Huge opportunities in the 10 Year Health Plan
Asked what needs to be done over the next five to ten years, panellists felt the 10 Year Health Plan offered ‘huge opportunities’ but underlined the need to nuance models for local needs. A critical point was in women knowing what is available and where to get help.
A further element was integrating with the wider community to work with local authorities and the voluntary sector and ‘empower women to learn about their bodies and understand their presentations.’
Vodegel said there was a need to think differently about care models, having realised that a lot of basic education about pregnancy and women’s health was not standard knowledge, such as not drinking alcohol when pregnant.
Sanhita Chakrabarti, an obstetric gynaecologist, public health consultant and deputy chief medical officer at Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB, told delegates: ‘What women are telling us loud and clear is that they want compassionate provision which is close to home that listens to them at the time that they need their support.’
Profiles:
Dr Aamena Salar is Medical Director of Modality Outpatient Services and a GP partner at Modality Partnership in Birmingham, United Kingdom. She specialises in women’s health with an extended role in gynaecology and has piloted community gynaecology services. She is a member of the national taskforce championing women’s health and is setting up the Modality Training Academy.
Jayprit Serai is a strategic Global Regulatory Affairs professional, United Kingdom. She recently completed an Executive MBA from Cambridge Judge Business School, where her individual project focused on closing the women’s health gap. She has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
Amber Vodegel is CEO of 28X Ltd, United Kingdom. She founded Pregnancy+, which became the world’s leading pregnancy app with over 150 million users globally. She is now spearheading 28X, a privacy-first women’s health platform that runs entirely on-device, removing the need for cloud servers or data harvesting.
MaryAnn Ferreux is Chief Medical Officer at Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex and a Non-Executive Director for Kent and Medway NHS Partnership Trust, United Kingdom. She is an award-winning medical leader with over 20 years’ experience in Australia and the UK, specialising in digital innovation, clinical transformation and population health.
Sanhita Chakrabarti is an obstetric gynaecologist, public health consultant and deputy chief medical officer at Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB, Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom. She is the ICB’s women’s health champion and was recently appointed as national speciality adviser for women’s health for NHS England.
Katherine Church is a former NHS chief digital officer and an independent femtech consultant, United Kingdom. She works with women’s health founders to create technology that serves the needs of women.