To mark International Women’s Day, host Helen McKenna speaks with Professor Dame Lesley Regan and Dr Janine Austin Clayton about women’s health journeys from start to finish. They explore why women can struggle to get medical professionals to listen to them and the impact this has on diagnosis and treatment, as well as the mental and physical effects on women themselves. Related resources:

• The Women's Health Strategy: ensuring no women are left behind (blog)
• Health inequalities: our position (The King's Fund's view)
• What is the role of the NHS in tackling health inequalities? (Podcast)