Recommendations & Conclusions
4 items
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Recommendation
12th Report – Menstrual health of girls…
Accepted in Part
The Government should encourage schools to use part of the RSHE grant funding to train teachers on the menstrual and gynaecological health elements of the curriculum. The Department for Education should work with the Department of Health and Social Care and stakeholders such as Wellbeing of Women and the Royal …
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The Government should encourage schools to use part of the RSHE grant funding to train teachers on the menstrual and gynaecological health elements of the curriculum. The Department for Education should work with the Department of Health and Social Care and stakeholders such as Wellbeing of Women and the Royal Colleges to ensure that effective training and resources are made available to schools. There are educators and campaigners willing to provide training and resources for limited cost. Adequate training need not be time-consuming. (Recommendation, Paragraph 30)
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Government response AI summary
The government acknowledges the importance of effective RSHE delivery and commits for DfE to work with DHSC to ensure menstrual health is considered in further teacher training and resource development. It notes schools can continue using RSHE grant funding for this purpose, but doesn't explicitly …
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Government Equalities Office
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Recommendation
12th Report – Menstrual health of girls…
Accepted in Part
The Government must improve NHS England’s processes for approving and publishing third-party health content. There is a growing number of expert healthcare professionals putting out accurate, engaging and helpful information on social media that merits wider publication and promotion via official channels. The Government should expand the channels via which …
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The Government must improve NHS England’s processes for approving and publishing third-party health content. There is a growing number of expert healthcare professionals putting out accurate, engaging and helpful information on social media that merits wider publication and promotion via official channels. The Government should expand the channels via which the NHS communicates, including TikTok and other platforms popular with girls and younger women. (Recommendation, Paragraph 63)
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Government response AI summary
The government agrees on the importance of improving NHS England’s processes for third-party content but states the NHS already has a robust process, implying no further improvement is needed. It also commits to developing a social media content plan to promote the Women's Health Strategy, …
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Government Equalities Office
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Recommendation
12th Report – Menstrual health of girls…
Accepted in Part
We are concerned that women’s health hubs have not been specified in the 2025/6 operational planning guidance. There is a high risk that without a central requirement to deliver women’s health hubs, and with Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) required to find substantial efficiency savings, they will be scaled back or …
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We are concerned that women’s health hubs have not been specified in the 2025/6 operational planning guidance. There is a high risk that without a central requirement to deliver women’s health hubs, and with Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) required to find substantial efficiency savings, they will be scaled back or discontinued. We believe this would be a disaster for girls’ and women’s menstrual health, when it is in dire need of more support. Given that key aims of the Government’s 10-year Health Plan for England, including prevention and community-based care, have been shown to be well supported by women’s health hubs, it would be self-defeating of the Government to deny ICBs the funding they need to maintain and develop them. The Government should protect the hubs that have been created, ensure no rollback of services and explore how best practice can be disseminated as widely as possible. (Conclusion, Paragraph 158)
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Government response AI summary
The government partially accepts the recommendation to protect women's health hubs and prevent service rollbacks. It commits to a renewed national commitment to hubs and increased accountability in the refreshed Women's Health Strategy but rejects additional ringfenced funding, believing Integrated Care Boards are best placed …
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Government Equalities Office
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Recommendation
12th Report – Menstrual health of girls…
Accepted in Part
The renewed Women’s Health Strategy should include a refreshed national commitment to women’s health hubs across England. We recommend the Government invest at least the same amount as in 2023–25 (£25 million) in ringfenced Integrated Care Board funding for women’s health hubs. 77 This should come with increased accountability, including …
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The renewed Women’s Health Strategy should include a refreshed national commitment to women’s health hubs across England. We recommend the Government invest at least the same amount as in 2023–25 (£25 million) in ringfenced Integrated Care Board funding for women’s health hubs. 77 This should come with increased accountability, including assurance that all hubs meet the core specification. There must be a focus on extending the benefits of women’s health hubs to girls and women across the country, including in rural areas. The new Women’s Health Strategy must set out a plan to achieve this, with a timeline to full implementation. (Recommendation, Paragraph 159)
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Government response AI summary
The government partially accepts the recommendation, committing to a renewed national commitment to women’s health hubs in the refreshed Women's Health Strategy, with a focus on extending benefits and increasing accountability. However, it rejects additional ringfenced funding for hubs beyond existing investment, deferring resource allocation …
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Government Equalities Office