"The survey covers four broad areas: periods and menopause; preventing and planning pregnancy; pregnancy experiences; and reproductive health conditions, such as endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome. The survey is for women and people described as female at birth, aged between 16 and 55, who live in England."

#nhs #womenshealth #afabhealth #lgbtqhealth #reproductivehealth #ukhealth #abortionuk #abortionishealthcare #ukfeminism #englandhealth #abortionrights

https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/expert-opinion/its-high-time-we-end-taboo-and-make-womens-health-priority

#BUDGET2023: Student nurses ‘excluded’ from Jeremy Hunt’s free childcare pledge.

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/budget-2023-free-childcare-student-nurses-excluded-unpaid-placements-jeremy-hunt/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social

#NHS #UK #UKhealth #Nursing #UKPol

"More patients are experiencing asthma attacks or other serious breathing problems because they cannot afford to heat their homes, said Dr Kamila Hawthorne, the chair of the Royal College of GPs, while many have reported deteriorating mental health due to financial stress.
Soaring food costs are also leading to a rise in fatigue, mouth ulcers & weak muscles, with people deficient in key vitamins because they cannot afford to eat anything other than a poor diet"
#UKHealth
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/22/severely-ill-refusing-sicknotes-as-they-cannot-afford-not-to-work-says-gps-head?CMP=GTUK_email