Women’s Health Group

Overview

The Programme for Government 2019 to 2020 set out a commitment to deliver a Women’s Health Plan to underpin actions to tackle women’s health inequalities.  

The Women’s Health Group was established in February 2020 to work together to develop, promote and implement a Women’s Health Plan.

The Women’s Health Group will build on the work already being undertaken across Scottish Government, NHSScotland and the third sector by: 

• providing a focal point for discussion, leadership and direction to focus policy development and quality improvements on the needs of all women across Scotland
• linking strategically with other developments and policy areas across the Scottish Government as appropriate to ensure women’s health and wellbeing is considered in policy output
• identifying gaps in the provision of services, consider existing areas of best practice and develop actions to address these gaps 
• producing a Women’s Health Plan
• supporting health Boards, local authorities, partner agencies and professional organisations to work collaboratively to ensure services best meet women’s health needs

Read the Women’s Health Plan – Lived experience engagement events report

Members

• Marion Bain, Chair
• Corinne Love, Vice Chair
• Alison Scott, NHS Lothian 
• Sharon Cameron, NHS Lothian
• Heather Currie, NHS Dumfries and Galloway
• Colin Berry, Professor Cardiology and Imaging University of Glasgow
• Lindsey Pope, Professor of Medical Education, University of Glasgow
• Sigi Joseph, Royal College of General Practitioners, Scotland 
• Alastair Campbell, Co-Chair Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology, Scottish Committee
• Ann Holmes, Chief Midwifery Adviser and Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Scottish Government  
• Dona Milne, Director of Public Health, NHS Fife
• Emma Ritch, National Advisory Council on Women and Girls representative
• Karen Ritchie, Director Evidence, Healthcare Improvement Scotland
• Clare McKenzie, NHS Education for Scotland 
• Maggie Simpson, Chair of the Scottish Obstetric Cardiology Network
• Irene Oldfather, Health and Social Care Alliance
• Fiona Stalker, journalist

Read the Women's Health Plan: lived experience survey report

Publications

Women's health group: terms of reference