Men's Health Strategy for England: call for evidence
Applies to England
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Detail of outcome
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) received over 6,500 responses to the call for evidence from individuals, health and social care professionals, academics and organisations. This document summarises the responses received. The findings from the call for evidence are not necessarily representative of or endorsed by DHSC.
Emerging findings from the call for evidence informed the development of the Men’s Health Strategy for England. The findings will also be used to inform future policy on men’s health.
Original call for evidence
Call for evidence description
This call for evidence will inform the development of a Men’s Health Strategy for England. It seeks the views of the public, as well as health and social care professionals, academics, employers and stakeholder organisations. We’re particularly interested in the lived experience of all those directly affected by men’s health issues.
We know that men face unique challenges throughout their lives. Men are disproportionately affected by a number of health conditions, including cancer, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Life expectancy data also shows that men live on average 4 years fewer than women (79.1 versus 83.0 years in England, respectively).
Rather than a formal consultation on specific proposals, this call for evidence is a request for ideas and evidence that the government can build upon and discuss further with key interests.
The call for evidence is available to individuals aged 16 and over living in England and organisations that operate or provide services in England.
There is also a British Sign Language (BSL) version of this call for evidence, which is available to individuals.
The easy read version of this call for evidence opened on 19 June 2025 and will be open for 12 weeks.
Documents
Updates to this page
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Added a link to the easy read version of the call for evidence.
Update history
2025-11-19 09:38
Added call for evidence summary report.
2025-06-19 14:04
Added a link to the easy read version of the call for evidence.
2025-05-23 16:00
Updated the privacy notice to reflect that the call for evidence will remain open until September 2025 for easy read respondents.
2025-05-01 09:13
Added an email address for people to use to contact the call for evidence policy team if they have any queries.
2025-04-24 10:00
First published.