Question follow-through · 1837

Health Services: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria will govern allocation of the FemTech Challenge Fund; whether successful innovations will be required to demonstrate a clear adoption pathway into NHS services beyond pilot sites befo

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
15 May 2026
Target answer date
19 May 2026
Answer
1 Jun 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria will govern allocation of the FemTech Challenge Fund; whether successful innovations will be required to demonstrate a clear adoption pathway into NHS services beyond pilot sites befo

  2. 19 May 2026

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  3. 1 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy commits to investing £1.5m into a FemTech healthcare challenge. This investment will accelerate the deployment and spread of innovations that benefit women’s health, with a focus on community service models that address...

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