Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 66 of the Women's Health Strategy for England, published on 30 August 2022, whether his Department has taken steps to encourage research on ways in which services can adapt to the needs of inclusion health groups.

We are currently considering the approach to the implementation of the Women’s Health Strategy, including on research into the needs of inclusion health groups.

The National Institute for Health and Care Research welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including inclusion health. It is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.