Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 41922

NHS: Sanitary Products

Tabled: 27 March 2025
Answered: 4 April 2025

Question

Anneliese Dodds

Labour (Co-op)Oxford East

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 17.7 of the NHS Standard Contract 2024/25 Service Conditions, published in February 2024, what steps her Department is taking to offer reusable period products.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Government recognises the importance of women and girls being able to access the care they need for their reproductive health, including period products.Since 2019 it has been a requirement in the NHS Standard Contract that the National Health Service...

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