Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 74796

Gynaecology: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 3 September 2025
Answered: 12 September 2025

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

LabourClapham and Brixton Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing waiting times for gynaecology services on women’s ability to return to or remain in work.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The Joint Work and Health Directorate is collaborating with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to improve the evidence on the relationship between health and labour market outcomes. The ONS plans to link NHS waiting times data (that they recently ac...

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