Health Services: Women
Commons · Question 25168 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she is considering the potential merits of additional a) support and b) training to be put in place to address misogyny in the healthcare system, with regard to the impact this has on treat
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 15 Sep 2026
The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England, published in April 2026, recognises that women have been dismissed for far too long and that this is unacceptable. The strategy also explicitly recognises that women’s pain is too often dismissed, normalise...