Although women in the UK on average live longer than men, women spend a significantly greater proportion of their lives in ill health and disability when compared with men. Not enough focus is placed on women-specific issues like miscarriage or menopause, and women are under-represented when it comes to important clinical trials. This has meant that not enough is known about conditions that only affect women, or about how conditions that affect both men and women impact them in different ways.
Following the publication of the Women’s Health Strategy for England, Our Dorset has worked with non-profit organisations, clinicians and women in Dorset to build this new website.
This site has early help and self-help advice about the priority areas for women and girls so they can make informed choices about their wellbeing. There are further links to specialist support