Select committee: Health and Social Care Committee
Men's health
Closed
Opened 20 Jul 2023
Closed 30 May 2024
Health and Social Care Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
This inquiry on men’s health will explore a range of issues relating to male health outcomes. Life expectancy for men is consistently lower than for women and fell in 2020. This inquiry is an opportunity to consider the factors driving that difference. The Men’s Health Forum, a registered charity with the aim of improving the health of men and boys in the UK, has highlighted some of the challenges relating to health outcomes amongst men: In the UK, one man in five dies before he reaches the age of 65. More than two in five men die before the age of 75 Three-quarters of premature deaths from cardiovascular disease are amongst men Men have a 37% higher risk of dying from cancer and a 67% higher chance of dying from cancers that affect both men and women Four in five suicides are by men – suicide is the biggest cause of death for men under 35 and there has been a sharp increase in the rate among men aged 35- 64.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 20 July 2023.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 4 oral evidence sessionsLatest 7 May 2024
- 109 written submissions
- 17 witnesses
Recent activity
- Chair to the Secretary of Sate for Health and Social Care on the Men's Health inquiry 23.05.2428 May 2024, Correspondence
- Oral evidence session7 May 2024, Oral evidence
- Fatherhood Institute19 March 2024, Written evidence · IMH0115
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 7 May 2024 |
Oral evidence session
Jason Yiannikkou · Department of Health and Social Care,
Maria Caulfield MP · Department of Health and Social Care
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| 5 Mar 2024 |
Oral evidence session
Ceri Durham · Social Action for Health,
Dr Jeremy Davies · Fatherhood Institute,
Dr Justin Varney · Birmingham City Council,
Dr Veena Raleigh · King's Fund,
Karla Capstick · Small Steps Big Changes,
Simon Yates · Place2Be
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| 23 Jan 2024 |
Oral Evidence
Amy O'Connor · Movember,
Chiara De Biase · Prostate Cancer UK,
Mark Brooks OBE, Policy Adviser: Men's Health, Inclusion and Domestic Abuse,
Martin Tod · Men's Health Forum
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| 5 Dec 2023 |
Oral evidence session
Anthony Davis · British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy,
Charlie Bethel · UK Men's Sheds Association,
Joy Hibbins · Suicide Crisis,
Sarah Meek · Mates in Mind,
Tim Taylor · Leeds City Council
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Written evidence
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| Reference | Date | Submitter |
|---|---|---|
| IMH0115 | 19 Mar 2024 | Fatherhood Institute |
| IMH0114 | 5 Mar 2024 | Mr Mark Brooks OBE |
| IMH0113 | 29 Jan 2024 | Prostate Cancer UK |
| IMH0112 | 29 Jan 2024 | 15 Square |
| IMH0111 | 24 Jan 2024 | National Secular Society |
| IMH0110 | 24 Jan 2024 | Suicide Crisis (a registered charity that runs a Suicide Crisis Centre) |
| IMH0102 | 24 Jan 2024 | Department of Health and Social Care |
| IMH0033 | 9 Jan 2024 | Dr David Edwards, Past president British Society for Sexual medicine (BSSM) and chair Primary Care Testosterone Advisory Group |
| IMH0109 | 9 Jan 2024 | Irish Men's Sheds Association |
| IMH0023 | 14 Dec 2023 | Mr Frank Fallon, Twining Enterprise |
| IMH0013 | 5 Dec 2023 | Fatherhood Institute |
| IMH0012 | 5 Dec 2023 | Mr Robert Shelswell, Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust |
| IMH0015 | 29 Nov 2023 | Mr Stephen Hetterley |
| IMH0014 | 29 Nov 2023 | Steven Paul Moxon, Self. Active since 2009. 22 peer-reviewed major science review papers on the sexes journal-published, two books, and other papers published.. |
