Fibroids
Commons · Question 13904 · Tabled 29 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Marsha De Cordova
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.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 8 Jul 2026
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...