PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Health Professions: Training (10 January 2023)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of incorporating education on female presentation of symptoms into the training of healthcare professionals.

Asked by:
Taiwo Owatemi (Labour)

No specific assessment has been made. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) provides authoritative, evidence based guidelines for healthcare professionals on best practice. In areas where there is evidence of sex based differences in symptoms, diagnosis or treatment, these are reflected in NICE guidelines.

The Women’s Health Strategy for England sets out our ambitions to improve healthcare professional education and training on women’s health. Alongside the Women's Health Ambassador, we will work with education institutions, professional bodies and other stakeholders to improve education and training.

Answered by:
Will Quince (Conservative)
16 January 2023