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Our reports and manifestos
Our members have real-life experience of accessing healthcare from within Wales and it is these unique perspectives and priorities that FTWW seeks to impart in its patient-led reports and manifestos.
FTWW spends a lot of time gathering our community’s views and opinions on health and care-related topics. We do this through ongoing dialogue with our members in our online group, surveys, and focus groups.
We also regularly engage our members in discussion on other issues which matter to them and sit within our remit of addressing health inequities, for example, the need for reasonable adjustments in the workplace, the multiple causes of poverty and how this can both cause and perpetuate poor health, disability issues and rights, and the importance of co-production in services.
We do this to provide external bodies with the information they need to develop better, more inclusive clinical guidance, policies, and practices in Wales and the UK.
Some of our key reports and manifestos can be found below:
Women’s Health Wales 2022 Quality Statement
As co-chairs of the #WomensHealthWales coalition, FTWW and BHF Cymru facilitated the co-production of a Quality Statement for the Health of Women, Girls and those Assigned Female in Wales.
The report discusses how women in Wales have poorer health outcomes than men and urgent action is needed to ensure they receive equal care and treatment.
Reports
We create patient-led reports with the support and input of our Volunteer Champions and members which we publish and distribute to health providers here in Wales to raise awareness of key health topics that matter to us. Reports on specific health issues can be found on the relevant health issue pages which you can browse here.
Some of our key reports can be found below.
Making the Case for Better Endometriosis Treatment in Wales
A report compiled by FTWW
The Welsh Government Endometriosis Task & Finish Group’s 2018 report
A report collated by Mr Richard Penketh, consultant gynaecologist, with support and involvement from FTWW
Making the Case for Better Miscarriage Care in Wales
This report provides NHS Wales with the service-user perspective of miscarriage care in Wales and how it could be improved to reduce the harm being caused by poor-quality, inconsistent care.
Making the Case for Better Lupus and Rare Auto-Immune Disease Provision for Patients in Wales (2021)
Read this report compiled by FTWW
FTWW Report Regarding Pelvic Physiotherapy in Wales
The report sets out what changes need to happen to improve care and services for those needing to access pelvic physiotherapy in Wales:
Making the Case for Better Menopause Services in Wales
A report compiled by FTWW
Manifestos
In response to Senedd elections, we coproduce Manifestos based on dialogue with our members, urging political parties to prioritise women’s health.
Manifesto 2026-2030: Our Right to Health and Wellbeing in Wales
Our Right to Health and Wellbeing in Wales was co-produced with FTWW members, and sets out current issues facing female healthcare in Wales and our calls to the next Welsh Government on how to address them.
Manifesto 2021: Make Women’s Health a Priority in Wales
This manifesto was sent to all political parties and candidates in the run-up to 2021’s Senedd elections. It was based on the discussions held by our members in a series of Focus Groups held online in October 2020. Our sincerest gratitude to all those involved. The Focus Groups and subsequent work have all been funded by Rosa: the UK Fund for Women & Girls.
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