health Service diagnostic services in England. This will support the launch of up to 160 community diagnostic centres (CDCs) by March 2025. These CDCs will offer additional capacity for checks and tests, such as urology tests, ultrasound, and blood tests to support gynaecological patient pathways.

Some gynaecological services, such as menstrual health services, are predominantly provided by general practitioners (GPs). We have invested £520 million to improve access to general practitioner capacity, in addition to £1.5 billion to create a further 50 million GP appointments by 2024 to address waiting times for gynaecological services.


Answered by:
Maria Caulfield (Conservative)
27 July 2022

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