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Hysteroscopy: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with NHS Trusts on the adequacy of letters sent to patients before a hysteroscopy on (a) the procedure, (b) pain relief and (c) the principles of informed consent.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
22 Jul 2025
Target answer date
1 Sept 2025
Answer
1 Sept 2025 · 41 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with NHS Trusts on the adequacy of letters sent to patients before a hysteroscopy on (a) the procedure, (b) pain relief and (c) the principles of informed consent.

  2. 1 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Government recognises that some procedures, such as hysteroscopy, can result in pain, and the level of pain experienced will vary between individual women. It is important that healthcare professionals provide women with information prior to their pro...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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