| IMH0011 | 29 Nov 2023 | MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, Southampton University |
| IMH0010 | 29 Nov 2023 | ManHealth CIC |
| IMH0007 | 29 Nov 2023 | Mr Ian Stones, testhim |
| IMH0006 | 29 Nov 2023 | Dr Alex Vickery, Cardiff Metropolitan University |
| IMH0005 | 29 Nov 2023 | AstraZeneca UK |
| IMH0004 | 29 Nov 2023 | Diabetes Ambassador/Activist Tony Kelly, NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System |
| IMH0002 | 29 Nov 2023 | Richard Richard O'Neill |
| IMH0001 | 29 Nov 2023 | Mr Martin Seager, self-employed (founder of Male Psychology Section of the BPS) |
| IMH0030 | 29 Nov 2023 | Prostate Cancer Research |
| IMH0029 | 29 Nov 2023 | CHAPS Men's Health Charity |
| IMH0028 | 29 Nov 2023 | Mr. Jason Crockford |
| IMH0027 | 29 Nov 2023 | Dr Elizabeth Marsh, University of Derby |
| IMH0026 | 29 Nov 2023 | MAN v FAT |
| IMH0025 | 29 Nov 2023 | Dr Gary Shepherd, York St John University |
| IMH0024 | 29 Nov 2023 | CWU NW Safety Forum |
| IMH0022 | 29 Nov 2023 | Temper Domestic Violence Ltd |
| IMH0021 | 29 Nov 2023 | Gender Parity UK |
| IMH0020 | 29 Nov 2023 | Alcohol Health Alliance |
| IMH0019 | 29 Nov 2023 | Dr Paul Gorczynski, University of Greenwich |
| IMH0018 | 29 Nov 2023 | Prof. Ralf Henkel, LogixX Pharma |
| IMH0017 | 29 Nov 2023 | Equal Start |
| IMH0016 | 29 Nov 2023 | Peppy Health |
| IMH0045 | 29 Nov 2023 | Hastings Voluntary Action Men's Health and Wellbeing Project |
| IMH0044 | 29 Nov 2023 | Essity |
| IMH0043 | 29 Nov 2023 | LGBT Foundation |
| IMH0042 | 29 Nov 2023 | Dr Caroline Flurey, University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol |
| IMH0041 | 29 Nov 2023 | James' Place |
| IMH0040 | 29 Nov 2023 | Prostate Cancer UK |
| IMH0038 | 29 Nov 2023 | Mr Peter Reynolds |
| IMH0037 | 29 Nov 2023 | Ms Dianne Martin, n/a |
| IMH0036 | 29 Nov 2023 | Alcohol Change UK |
| IMH0035 | 29 Nov 2023 | MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow |
| IMH0034 | 29 Nov 2023 | UK Men's Sheds Association |
| IMH0032 | 29 Nov 2023 | Global Action on Men's Health |
| IMH0031 | 29 Nov 2023 | Place2Be |
| IMH0059 | 29 Nov 2023 | Centre for Longitudinal Studies, University College London |
Who gave evidence
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
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| Amy O'Connor · Global Lead, Policy and Advocacy | Movember | 1 |
| Anthony Davis · Registered Therapist | British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy | 1 |
| Ceri Durham · Chief Executive Officer | Social Action for Health | 1 |
| Charlie Bethel · Chief Executive | UK Men's Sheds Association | 1 |
| Chiara De Biase · Director of Support and Influencing | Prostate Cancer UK | 1 |
| Dr Jeremy Davies · Head of Impact and Communications | Fatherhood Institute | 1 |
| Dr Justin Varney · Director of Public Health | Birmingham City Council | 1 |
| Dr Veena Raleigh · Senior Fellow | King's Fund | 1 |
| Jason Yiannikkou · Director of System, Oversight and Integration | Department of Health and Social Care | 1 |
| Joy Hibbins · Managing Director | Suicide Crisis | 1 |
| Karla Capstick · Programme Director | Small Steps Big Changes | 1 |
| Maria Caulfield MP · Minister for Mental Health and Women's Health Strategy | Department of Health and Social Care | 1 |
| Mark Brooks OBE, Policy Adviser: Men's Health, Inclusion and Domestic Abuse | Not recorded | 1 |
| Martin Tod · Chief Executive | Men's Health Forum | 1 |
| Sarah Meek · Managing Director | Mates in Mind | 1 |
| Simon Yates · Director of Operations | Place2Be | 1 |
| Tim Taylor · Head of Public Health | Leeds City Council | 1 |
Correspondence
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| Published | Direction | Letter |
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| 28 May 2024 | Not recorded | Chair to the Secretary of Sate for Health and Social Care on the Men's Health inquiry 23.05.24 |