Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 82503

Diethylstilbestrol: Side Effects

Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025

Question

Jessica Toale

LabourBournemouth 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 Smyth
The 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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