The Women’s Health Plan outlines ambitious improvement and change in areas including menopause, heart health, menstrual health including endometriosis, and sexual health.
Key actions include:
- appointing a national Women’s Health Champion and a Women’s Health Lead in every NHS board
- establishing a Women’s Health Research Fund to close gaps in scientific and medical knowledge
- providing a central platform for women’s health information on NHS Inform
- setting up a Women’s Health Community Pharmacy service
- commissioning endometriosis research to develop better treatment and management, and a cure
- developing a menopause and menstrual health workplace policy, and promoting it across the public, private and Third Sector
- improving information and public awareness of heart disease symptoms and risks for women