A dedicated women’s health area that will include important information on a wide array of subjects has been added to the NHS website, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced.
The new area of the website will centralise crucial insight on more than 100 topics, ranging from a new hormone replacement therapy hub, all the way to information on gynaecological conditions, pregnancy, cancer, fertility issues and heart health.
It also includes a section just for adenomyosis thanks to the work of patient groups and the BBC presenter, Naga Munchetty’s campaigning around the condition.
Alongside this, the government has also announced it will develop a new AI tool to identify concerning trends in maternity units. The public will be able to look up information on NHS-led IVF treatment in their area with a new tool on the government’s website.
Professor Dame Lesley Regan, England’s women’s health ambassador, has also established a network of champions to drive progress forward.
Each region is also set to benefit from a women’s health hub, with each integrated care board set to receive £595,000 to work against local needs, totalling £25m of national investment.
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“A year on from the launch of our women’s health strategy, we have much progress to celebrate,” said women’s health minister, Maria Caulfield.
“Over 300,000 more women have accessed cheaper HRT, new women’s health hubs are popping up across the country and we’re adding a dedicated women’s health area to the NHS website. But there is plenty more to do.”
The government has also responded to the independent review into pregnancy loss by Zoe Clark-Coates MBE and Samantha Collinge. The review was commissioned to analyse how the NHS could improve care for parents who experience a miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy or a termination for medical reasons.
The government’s response says it will prioritise the recommendations which it can implement quickly and will work with partners to set out how it can introduce the actions that will take longer.
“Over the past 5 years, it has been my honour to co-chair and write the Pregnancy Loss Review,” said Clark-Coates, who is also the founder and chief executive of the Mariposa Trust.
“The 73 recommendations that Sam and I have submitted within the review offer a real opportunity to revolutionise baby loss care in England.”
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