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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 … Show more

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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 … Read more

Government response AI summary
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 and its prioritisation framework.
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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 ↗

Who gave evidence

16 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Professor Dame Lesley Regan — 2
Charlotte McArdle · Deputy Chief Nursing Officer NHS England 1
Dr Anne Connolly MBE · Co-Chair Menstrual Health Coalition 1
Dr Geeta Kumar · Vice President for Clinical Quality Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) 1
Dr Judith Richardson · Programme Director National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) 1
Dr Michael Mulholland · Honorary Secretary Royal College of General Practitioners 1
Dr Robin Buckle · Chief Science Officer Medical Research Council 1
Dr Sue Mann — 1
Janet Lindsay · Chief Executive Wellbeing of Women 1
Maria Caulfield MP · Minister for Mental Health and Women's Health Str… Department of Health and Social Care 1
Naga Munchetty — 1
Professor Hilary Critchley FMedSci · Fellow Academy of Medical Sciences 1
Professor Lucy Chappell FMedSci · Chief Executive Officer National Institute of Health and Care Research 1
Professor Sue Carr · Deputy Medical Director General Medical Council (GMC) 1
Rebekah Lloyd · Founder This Independent Life 1
Vicky Pattison — 1

Correspondence

2 letters
DateDirectionTitle
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…