Post by University of East London

Wes Streeting’s new women’s health strategy announced today is a welcome acknowledgement of something many women already know: too often in the NHS, symptoms are dismissed, diagnoses are delayed, and pain isn’t taken seriously.   As he sets out plans to tackle “medical misogyny”, improve access, and speed up diagnosis for conditions like endometriosis, it’s clear the system needs change.   But as UEL Vice-Chancellor & President, Professor Amanda J. Broderick, argues - women’s health isn’t a “specialist issue”, it’s a clear measure of how well the system works. And the UK’s gender health gap (the largest in the G20) shows there’s still a long way to go.   The government’s “three shifts” for the NHS – from hospital to community, analogue to digital, and sickness to prevention – could make a real difference. But only if women’s health is designed in from the start, not added on afterwards.   At UEL, we’re already putting this into practice through our Neighbourhood Health Hub in Newham, bringing care, prevention, and community support together in one place.   Read more from Professor Broderick on this in Nursing Times ➡ https://lnkd.in/esbQkDZ3   Learn about our Neighbourhood Health Hub ➡ https://lnkd.in/ejbTAABU #TeamUEL #UniversityOfEastLondon