Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN HL1385
Hysterectomy
Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 6 July 2026
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the terminology used in NHS patient materials and clinical guidelines relating to the surgical removal of the uterus to remove historically biased terminology.
Answer
International bodies maintain the formal terminology, classification, and coding systems used in clinical records, including the Systematised Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms and the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Disea...
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