Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 106509

Endometriosis: Health Services

Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 26 January 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women in England and Wales are awaiting specialised endometriosis care.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department does not centrally hold data on the number of women in England and Wales awaiting specialised endometriosis care. In England, the waiting list for gynaecology care stands at 575,986. This is a reduction of 19,979 since the Government came i...
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