HEALTH

HMJ: Women's health needs have 'been sidelined' for too long

The Government has been urged to improve the way health services listen to women’s voices and design services better around their needs.

By Laura Sharman | 23 June 2021

As part of a consultation on the first ever government-led Women's Health Strategy, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said women's health needs ‘have been side-lined for too long'.

It is calling for better research, education and engagement to address the growing geographic inequalities in women's life expectancy.

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