Asked by: Ellie Reeves (Labour - Lewisham West and Penge)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to assess the healthcare needs of women with autism and ADHD during menopause.
Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
No specific assessment has been made. Menopause is a priority area within the Women’s Health Strategy, and the Department and National Health Service are implementing an ambitious programme of work to improve menopause care so all women, including those with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), can access the support they need.
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for providing services that meet the needs of their local population. Every ICB is expected to have an Executive Lead for learning disability and autism, whose remit includes supporting the board in addressing the health inequalities that autistic people and people with a learning disability experience, and supporting equal access to care across all health services.
From 1 July 2022, the Health and Care Act 2022 requires Care Quality Commission registered providers to ensure their staff receive specific training on learning disability and autism, appropriate to their role. Since November 2022, over 1.7 million people have completed the first part of Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism. In addition, NHS England is improving the use and recording of reasonable adjustments to ensure care is tailored appropriately for disabled people, including people with autism and ADHD.
Oral Evidence Apr. 17 2024
Inquiry: Access to public services for young disabled peopleFound: I would take a step back from legislation here and mention the work that we have done around menopause
Apr. 17 2024
Source Page: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Business Plan 2024 to 2027Found: example, receiving worthy recognition by being highly commended for the Best Support Group Award at the Menopause
Formal Minutes Apr. 17 2024
Committee: Women and Equalities CommitteeFound: rising cost of living on women Chartered Institute of Personal and Development (CIPD) [RCW0068] Menopause
Written Evidence Apr. 17 2024
Inquiry: Fire and Rescue ServiceFound: EDI Toolkits - including menopause, gender and neurodiversity.
Mar. 28 2024
Source Page: General Medical Services Statement of Financial Entitlements Directions: previous directionsFound: and counseling about contraception, conception, pregnancy, caring for children, breastfeeding and menopause
Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what staff networks there are in his Department.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
There are 15 active networks listed below:
Flexible working and job share,
Carers,
Parenting,
CORE (Race),
ABLE (disability),
Social Mobility,
Menopause,
Faith & Belief,
Christian Network,
Civil Service Jewish Network,
LGBT+,
EU Nationals
EngAge (intergenerational/age)
Gender Equality Group.
Neurodiversity Network
Mar. 26 2024
Source Page: Forestry Commission gender pay gap report 2022-2023Found: network has held online discussions about caring responsibilities, psychological safety at work, and the menopause
Report Mar. 26 2024
Committee: Women and Equalities CommitteeFound: Government Response to the Committee’s First ReportHC 563 Session 2022–23 Number Title Reference 1st Menopause
Asked by: Lord Strathcarron (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that draft NHS guidance stated that "Not everyone who experiences menopause is a woman."
Answered by Lord Markham - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
NHS England is reviewing its internal policy on menopause, which applies to National Health Service staff. A draft was briefly published in error by NHS England on 13 March 2024. NHS England plans to publish the updated staff policy in the next few weeks. No specific assessment was made by the Government of the draft guidance prior to this.
We have been clear that biological sex matters, and it is important to use language that recognises the separate health and biological needs of men and women. It is also important that health information is provided in language that is inclusive of everyone that needs to hear it, so everyone who can be affected by certain conditions can get the help they need.