Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to make mental health support available for women with endometriosis.

Access to mental health services is based on clinical need. We are investing at least an additional £2.3 billion a year in mental health services by 2023/24 to allow an additional two million people to receive mental health support.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guideline on endometriosis was published in 2017. Section 1.2 of the guideline includes information and support on mental health. NICE recognises that endometriosis can have a significant physical, sexual, psychological and social impact and those with endometriosis may have complex needs and require long-term support. The guideline recommends assessment of individual circumstances, symptoms, priorities, desire for fertility, aspects of daily living, work and study, cultural background and physical, psychosexual and emotional needs.