10 Accepted

We congratulate Wellbeing of Women on developing and rolling out its period symptom checker.

Recommendation
We congratulate Wellbeing of Women on developing and rolling out its period symptom checker. It is an excellent tool, which has the potential to be a major breakthrough in improving awareness and understanding of menstrual health problems and speeding up girls’ and women’s access to 70 care and treatments. We welcome the Minister’s commitment to include a link to the checker on the women’s health area of the NHS website. The Government must ensure this happens as soon as possible. It is vital that girls and women can access a symptom checker that they can trust. Primary Care Networks must encourage its use. (Recommendation, Paragraph 54)
Government Response Summary
The government will provide a link to the Wellbeing of Women period symptom checker on the NHS England website by Summer 2024, subject to governance processes. NHS England has also begun work with Wellbeing of Women to explore options for including the checker within the NHS app's functionality.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government Accepted
The Government welcomes the Committee’s comments on the Wellbeing of Women’s period symptom checker and agrees that it is an excellent tool which has the potential to improve awareness and understanding of menstrual health problems and speed up access to care. The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) is exploring ways to highlight the checker on the women’s health area of the NHS website. DHSC will provide a link on the NHS England website, subject to standard NHS governance and assurance processes, once relevant content is published on the NHS website, signposting to resources and support for common menstrual health conditions, which is scheduled for Summer 2024. The Government agrees that it would be beneficial for the checker to be available on the NHS app. NHS England (NHSE) has begun work with the Wellbeing of Women and other stakeholders to explore potential options for including the symptom checker as part of the app’s functionality. In addition, DHSC will work with the Wellbeing of Women to determine whether conditions such as irregular bleeding, depression, and anxiety, could also be captured by the checker.
Addressee Bodies
Government Equalities Office
Timeline
Recommendation age 0.4 yrs
Report published 04 Mar 2026