Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women's health hubs have been established in NHS Kent and Medway ICB; and what services they provide.

Four pilot women’s health hubs were established in NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board in 2024/25 as part of a £25million nationwide investment in women’s health. The pilots were delivered through existing primary care networks (PCNs) rather than separate commissioned organisations.

Being pilot hubs, each hub model was set up according to local population needs, focusing on the core services set out in the national specification. This includes assessment, treatment and advice for menstrual problems, menopause, contraception, preconception health, breast pain, pessary care and cervical screening, as well as screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and HIV screening.

Funding was also used to support education and upskilling across the wider primary and community care workforce in Kent and Medway.

The wider expectation is that all PCNs across Kent and Medway that have benefitted from the education and training programme should be able to provide high-quality, competent assessment and management of women's health conditions within primary care as part of neighbourhood health. Women should not be reliant on attending one of the original pilot hubs to access good-quality care.