Open call for evidence

Questions for organisations

Published 24 April 2025

Applies to England

Thank you for your interest in responding to the Men’s Health Strategy for England call for evidence. The call for evidence is only available to organisations that operate or provide services in England.

Please refer to the main document, Men’s Health Strategy for England: call for evidence, for information on the aims and areas of focus of the call for evidence, and for an overview of the survey. The main document also outlines the questions for individuals sharing their personal views, health or social care professionals and academics.

Please respond using the online survey. Some questions will require you to upload a file in a Word document format. Please limit your response to these questions to 10 pages.

Please draw on sex-related health inequalities throughout your response.

Please do not include any personal data in any of your responses.

Questions

About you

In what capacity are you responding to this survey? Please choose one capacity in which to complete the survey from this list:

• an individual sharing my personal views
• a health or social care professional
• an academic
• responding on behalf of an organisation (such as a local authority, employer, research institution, charitable organisation or a social care provider)

Please note that all respondents must be 16 and over to participate in this survey.

Does your organisation operate or provide services in England?

• yes
• no

What is the name of the organisation you are responding on behalf of?

What type of organisation are you responding on behalf of?

• business
• not for profit organisation
• academic institution
• public sector body
• other, please specify

Men’s health topics

There are many topics that relate to men’s health, either directly or indirectly. Which of the below topics, if any, do you think it is most important for the Men’s Health Strategy to consider? (Optional)

Please select up to 5 topics that you think are most important. You can also provide your own suggestion by selecting ‘other’.

• access to services
• alcohol
• atrial fibrillation (a type of heart rhythm problem)
• autism and neurodiversity (such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia)
• cancers typically affecting men (prostate, testicular and penile cancer) 
• conditions that affect your joints, bones and muscles (such as arthritis) 
• dementia 
• diabetes 
• diet 
• disability 
• experience of healthcare 
• fatherhood 
• gambling 
• governance and accountability 
• health literacy 
• health screening services 
• healthy relationships
• heart disease and stroke
• high blood pressure
• high cholesterol
• inequalities 
• injuries and risk taking
• loneliness 
• masculinity
• mental health (including stress and anxiety)
• neurological conditions (such as epilepsy or Parkinson’s disease)
• physical activity or inactivity
• research and data
• sexual health
• smoking
• substance misuse
• suicide prevention
• training and education for healthcare professionals
• weight
• other cancers (such as bowel and lung cancer)
• other (please specify)

Understanding and identifying areas where we can improve support for healthier behaviours

Please upload your contribution of data, research and other reports relevant to this topic of men’s health: understanding and identifying areas where we can improve support for healthier behaviours.

We are particularly interested in:

• your insight into the factors driving behaviours posing a risk to health among men and boys
• your suggestions as to how to improve health-positive behaviours among men and boys
• any gaps in research and evidence

Please draw upon sex-related health inequalities in your response where possible.

Do not include any personal information in your response.

Upload Word document file [maximum 10 pages].

Improving outcomes for health conditions that typically, disproportionately or differently affect men

Please upload your contribution of data, research and other reports relevant to this topic of men’s health: improving outcomes for health conditions that typically, disproportionately or differently affect men. We are particularly interested in:

• your suggestions for improving health outcomes for men and boys, such as on mental health and suicide prevention, cancer and cardiovascular disease
• your views as to what extent services in these areas are currently meeting the needs of men
• your suggestions as to how services for health conditions that affect men can be improved to better meet their needs
• any gaps in data or evidence on these areas

Please draw upon sex-related health inequalities in your response where possible. Do not include any personal information in your response.

Upload Word document file [maximum 10 pages].

Men’s access, engagement and experience of the health service

Please upload your contribution of data, research and other reports relevant to this topic of men’s health: improving men’s access, engagement and experience of the health service. We are particularly interested in:

• examples of solutions that have improved men’s engagement and experience of healthcare services
• recommendations for how healthcare services can improve how they engage men and the experience they offer
• any gaps in data or evidence

Please draw upon sex-related health inequalities in your response where possible. Do not include any personal information in your response.

Upload Word document file [maximum 10 pages].

Final question: submitting further evidence

You will be asked whether there is anything else you would like to share as part of this call for evidence. This can be regarding any topic that relates either directly or indirectly to men’s health.

You will be given the option to upload a file if you prefer.