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Endometriosis: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department uses to monitor endometriosis diagnosis waiting times.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
19 Mar 2025
Target answer date
25 Mar 2025
Answer
25 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department uses to monitor endometriosis diagnosis waiting times.

  2. 25 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    It is unacceptable that women can wait up to 10 years for an endometriosis diagnosis. We achieved our manifesto pledge of 2 million extra appointments seven months early. This includes appointments for endometriosis, and our new agreement with the indepen...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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