We were thrilled to attend the South Wales Menopause Community – MENOPT Event: ‘Shaping the Future of Menopause Support in Wales’ at the Senedd. Organised by Louise Herzog (Founder of MENOPT) and sponsored by Natasha Asghar MS, the event launched the South Wales Menopause Community Platform, a new regional initiative to bring more joined-up, inclusive menopause support across healthcare, workplaces and communities.
Long-time followers of FTWW will be aware that perinatal mental health is one of our campaign areas, led by our Champion, Nia, whose own experiences of postpartum psychosis led her to campaign for a unit close to home with Welsh language provision.
December was Disability History Month, which saw a number of landmark events to mark the achievements of disabled people – and to keep the fight for disabled people’s rights at the forefront.
We were absolutely thrilled to attend the launch of Women’s Health Research Wales (WHRW) on 17 December. To mark the first anniversary of the landmark Women’s Health Plan for Wales, First Minister Eluned Morgan and Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing Sarah Murphy met staff, researchers and the communities collaborating with them at Cardiff University’s SPARC.
As the year draws to a close, we’re excited to share our Annual Impact Report, covering the 2024–2025 financial year! It’s been an incredible year for FTWW and for women’s health in Wales. From helping to launch the NHS Wales Women’s Health Plan (above) to expanding our team and winning Most Influential Small Organisation at the Welsh Charity Awards
We’re delighted to welcome our new Volunteer and Community Coordinator, Louise Kalicinski, to our team! Louise is based in South Wales and joins FTWW from a background of working with children and families from diverse communities.
The GMC is inviting patients and the public to share their views on two important pieces of guidance for doctors, PAs, and AAs, which helps them raise concerns about patient safety and supports leaders and managers to improve the service provided to patients.
Our friends at Verity (PCOS UK) and Cardiff University led a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership to identify the Top 10 PCOS Research Priorities, and FTWW was delighted to be a member organisation of the steering group. The Top 10 have now been announced.
A new report has found that menopause care is still failing to meet the needs of some of the most marginalised in society. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on menopause gathered crucial evidence highlighting the barriers experienced by women and people from marginalised communities – and what needs to change so that everyone has access to support when they need it.
FTWW was pleased to contribute insights to the Cross Party Group on Human Rights’ new report: Progress on Human Rights in Wales. Published on 12th November, the report examines how far the Welsh Government has progressed in strengthening human rights – and what more needs to be done.
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