Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales  |  Triniaeth Deg i Fenywod Cymru

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Read FTWW’s latest news and opinion about women’s health equality and beyond below….

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Welcome Our New Trustees!

Welcome Our New Trustees!

Last year we advertised FTWW Trustee roles and received so many excellent applications, which led to a very challenging shortlisting process, but we are delighted to welcome seven new trustees to the FTWW Board. We genuinely felt that we could have recruited every...

FTWW at The Every Woman Festival

FTWW at The Every Woman Festival

We are delighted to be speaking at the Every Woman Festival, taking place at Insole Court in Cardiff on Saturday 24th. Hosted by Julie Cornish, the event seeks to empower and support women, and those registered female at birth, on health topics that may be difficult or...

PMDD Awareness Month: What’s Occurin’ in Wales

PMDD Awareness Month: What’s Occurin’ in Wales

April is PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) Awareness Month, and we were invited to speak at an event hosted by IAPMD to highlight developments in Wales, not least around the Women’s Health Wales Coalition and the Welsh Government’s Women & Girls’ Health Plan....

Diolch, Jacob and Harriet!

Diolch, Jacob and Harriet!

FTWW Volunteer, Harriet Jones, who also runs the @apaininthepelvis Instagram account, was recently invited to talk about Endometriosis by abigo mboke, creator of The Waiting List podcast. They discussed life with endometriosis and why it's important to be inclusive,...

Endometriosis Action Month at The Senedd

Endometriosis Action Month at The Senedd

March was one of our busiest Endometriosis Action Months yet! Engagement Officer Dee and Endometriosis UK’s Lizzie were joined by volunteers Rachel Joseph and Lowri Shepstone at a drop-in event at The Senedd for Senedd Members. The event was well attended, with so...

Endometriosis and The Women & Girls’ Health Plan

Endometriosis and The Women & Girls’ Health Plan

March was Endometriosis Action Month, and we were delighted to join forced with our friends at Endometriosis UK to host a virtual event, chaired by Jenny Rathbone MS, on Thursday 23rd March. The focus of the event was on the NHS Wales and Welsh Government Women and...

All Wales Menopause Task & Finish Group Report Published

All Wales Menopause Task & Finish Group Report Published

In February, Welsh Government published an important report on menopause - the 'All-Wales Menopause Task & Finish Group Final Report & Recommendations'. FTWW was delighted to support two of its volunteer patient representatives – Lisa Nicholls from South and...

#EmbracingEquity in female health – Our blog for WCVA

#EmbracingEquity in female health – Our blog for WCVA

Thanks to WCVA for featuring our International Women's Day blog, which explores the need to #EmbraceEquity in Health in Wales. FTWW's members describe many & varied barriers to accessing optimum healthcare; our aim is to raise awareness and offer solutions! Read...

Endometriosis and The Women & Girls’ Health Plan

Virtual Event – Endometriosis and The Women & Girls’ Health Plan

March is Endometriosis Action Month, and we are delighted to invite you to attend a virtual event on Thursday 23rd March from 6.00pm - 7.30pm. The event will be chaired by Jenny Rathbone MS. The focus of the event is on the NHS Wales and Welsh Government Women and...

Ask your MS to meet us at The Senedd

Ask your MS to meet us at The Senedd

As part of Endometriosis Action Month, FTWW be teaming up with Endometriosis UK later in March, when we’ll be inviting Members of the Senedd to come and find out more about endometriosis and what they can do to support their communities. Tag your MS in our tweet and...

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