12th Report – Menstrual health of girls and young women

Select Committee
Women and Equalities Committee HC 1265 4 March 2026
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 43 items (29 recs)
Government Response (AI assessment · 28 of 43 classified)
Government response
Government Response to the Women and Equalities Committee's 12th Report of Session 2024-2026 Menstrual health of girls and young women CP 1577 · published 26 May 2026

Recommendations & Conclusions

4 results
2 Recommendation Accepted in Part
The Government should encourage schools to use part of the RSHE grant funding to train...
Recommendation
The Government should encourage schools to use part of the RSHE grant funding to train teachers on the menstrual and gynaecological health elements of the curriculum. The Department for Education should work with the Department of Health and Social Care … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the importance of effective RSHE delivery and commits for DfE to work with DHSC to ensure menstrual health is considered in further teacher training and resource development. It notes schools can continue using RSHE grant funding for this purpose, but doesn't explicitly commit to new encouragement for this use.
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14 Recommendation Accepted in Part
The Government must improve NHS England’s processes for approving and publishing third-party health content.
Recommendation
The Government must improve NHS England’s processes for approving and publishing third-party health content. There is a growing number of expert healthcare professionals putting out accurate, engaging and helpful information on social media that merits wider publication and promotion via … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government agrees on the importance of improving NHS England’s processes for third-party content but states the NHS already has a robust process, implying no further improvement is needed. It also commits to developing a social media content plan to promote the Women's Health Strategy, addressing the expansion of communication channels.
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40 Recommendation Accepted in Part
We are concerned that women’s health hubs have not been specified in the 2025/6 operational...
Recommendation
We are concerned that women’s health hubs have not been specified in the 2025/6 operational planning guidance. There is a high risk that without a central requirement to deliver women’s health hubs, and with Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) required to … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government partially accepts the recommendation to protect women's health hubs and prevent service rollbacks. It commits to a renewed national commitment to hubs and increased accountability in the refreshed Women's Health Strategy but rejects additional ringfenced funding, believing Integrated Care Boards are best placed to allocate resources.
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41 Recommendation Accepted in Part
The renewed Women’s Health Strategy should include a refreshed national commitment to women’s health hubs...
Recommendation
The renewed Women’s Health Strategy should include a refreshed national commitment to women’s health hubs across England. We recommend the Government invest at least the same amount as in 2023–25 (£25 million) in ringfenced Integrated Care Board funding for women’s … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government partially accepts the recommendation, committing to a renewed national commitment to women’s health hubs in the refreshed Women's Health Strategy, with a focus on extending benefits and increasing accountability. However, it rejects additional ringfenced funding for hubs beyond existing investment, deferring resource allocation to Integrated Care Boards.
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