Government accused of failing women by breaking HRT promise

It comes at a time when a number of HRT drugs are in severe short supply, meaning that even if women can pay for these medications in some cases, they are not available

Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that there are manufacturing delays with Estradot transdermal patches meaning shortages of this treatment will continue until February 28. File photo: Anna Watson/Alamy

The Government has been accused of failing women by breaking its promise to provide free hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to thousands of patients.

There is still no timeline in place for the roll-out of State-funded HRT despite a commitment to start providing medications from the beginning of January.