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<p>Equalities Ministers have regular discussions with other Ministers across government
on a range of issues, including women’s health.</p><p>We have invested £520 million
to improve access to general practitioners (GPs) during the pandemic. This is in addition
to £1.5 billion in 2020 to create an additional 50 million GP appointments by 2024,
which will improve access for patients with endometriosis. The NHS has also published
the Delivery Plan for Tackling the COVID-19 Backlog of Elective Care which sets out
a clear vision for how the NHS will recover and expand elective services over the
next three years.</p><p>On 23 December 2021, the Department of Health and Social Care
published ‘Our Vision for the Women’s Health Strategy for England’, which sets out
ambitions to improve the health and wellbeing of women in England and reduce disparities.
The Women’s Health Strategy will be published later this year.</p>
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