Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Women’s Health Strategy for England, published 20 July 2022, what steps his Department has taken to encourage the greater use of digital health technologies by women since the publication of that strategy.

To ensure more digital health technologies are accessible to women, the Department is working with NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to reform the market pathway and accelerate access to products proven to be clinically safe and effective.

NICE is piloting a new rapid assessment based on clinical effectiveness and value for money, which will ensure the most effective products are accessible for all patients, including women. It will include commercial support for innovators and adoption support for National Health Service organisations.