Watch: Fireside chat on tackling women's health inequalities
On 22 July the Health and Care Women Leaders Network held its fourth fireside chat with Professor Bola Owolabi discussing women's health inequalities
Speakers
About the event
On Monday 22 July the Health and Care Women Leaders Network held its fourth virtual fireside chat, from 5 – 6.15pm.
The conversation was led by network chair Samantha Allen and deputy chair Tracie Jolliff, in discussion with Professor Bola Owolabi, GP and Director of the National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme at NHS England.
Together they explored the intersectionality of women's health inequalities, the systemic barriers faced by women, and strategies to address these challenges to enhance equity in healthcare for women.
On the day, delegates had the opportunity to:
- gain insights from Professor Bola Owolabi on factors contributing to women's health inequalities
- understand how systemic barriers affect women's access to healthcare
- learn how to address these challenges and enhance equity in healthcare.
Useful links
Please see below a list of useful links shared during the event:
- Recommended reading: Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead
- Health Profile for England 2021 report
- NHS publishes new Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) official statistics
- Article on HRT lottery exposed as middle-class women three times more likely to be offered treatment
- Women's homelessness statistics
- MBRRACE-UK Perinatal Mortality Surveillance Report 2020
- MBRRACE-UK Perinatal Mortality Surveillance report 2021
In case you missed it, catch up on highlights from previous fireside chats here.
Get involved
We are keen to learn from our supporters about the types of questions they would like answered at this event. If you have a question in mind that you would like answered, please let us know by emailing us at women.leaders@nhsconfed.org.
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