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Women: Health Services

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on increasing the women's healthcare workforce to ensure services can meet rising demand and deliver the NHS 10-Year Plan.

answeredWomen and Equalities

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Answering body
Women and Equalities
Tabled
3 Sept 2025
Target answer date
8 Sept 2025
Answer
24 Sept 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on increasing the women's healthcare workforce to ensure services can meet rising demand and deliver the NHS 10-Year Plan.

  2. 8 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Ministers for Women and Equalities work closely with colleagues from DHSC on a number of areas to improve women’s health, as we put women’s equality at the heart of our missions. Through our 10 Year Health Plan, we are delivering our manifesto commitm...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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