Petition · Department of Health and Social Care
Establish mandatory training to tackle medical misogyny in the NHS
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2,392 signatures
What the petition asks
We want the government to make comprehensive training in women’s health and sex-specific medicine mandatory for all healthcare professionals, in order to tackle what many see as a culture of medical misogyny in the NHS.
Medical misogyny - the systemic dismissal, minimisation or misdiagnosis of women’s symptoms - has been repeatedly acknowledged by politicians but too many women still face delayed diagnoses, unmanaged pain, and being told their symptoms are “normal”, “stress” or “in their head”. One survey reported 58% of women agreed that the NHS is institutionally misogynistic.
The consequences can be serious: worsening illness, avoidable complications, and a growing loss of trust in the health service.
The consequences can be serious: worsening illness, avoidable complications, and a growing loss of trust in the health service.
Timeline
| 23 Apr 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
2,392
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
23 Apr 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.