Women's health

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1. Asthma and Lung UK report - Asthma is worse for women (27 April 2022)

   • Asthma
   • Womens health
   • (and 3 more)

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     • Asthma
     • Womens health
     • Health inequalities
     • Health Disparities
     • Research

   By Patient-Safety-Learning, 27 April, 2022

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   • 27 April, 2022

2. Results of the Women’s Health Strategy call for evidence – written responses from organisations and experts (13 April 2022)

   • Womens health
   • Surgery - Obs & Gynae
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     • Womens health
     • Surgery - Obs & Gynae
     • Menopause
     • Sexual and reproductive health
     • Pregnancy
     • Maternity
     • Cancer
     • Mental health

   By Patient-Safety-Learning, 22 April, 2022

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   • 22 April, 2022

3. DHSC consultation outcome: Results of the ‘Women’s Health – Let’s talk about it’ survey (updated 13 April 2022)

   • Womens health
   • Maternity
   • (and 5 more)

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     • Womens health
     • Maternity
     • Obstetrics and gynaecology/ Maternity
     • Menopause
     • Mental health
     • Survey
     • Patient engagement

   By Sam, 14 April, 2022

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   • 14 April, 2022

4. Ignoring women’s experience led to the NHS’s biggest maternity scandal (BMJ, 7 April 2022)

   • Womens health
   • Obstetrics and gynaecology/ Maternity
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Womens health
     • Obstetrics and gynaecology/ Maternity
     • Investigation
     • Organisational culture

   By Patient Safety Learning, 14 April, 2022

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   • 14 April, 2022

5. RCOG - Left for too long: Understanding the scale and impact of gynaecology waiting lists (6 April 2022)

   • Surgery - Obs & Gynae
   • Womens health
   • (and 5 more)

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     • Surgery - Obs & Gynae
     • Womens health
     • Long waiting list
     • Endometriosis
     • Patient suffering
     • Health inequalities
     • Health Disparities

   By Patient-Safety-Learning, 11 April, 2022

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   • 11 April, 2022

6. Republic of Ireland Government - Women’s health action plan 2022–2023 (8 March 2022)

   • Womens health
   • Ireland
   • (and 3 more)

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     • Womens health
     • Ireland
     • Action plan
     • Surgery - Obs & Gynae
     • Patient engagement

   By Patient-Safety-Learning, 16 March, 2022

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   • 16 March, 2022

7. Experts discuss how to solve the gender health gap (9 March 2022)

   • Womens health
   • Health inequalities
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     • Womens health
     • Health inequalities
     • Health Disparities
     • Pain
     • Mental health
     • Diagnosis
     • Research

   By Patient-Safety-Learning, 12 March, 2022

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   • 12 March, 2022

8. Podcast - What women want: addressing women’s health inequalities (7 March 2022)

   • Womens health
   • Patient engagement
   • (and 4 more)

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     • Womens health
     • Patient engagement
     • Health inequalities
     • Health Disparities
     • Diagnosis
     • Mental health

   By Patient-Safety-Learning, 10 March, 2022

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   • 10 March, 2022

9. WHO: Abortion care guidelines (9 March 2022)

   • Pregnancy
   • Womens health
   • (and 1 more)

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     • Pregnancy
     • Womens health
     • Recommendations

   By Patient Safety Learning, 9 March, 2022

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   • 9 March, 2022

10. Medicines, research and female hormones: a dangerous knowledge gap

    • Medication
    • Research
    • (and 6 more)

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      • Medication
      • Research
      • Clinical trial
      • Inclusivity
      • Health inequalities
      • Health Disparities
      • Womens health
      • Pregnancy

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 8 March, 2022

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    • 8 March, 2022

11. Misogyny is a safety issue: a blog by Saira Sundar

    • Womens health
    • Obstetrics and gynaecology/ Maternity
    • (and 7 more)

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      • Womens health
      • Obstetrics and gynaecology/ Maternity
      • Health inequalities
      • Gaslighting
      • Pain
      • Health Disparities
      • Pregnancy
      • Psychological safety
      • Discrimination

    By SairaS, 8 March, 2022

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    • 8 March, 2022

12. Why are women more prone to Long Covid? (Guardian, 13 June 2021)

    • Long Covid
    • Womens health
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Long Covid
      • Womens health
      • Health inequalities
      • Health Disparities
      • Research

