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Health: Women

Asked by Alice MacdonaldLabour (Co-op)Department of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 17 June 2025UIN 904642

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve women's health.

Answered by Karin Smyth

We are taking tangible action to transform women's health, including tackling gynaecology waiting lists through the Elective Reform Plan and providing free emergency hormonal contraception at pharmacies from October. There are a record 25,000 full time equivalent midwives in post – 1,400 more than July 2024


These examples demonstrate we are acting on the commitments in the women’s health strategy and listening to women’s experiences.

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