Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, wat assessment he has made of the potential merits of including appropriate treatment for symptoms of the menopause in the Quality and Outcomes Framework.

The Department has considered this, and currently has no plans to introduce menopause treatment into the Quality and Outcomes Framework. The menopause is a priority area within the Government’s ‘Women’s Health Strategy’, which was published last summer. This sets out the Government’s aim for women to have access to high-quality, personalised menopause care within primary care and, if needed, specialist care in a timely manner. Changes outlined in the strategy are being implemented via the NHS England National Menopause Care Improvement Programme.