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<p>We are investing £25 million into women’s health hubs to support better access
to services, improve health outcomes, and reduce unnecessary secondary care referrals.
The interim report from the University of Birmingham, RAND, and the Cambridge Evaluation
(BRACE) Centre, named Early evaluation of women’s health hubs and published in October
2022, showed that hubs can ease pressures on secondary care services and gynaecology
waiting lists by improving access to care in the community. The report is available
at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/documents/college-social-sciences/social-policy/brace/whh-interim-summary-paper-final.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/documents/college-social-sciences/social-policy/brace/whh-interim-summary-paper-final.pdf</a></p><p>Our
cost-benefit analysis published in July 2023 used existing evidence to quantify the
benefits generated by hubs, which includes improved access to services, improved health
outcomes for women, and fewer secondary care referrals. This estimates there will
be £5 of benefits for every £1 spent on a hub the size of a primary care network.
Further assessments will be made based on reporting from integrated care boards, as
their hubs are set up.</p>
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