Written Question

Endometriosis

Friday 8th December 2023

Asked by: Kate Osamor (Independent - Edmonton)

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 the adequacy of mental health support for people with endometriosis.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

We are investing at least £2.3 billion of additional funding a year by March 2024 compared to 2018/19 to expand and transform mental health services in England so that two million more people including those with endometriosis can get the mental health support that they need.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline on endometriosis recognises that endometriosis can have a significant physical, sexual, psychological, and social impact and that people with endometriosis may have complex needs and require long-term support. NICE currently recommends assessment of the individual support needs of people with suspected of confirmed endometriosis, considering their circumstances, symptoms, priorities, desire for fertility, aspects of daily living, work and study, cultural background, and their physical, psychosexual and emotional needs.

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Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Ministry of Defence

Dec. 06 2023

Source Page: FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 4 December 2023
Document: Latest version of JSP 950 (PDF)

Found: Endometriosis .

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Written Question

Endometriosis

Thursday 30th November 2023

Asked by: Navendu Mishra (Labour - Stockport)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department has taken to (a) improve (i) understanding and (ii) awareness of endometriosis in the NHS and (b) ensure that women with endometriosis are (A) diagnosed and (B) treated efficiently.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

The Women’s Health Strategy sets out our ambitions for all healthcare professionals to be well informed about women’s health and supported to provide women with the best care possible.

Women’s health is a core competency for general practitioners (GPs) and is included in the Royal College of General Practitioners’ (RCGP) curriculum for trainee GPs. The RCGP has developed a ‘Women’s Health Library’, which brings together educational resources and guidelines on women’s health topics.

The General Medical Council will introduce the Medical Licensing Assessment from the academic year 2024/2025. This includes women’s health topics such as endometriosis, encouraging a better understanding of endometriosis for doctors starting their careers.

We are improving access to diagnosis and treatment services for women with endometriosis. We are investing £25 million in women’s health hubs to improve women’s access to essential services for menstrual problems and more. We are also increasing activity through dedicated and protected surgical hubs that conduct planned procedures only. Surgical hubs are focusing on providing high-volume low-complexity surgery such as laparoscopies for suspected endometriosis.

NHS England is also updating the service specification for severe endometriosis, which defines the expected standards of care. The updated service specification is expected to be published before the end of March 2024.

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Select Committee

Academy of Medical Sciences, Medical Research Council, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, National Institute of Health and Care Research, Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England, and Professor Dame Lesley Regan

Oral Evidence Nov. 29 2023

Inquiry: Women's reproductive health
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Women and Equalities Committee

Found: One of the areas is certainly around menstrual health and endometriosis, but we are also hearing

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Select Committee

2023-11-29 10:00:00+00:00

Oral Evidence Nov. 29 2023

Inquiry: Women's reproductive health
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Women and Equalities Committee

Found: One of the areas is certainly around menstrual health and endometriosis, but we are also hearing about

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Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards

Nov. 28 2023

Source Page: Clinical Impact Awards 2022: personal statements
Document: Personal statements from new Clinical Impact Award holders in the 2022 round (PDF)

Found: al neuromodulation services to South London, MDT teamworking (benign pelvic floor, pelvic cancer, endometriosis

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