Written question asked by Helen Maguire (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 15 December 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 December 2025. It was answered by Karin Smyth (Labour) on Monday, 22 December 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Health Services: Women
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the NHS, ICBs and local authorities collaboratively commission women’s health and contraceptive services.
- Answer
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Local integrated care systems are responsible for the collaborative commissioning of women’s health and contraceptive services.
The Women’s Health Programme Board provides direction and strategic oversight to NHS England’s Women’s Health Programme.
The board monitors progress and delivery of the Women’s Health Programme, and delivers the ambitions of the Women’s Health Strategy, reflecting the vision to improve health outcomes, reduce disparities, and amplify women’s voices in healthcare.
The board is also responsible for ensuring alignment with wider interdependencies, including the 10-Year Health Plan, and neighbourhood health models, as well as ensuring the delivery, oversight, and performance management of women’s health provision are consistent across the seven regions of England.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 100038
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Contraceptives Women Health services Local government NHS Integrated care systems
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