Tories ‘failing women’ as gynaecology waiting times treble in a decade

‘Symptoms like abnormal bleeding and pain have been normalised for so long,’ says a gynaecological cancer charity. Photograph: elenaleonova/Getty Images

The Conservatives have been accused of “failing women” as analysis reveals gynaecology waiting times have trebled in the past decade, with more than 540,000 waiting for NHS care.

NHS England data shows that in October 2012, the average waiting time to see a gynaecologist was 4.8 weeks. By October 2022, the most recent month for which figures are available, that figure had increased by 225% to 15.6 weeks.