Question follow-through · 13904

Fibroids

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce (a) diagnostic delays and (b) higher rates of hysterectomy experienced by Black women with uterine fibroids.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
1 Jul 2026
Answer
8 Jul 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 29 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce (a) diagnostic delays and (b) higher rates of hysterectomy experienced by Black women with uterine fibroids.

  2. 1 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to improving care for women with uterine fibroids, and to reducing the inequalities in diagnosis and treatment that Black women experience.Reducing inequalities is hard‑wired throughout the recently published Renewed Women’s He...

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