Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 77285

Diagnosis: Standards

Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025

Question

Amanda Hack

LabourNorth West Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that new NICE guidelines on PCOS are embedded in a nationally commissioned diagnostic pathway to reduce diagnostic delays.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has not yet published its clinical guideline on the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome. The guideline is currently in development and NICE expects to publish the final guidel...

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