    By Patient Safety Learning, 23 February, 2022

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    • 23 February, 2022

13. Treating complications from mesh used for stress urinary incontinence: Options for women referred to specialist centres (NICE patient-decision aid)

    • Womens health
    • Surgery - Urology
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      • Womens health
      • Surgery - Urology
      • Medical device
      • Patient
      • Decision making

    By Patient Safety Learning, 18 February, 2022

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    • 18 February, 2022

14. Effective communication about pregnancy, birth, lactation, breastfeeding and newborn care: The importance of sexed language (7 February 2022)

    • Womens health
    • Maternity
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Womens health
      • Maternity
      • Midwife
      • AHP Allied health professionals (AHP)
      • Medicine - Acute internal

    By Anonymous, 18 February, 2022

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    • 18 February, 2022

15. Cervical screening: A guide for healthcare professionals (9 February 2022)

    • Womens health
    • Screening
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      • Womens health
      • Screening
      • Cancer

    By Patient Safety Learning, 16 February, 2022

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    • 16 February, 2022

16. Cervical screening - a guide for survivors of rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse (9 February 2022)

    • Surgery - Obs & Gynae
    • Womens health
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Surgery - Obs & Gynae
      • Womens health
      • Screening
      • Patient engagement
      • Consent
      • Communication

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 15 February, 2022

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    • 15 February, 2022

17. Blog - time for action on race equality in women’s health (26 January 2022)

    • Womens health
    • Health inequalities
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Womens health
      • Health inequalities
      • Health Disparities
      • Patient engagement
      • Race

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 3 February, 2022

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    • 3 February, 2022

18. House of Commons Debate - NHS Hysteroscopy Treatment (31 January 2022)

    • Womens health
    • Obstetrics and gynaecology/ Maternity
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      • Womens health
      • Obstetrics and gynaecology/ Maternity
      • Pain
      • Patient harmed
      • Patient suffering
      • Hysteroscopy

    By Mark Hughes, 1 February, 2022

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    • 1 February, 2022

19. First Do No Harm APPG public meeting on redress: Speech from Kath Sansom (26 January 2022)

    • Womens health
    • Medical device
    • (and 6 more)

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      • Womens health
      • Medical device
      • Patient harmed
      • Pain
      • Patient suffering
      • Legal issue
      • Negligence claim
      • Redress

    By Patient Safety Learning, 26 January, 2022

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    • 26 January, 2022

20. Dismissed, ignored and ridiculed: How doctors are letting women down when it comes to UTIs (24 January 2022)

    • Urinary tract infections
    • Womens health
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Urinary tract infections
      • Womens health
      • Health inequalities
      • Health Disparities
      • GP
      • Primary care

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 24 January, 2022

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    • 24 January, 2022

21. Top tips for healthcare professionals: Cervical screenings (17 January 2022)

    • Womens health
    • Screening
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Womens health
      • Screening
      • Cancer
      • Consent
      • Communication

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 20 January, 2022

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    • 20 January, 2022

22. Medical trauma from IUD fitting: it’s not just five minutes of pain for five years of gain

    • Pain
    • Womens health
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Pain
      • Womens health
      • Obstetrics and gynaecology/ Maternity
      • Patient harmed
      • Consent
      • Communication

    By 7765243, 10 January, 2022

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    • 3 February, 2022

23. The people making a difference: she was devastated by vaginal-mesh surgery. Now she helps others recover (The Guardian, 6 June 2022)

    • Womens health
    • Pain
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Womens health
      • Pain
      • Surgery - Urology
      • Patient / family support
      • Medical device
      • Obstetrics and gynaecology/ Maternity

    By Patient Safety Learning, 9 January, 2022

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    • 9 January, 2022

24. Yentl syndrome: A deadly data bias against women (21 June 2019)

    • Womens health
    • Health inequalities
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Womens health
      • Health inequalities
      • Health Disparities
      • Unconscious bias

    By Patient Safety Learning, 7 January, 2022

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    • 7 January, 2022

25. A human factors approach to vaginal retained foreign objects (2 January 2022)

    • Obstetrics and gynaecology/ Maternity
    • Surgery - General
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      • Obstetrics and gynaecology/ Maternity
      • Surgery - General
      • Human factors
      • Patient harmed
      • USA
      • Communication problems

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 4 January, 2022

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    • 4 January, 2022