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A screengrab from the online meeting of FTWW, BHF and the Senedd's Health and Social Care Committee

FTWW Gives Evidence on Women’s Health to Senedd

March 11, 2022

Thursday March 10th saw representatives of both FTWW and British Heart Foundation Cymru called upon by the Senedd’s Health and Social Care Committee to give evidence in support of a women’s health plan for Wales. FTWW and BHF Cymru have been co-facilitating a third sector coalition, made up of a number of Royal Colleges, specialist charities, and patients, in developing a vision for women and girls’ health in Wales which has a holistic, life-course approach and encompasses a range of physical and mental health issues, all which have a particular impact on women. On behalf of that Coalition, our two…

White text reads ‘Ein Strategaeth’ and ‘Our Strategy’ on a green overlay. The background image is the timber structure inside the Senedd building.

Women’s Health Included in Senedd’s Health and Social Care Committee Priorities

December 20, 2021

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Exciting news has emerged from the Senedd’s Health and Social Care Committee. On 15th December, the Health and Social Care Committee published its priorities for the next 5 years – and Women’s Health is amongst them. Our supporters will know that this is something on which FTWW has campaigned long and hard, so we’re incredibly pleased to see that ‘listening to lived experience’ will be fundamental to how the Committee will work. The Committee’s Strategy document lists the following as key to improving outcomes for patients in Wales: widening understanding of unconscious bias access to services for long-term chronic conditions…

Endometriosis Care in Wales Event – Follow-up Report

July 12, 2021

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In March, FTWW co-hosted ‘Improving Endometriosis Care in Wales – A Panel Discussion’, in partnership with Endometriosis UK and Fertility Network UK. For those who missed it or would like to watch again, visit: Improving Endometriosis Care in Wales: A panel discussion – YouTube. We posed attendees’ questions to Richard Penketh and Liz Bruen from the Cardiff BSGE Endometriosis Centre, and Welsh Government. You can read their responses in our report: Improving Endometriosis Care in Wales – Follow-up Report. If you need the report in an alternative format, please email our Engagement Officer, Dee, at engage@ftww.org.uk.

Senedd 2021: Ask your candidates to Make Women’s Health a Priority in Wales

July 12, 2021

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The 2021 Senedd Election takes place on 6th May, and FTWW needs your help! FTWW has written to candidates calling on them to read our 2021 Manifesto and make its 5 Wants key to their election campaigns – and future commitments if they are elected. Our voices are more powerful when we use them together, so we are also asking our supporters to write to their local candidates. Will you ask them to adopt the manifesto and address healthcare inequalities here in Wales. You can use our FTWW bilingual template letter to candidates – which includes campaign links and graphics – or you might choose to…

Finalist Womenspire Awards 2018

April 15, 2018

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Exciting news! We’re delighted to reveal that our Founder and CEO, Debbie, is a finalist in Chwarae Teg’s – Womenspire Awards 2018, Community Activist category. Debbie is incredibly dedicated, and works tirelessly for women in Wales. We are so pleased to see her getting recognised for her achievements. Chwarae Teg received over 400 amazing nominees for the 2018 awards, and found that picking finalists was extremely hard this year. “Community Activist There are many examples of women who have contributed hugely to our communities – particularly at times of crisis or challenge. The purpose of this award is to bring to our attention…

We Have 500 Members!

September 9, 2017

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It is with great pleasure (tinged with a little sorrow) that we can announce that FTWW: Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales has reached a significant milestone in its relatively short (but highly productive!) existence – over 500 members of the organisation’s online support group! FTWW remains the ONLY Wales-based, patient-led, third sector organisation entirely focused upon girls’ / women’s health equality throughout the region. Despite having NO formal sources of funds, other than the kind donations of supporters, we’re proud to see this group continuing to grow: proud and a little sad that so many women require our…

FTWW North Wales Members Walk Pier to Pier!

July 18, 2017

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Aelodau Gogledd Cymru FTWW yn Cerdded Pier i Bier! On Saturday 22nd July @ 5:30pm some of our North Wales FTWW members did a Pier to Pier walk. They walked from Colwyn Bay Pier to Llandudno Pier to help raise awareness and funds for FTWW. Donations of course, are still welcome – please follow this link. We made it #Pier2Pier! A really enjoyable walk from Colwyn Bay pier to Llandudno pier, 5.7 miles in 1 hour 45 minutes – a pretty good pace! Most of it was conducted in glorious sunshine, with just a short spell of rain. We ate ice-creams,…