International Women's Day at The Riverfront

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International Women's Day graphics with text reading: To provide support, information and help to those in Wales who need to access women’s health services, empowering patients to advocate for themselves and others in seeking optimum care, raising awareness, and campaigning for better.

We’re delighted to be attending International Women’s Day celebrations at The Riverfront in Newport, on Saturday 9th March 2024.

We will have a stand at the event, and Dee will be delivering a presentation in the Conference Room at 1pm. She’ll be sharing how we #InspireInclusion of women and people assigned female at birth who are disabled and / or living with long-term health conditions, and how we work with Welsh Government and NHS Health Boards in Wales to ensure that the patient voice is integral to service design and delivery. See the full schedule here.

Click here if you’d like to join our Facebook group for patients who are in Wales or accessing care in Wales. You will need to answer all of the questions to be accepted.

Here are some links to some of the key campaigns, information and reports that FTWW has led or been a part of. Please do use the search bar if you’re looking for anything else – although our website is in the process of being updated, we do have a wealth of information available to you!

#WomensHealthWales Coalition – more information and report

Endometriosis information and reports: Making the Case for Better Endometriosis Treatment in Wales and the Task and Finish Group Report.

Menopause: Making the Case for Better Menopause Services in Wales and the All-Wales Menopause Task & Finish Group Report.

Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Making the Case for Better Miscarriage Care in Wales.

Lupus and Autoimmune Conditions: Making the Case for Better Lupus and Rare Autoimmune Disease Provision for Patients in Wales.

Disability – including the social model of disability.

Menstrual Wellbeing Education – which is now a mandatory part of the Welsh Curriculum.

Other useful links:

Endometriosis.Cymru (Fully co-produced with patients, expert clinicians and academics, with work ongoing to develop and digitise tools).

Disability Wales (The Social Model of Disability, Knowing Your Rights etc.)

Llais: Your Voice in Health and Social Care (An independent body set up by the Welsh Government to advocate for patients / service-users to the bodies providing services.)

Just some of the books we recommend:

Rebel Bodies: A guide to the gender health gap revolution by Sarah Graham

Divided: Racism, Medicine and Why We Need to Decolonise Healthcare by Annabel Sowemimo

Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick by Maya Dusenbery

Crippled: Austerity and the Demonization of Disabled People by Frances Ryan

Unwell Women: A Journey through Medicine and Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn

If you need to get in touch with us, please email us via info@ftww.org.uk and engage@ftww.org.uk.