Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“What steps he is taking to improve the diagnosis of menopause for women in London.”
Tabled: 12 February 2026Answered: 24 February 2026
Asked by
Ruth Cadbury
Labour — Brentford and Isleworth
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Secondary Care (Karin Smyth)
It should not be so difficult for women to get a diagnosis for a condition that every single one of us goes through. That is why this Government took a landmark step forward by including menopause in the NHS health checks for the first time ever. It is assessed that this will benefit around 5 million women. We are going further next year, when menopause will be one of the first conditions treated through our revolutionary new digital hospital, NHS Online.