Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of trends in the effectiveness of waiting times for gynaecological care relative to other elective specialties; and what steps her Department is taking to improve access to diagnosis and treatment for women with gynaecological conditions.

Page 86 of the Renewed Women’s Health Strategy sets out the central means by which we will measure its success over the short, medium, and long-term, including through a series of clearly measurable objectives, such as reducing the time women spend on gynaecology elective waiting lists. The strategy also sets out the action we are taking to address workforce pressures in roles that are critical for our women’s health objectives, and this will be reinforced in our upcoming 10 Year NHS Workforce Plan.