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FTWW Website Officially Launched!

FTWW Website Officially Launched!

Our new website is live! We have chosen today – International Day of Action for Women’s Health – as our official launch day of the new and improved site.

Drawing Out Long-Term Health Issues in Wales

Drawing Out Long-Term Health Issues in Wales

Thanks to funding from the Rosa ‘Voices from the Frontline’ Fund, we were excited to host two ‘arts & wellbeing’ workshops during the last month with FTWW members in south and north Wales.

Welsh Government’s response to the Senedd Health & Social Care Committee’s Inquiry into ‘Supporting People with Chronic Conditions

Welsh Government’s response to the Senedd Health & Social Care Committee’s Inquiry into ‘Supporting People with Chronic Conditions

Welsh Government’s response to the Senedd Health & Social Care Committee’s Inquiry into ‘Supporting People with Chronic Conditions’

FTWW responded in depth to the inquiry, both in writing and as part of oral evidence sessions. We were disappointed that the Welsh Government rejected recommendations for multi-disciplinary ‘one-stop clinics’ for people with multiple conditions and symptoms

CEDAR publishes NHS Wales Lupus Service Evaluation

CEDAR publishes NHS Wales Lupus Service Evaluation

FTWW and Volunteer Autoimmune Champion, Dalila, is cited in this groundbreaking report which sought to bring together the experiences of both patients living with lupus and the clinicians supporting them.

Welsh Government publishes 10-year Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

Welsh Government publishes 10-year Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

FTWW contributed in-depth, mentioning women’s health inequities which are referenced in the Strategy (perinatal mental health, menopause, eating disorders, chronic illness – all of which disproportionately impact women) – we were pleased to see a commitment to developing pathways to specialist care.

ME Voices Wales – save the date!

ME Voices Wales – save the date!

The first online event to explore ways that people affected by ME in can have a louder voice in Wales is scheduled for Tuesday 13 May at 11 am. If you can’t make that, there will be another chance to join in on Friday 16 May at 6pm.

ME Voices Wales – have your say!

ME Voices Wales – have your say!

ME Voices Wales is an exciting new project to bring people together so we can listen to each other and work out ways we can communicate about things that are important to us.

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