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Results from new study offer hope for women with endometriosis

April 11, 2018

FTWW is pleased to see the positive outcome of this study that was published by the BSGE endometriosis centres project yesterday. It reiterates the changes needed that we are proposing to Welsh Government, and will make our case even stronger. A promising step in the right direction for endometriosis patients in the UK, and for the future of endo care here. A landmark study, published today in BMJ Open, has shown that keyhole surgery carried out in specialist centres can ease the pain of endometriosis and improve the quality of life for women living with the disease. The ground-breaking study included…

FTWW’s CEO Joins The Q Community

August 18, 2017

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We’re excited to announce that our CEO, Debbie, has recently joined the Q community. Q is an initiative connecting people who have improvement expertise across the UK. People from all parts of the health and care system are coming together to connect, share and collaborate on improvement challenges for the benefit of patients. Debbie is joining 1,784 others skilled in improvement including those at the front line of health and social care, patient leaders, managers, commissioners, researchers, policymakers and others. Q members can help bring in ideas from across the UK to support local priorities. Q is being led by…

FTWW Contributes to Endometriosis Priority Setting Workshop

April 29, 2017

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This week, FTWW was pleased to be invited to participate in the final ‘Endometriosis Priority Setting Workshop’ in London, facilitated by the James Lind Alliance. The JLA was originally created to redress the imbalance between scientific, pharmaceutical, and academic research/ers and the needs / interests / priorities of actual patients, carers, and practitioners. It was also set up to help combat some of the conflicts of interest encountered when all clinical research is designed and implemented by pharmaceutical companies. Ultimately, the idea behind the JLA is to establish those research priorities that people with LIVED EXPERIENCE want, as opposed to…