Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 82503
Diethylstilbestrol: Side Effects
Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025
Question
Jessica Toale
Labour — Bournemouth West
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposure is referenced in NHS training curricula for (a) obstetrics, (b) gynaecology and (c) general practice.
Answer
Karin SmythThe standard of training for doctors is the responsibility of the General Medical Council (GMC), who set the outcome standards expected at undergraduate level and approve courses and medical schools to write and teach the curricula content that enables th...
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