Question follow-through · 115181
Endometriosis: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for diagnosis of endometriosis.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 23 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 13 Mar 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
23 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for diagnosis of endometriosis.
25 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health, including long waits for endometriosis diagnoses. We are committed to returning to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients are treated within 18 weeks of referral...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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