Select Committee · Women and Equalities Committee

Women's reproductive health conditions

Status: Closed Opened: 25 Jul 2023 Closed: 2 May 2025 21 recommendations 30 conclusions 1 report

A short inquiry looking at women’s reproductive health and the challenges that women face when they are being diagnosed and treated for these conditions. The inquiry considers any disparities that exist in the diagnosis and treatment, and the impact of women’s experiences on their health and lives. Read the terms of reference to find out …

Reports

1 report

Title	HC No.	Published	Items	Response
1st Report - Women's reproductive health conditions	HC 337	11 Dec 2024	51	Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item

40 Recommendation 1st Report - Women's reproductive healt… Accepted in Part

Commission NICE to develop and disseminate comprehensive guidelines for all reproductive health conditions, monitoring adherence.

The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England should commission NICE to develop comprehensive guidelines for all reproductive health conditions. Those guidelines should be communicated to GPs and made accessible to patients through the NHS website to allow informed patient-GP discussions. Adherence to these guidelines by medical practitioners …

Government response. The government accepts that reproductive health is a priority for guidelines and notes NICE already has an extensive portfolio and is developing new guidance, but states NICE cannot commit to developing comprehensive guidelines for all conditions due to limited capacity …

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Oral evidence sessions

4 sessions

Date	Witnesses
13 Nov 2024	Dr Sue Mann, Professor Dame Lesley Regan	View ↗
29 Nov 2023	Charlotte McArdle · NHS England, Dr Judith Richardson · National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Dr Robin Buckle · Medical Research Council, Maria Caulfield MP · Department of Health and Social Care, Professor Dame Lesley Regan, Professor Hilary Critchley FMedSci · Academy of Medical Sciences, Professor Lucy Chappell FMedSci · National Institute of Health and Care Research	View ↗
8 Nov 2023	Dr Anne Connolly MBE · Menstrual Health Coalition, Dr Geeta Kumar · Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), Dr Michael Mulholland · Royal College of General Practitioners, Janet Lindsay · Wellbeing of Women, Professor Sue Carr · General Medical Council (GMC), Rebekah Lloyd · This Independent Life	View ↗
18 Oct 2023	Naga Munchetty, Vicky Pattison	View ↗

Correspondence

2 letters

Date	Direction	Title
31 Jan 2024	—	Correspondence from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of H…
10 Jan 2024	—	Correspondence from Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, NHS England, relating to Wome…