In their latest update Sarah and Miriam reflect on the power of waves as they squeeze themselves into neoprene suits down in Cornwall ready for a bit of body-boarding.

There has been a swell of activity over the last few weeks from both the Women in Pharma and others championing the need to close the women’s health gap and improve the health of everyone by adopting a gendered lens in health and medicine.

Miriam Kenrick and Sarah Sowerby have shared #beyondbikinimedicine with numerous groups including the PM Society’s DE&I group, the Deep End NHS group, and Paul Simms’ Impatient Health Pharmageddon event. It never fails to surprise us how all of this seems so new to people and yet so obvious when we point it out – hidden in plain sight.

Sarah Sowerby and Elena Mills from The Salve hosted our latest webinar highlighting the need to tune into our hormonal waves to understand why asthma is worse for women with Dr Sam Walker from Asthma and Lung UK – you can watch the recording here - https://youtu.be/RK04XA1bdMU 

Also making waves recently was NHS health economist Bridget Gorman with her report on women’s health services in England. She and her team concluded that for every £1 invested in obs and gynae there would be a ROI of £11 for every female. When you consider that the UK has the largest women’s health gap of all the G20 countries and the 12th largest globally the value that this would unlock is immense.

Loving too the fantastic leadership of AT Kearney’s Paula Bellostas Muguerza with their [w] Health community who all met last week in London. Men and women from across the healthcare spectrum shared perspectives and listened to the inspiring Dame Lesley Regan who is certainly not afraid to make waves as she champions the Women’s Health Strategy for England and the fantastic womens’ health hub model. 

Great to feel the momentum building and for so much interest and support from so many. Let’s make waves together!