Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 34127

Pain: Women

Tabled: 26 February 2025
Answered: 10 March 2025

Question

Dr Ellie Chowns

Green PartyNorth Herefordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce the gender pain gap for women.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Through the call for evidence for the Women’s Health Strategy, women told us that they had not always been listened to by healthcare professionals and that more needs to be done to improve research, evidence, and data on women’s health. It is unacceptable...

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