Gynaecology: Finance

(asked on 1st February 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the APPG on Endometriosis Inquiry Report 2020, entitled Endometriosis in the UK: time for change, which found that 54 per cent of women did not feel they were able to get an appointment with a gynaecologist if they needed to, what steps he is taking to help ensure that there is adequate funding to enable access to a consultation with a gynaecologist.


Answered by
Maria Caulfield Portrait
Maria Caulfield
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
This question was answered on 9th February 2022

The Government has received the Inquiry Report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Endometriosis. The report raises a number of important issues concerning the treatment and diagnosis of endometriosis, which will be carefully considered as part of our ongoing work in women’s health.

The Department has made available £2 billion, this year, through the Elective Recovery Fund which systems across England can draw upon to help recover elective services which includes gynaecology services. In addition to this, a commitment of £8 billion has been made to reduce waiting lists and transform elective services across 2022-2025. Together this additional funding could support the National Health Service to deliver the equivalent of nine million extra checks, scans and procedures.

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