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The investment will be provided over the next 3 years to ensure maternity services listen to and act on women’s experiences.

• Updated: 10 March 2024

Professor Susan Hopkins, UKHSA’s Chief Medical Adviser, is calling for more awareness on International Women's Day 2024.

• Updated: 8 March 2024

Half a million women in England have accessed cheaper HRT - the main treatment for negative menopause symptoms - since last April.

• Updated: 24 January 2024

The Health and Social Care Secretary, Victoria Atkins, spoke at the Woman's Health Summit to update on the Women's Health Strategy 2024 priorities.

• Updated: 17 January 2024

Problem periods, women’s health research and support for domestic and sexual abuse victims are among the government’s priorities.

• Updated: 17 January 2024

Positive Voices 2022 survey reveals high satisfaction with treatment and care, but stigma and mental health conditions remain prevalent.

• Updated: 12 January 2024

A new research project has been announced to evaluate an expansion of the hugely successful HIV opt-out testing programme to new sites across England.

• Updated: 3 January 2024

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reports a concerning rise in Shigella cases, a gut infection that causes diarrhoea, stomach cramps and fever.

• Updated: 21 December 2023

The PrEP Impact Trial involved 157 sexual health services and confirms PrEP's real-world effectiveness.

• Updated: 30 November 2023

From next month women in England can get their contraceptive pills without contacting their GP first.

• Updated: 17 November 2023

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advises the UK government on vaccination and immunisation matters.

• Updated: 10 November 2023

End of outdated law which requires same-sex couples to pay up to £1,000 for safety screening when accessing fertility treatment.

• Updated: 25 October 2023

Maternity and neonatal services nationwide will be required to support and inform women who experience trauma during childbirth.

• Updated: 19 October 2023

Students urged to use a condom and get tested regularly to protect themselves and others from sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

• Updated: 15 September 2023

Women in England are being encouraged to help shape reproductive health policy by sharing their experiences, as the government launches a landmark survey.

• Updated: 7 September 2023

Vaccinations against mpox are to be extended in London following a recent cluster of cases, with most in those who had not been vaccinated.

• Updated: 16 June 2023

New HIV transmissions in England have fallen by almost a third since 2019, according to an update on the HIV Action Plan for England published today.

• Updated: 7 June 2023

37,700 women have purchased hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescription prepayment certificates (PPC) following the launch, saving over £1.13 million.

• Updated: 4 April 2023

From 1 April 2023, women in England will be able to access cheaper hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to help with menopause symptoms.

• Updated: 1 April 2023

Around 400,000 women across England will get better access to menopause support - saving hundreds of pounds and making treatment more accessible.

• Updated: 17 March 2023