Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales | Triniaeth Deg i Fenywod Cymru
What’s going on?
Read FTWW’s latest news and opinion about women’s health equality and beyond below….
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FTWW attends The Health Collective Annual Meeting
The Health Collective is an initiative led by Wellbeing of Women, made up of healthcare professionals and grassroots organisations working in the women’s health space, with the aim to improve healthcare for marginalised women and people registered female at birth. FTWW’s Dee was delighted to attend this year’s annual meeting in London on 12th November.
Ensuring Substance Use Services Consider the Needs of Women and People Assigned Female at Birth
FTWW’s Debbie and Isabel were pleased to present to the Western Bay Service Providers’ Forum, made up of local authorities in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, to share evidence about the links between hormones, mental health, and potential risk of self-harm and substance use, so that services can be more aware and able to identify when women and people registered female at birth (AFAB) might be more at risk, such as during adolescence, post-natal, and during peri-menopause.
FTWW and Patient Voices at the All-Wales Clinical Supervisors for Midwives Network
FTWW’s Debbie and Isabel were pleased to be able to present to the All-Wales Clinical Supervisors for Midwives Network on 30th October, on the need for maternity services and care to understand and accommodate the needs of those who are living with long-term health conditions, are disabled, or neurodivergent.
FTWW Presents at RCOG Wales Annual Conference
We were thrilled to be invited to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) Wales Annual Conference with around 100 obstetricians and gynaecologists across Wales on 7th November, to present alongside Cardiff University’s Dr Robyn Jackowich and Rachel Joseph on projects and activities relevant to delivery of gynaecology services in Wales.
Menopause Awareness Month: Empowering Conversations and Support
October is menopause awareness month and – as one of FTWW’s key campaign areas – we have been very busy attending and hosting events and shining a spotlight on life with menopause. We were delighted to spend World Menopause Day with our friends from Cysters at their fantastic ‘Marginalised and Menopausal’ event in Cardiff. We also hosted a webinar for FTWW members, ‘Managing Menopause Symptoms with CBT’, led by FTWW Volunteer Menopause Champion and Principal Clinical Psychologist, Dr Dawn Owen DClinPsy. Fellow FTWW Volunteer Menopause Champion, Lisa Nicholls, was also interviewed by BBC Radio Wales’ Jason Mohammed…
Women’s Health features in Discussions on a 10-year Strategy for North Wales Health Board
On Wednesday 8 October, Charity Director, Debbie, and FTWW Chair, Willow Holloway, were delighted to be invited to participate in a 10-year ‘Strategic Intent’ event with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board and the Bevan Commission.
Endometriosis Cymru – RAISE Study
Researchers at Cardiff and Bangor University, (including FTWW Volunteer Endometriosis Champion, Rachel!) want to find out what works (or doesn’t!) in using tracking apps/diaries, specifically the Endometriosis Cymru Symptom Reporting Tool.
What We’ve Been Doing This Month – September
Celebrating Inclusivity in Research in Wales, Senedd Debate on Women’s Health Inequality in Rural Areas, Bangor University Women’s Health Symposium, North Wales Engagement Practitioners Forum, and Endometriosis UK: Living with Endometriosis
PCOS Awareness Month: APPG Launches at the Houses of Parliament
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is one of FTWW’s key campaigns and, as you’ll know from previous newsletters and updates, we are delighted to work closely with Verity, the PCOS Charity. On behalf of FTWW, Volunteer Zoe recently attended the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on PCOS’s launch of their report at the Houses of Parliament.
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board 10 year plan: Shaping Services for the Future, Together
What is the “Shaping Services for the Future, Together” plan? This plan will act as a roadmap for how the health board will deliver all services for the next ten years. The plan will be co-produced with our local communities and be built on the values of inclusivity, honestly and consistency.
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