Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure women's health services are included in the Neighbourhood Health Service.

The 10-Year Health Plan set out our ambition for high autonomy to be the norm across every part of the country. Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning services that meet the healthcare needs of their local population and which have the freedom to do so, and this includes women's health hubs and delivering the direction of the Women's Health Strategy. The Government is backing ICBs to do this through significant funding, with the Spending Review 2025 prioritising health and increasing investment across the health and social care system. The Government is encouraging ICBs to further expand the coverage of women’s health hubs and supporting them to use the learning from the women’s health hub pilots to improve local delivery of services to women and girls.

We have announced our commitment to deliver 250 Neighbourhood Health Centres through the NHS Neighbourhood Rebuild Programme, with 120 delivered by 2030, and with rollout starting in the areas of greatest need where healthy life expectancy is lowest.

We expect neighbourhood teams and services to be designed in a way that reflects the specific needs of local populations, which may include women’s health services. While the focus on personalised, coordinated care will be consistent, that will mean the service will look different in different places across the country.