Today marks World Heart Day and, to raise awareness, British Heart Foundation Cymru have been hosting a drop-in session on the steps of the Senedd. It was good that so many Members were able to attend today.

British Heart Foundation Cymru are also launching a new campaign on the impact of heart disease on women. Women are twice as likely to die from coronary heart disease than breast cancer, yet awareness of the risk of heart disease to women is extremely low. Research also suggests that 50 per cent of women are more likely than men to receive the wrong initial diagnosis for a heart attack. Each year, tens of thousands of women are admitted to hospitals here in Wales due to a heart attack, and yet British Heart Foundation Cymru found that the majority of the Welsh public were unable to identify heart disease as one of the leading causes of death in Wales for women.

The UK and Scottish Governments have committed to a nation-specific clinical plan to address the health inequalities faced by women, and it is fitting, I think, that British Heart Foundation Cymru have today chosen to launch their new campaign. They hope, as do I, that the Welsh Government will commit to a women's health equality statement that will address inequalities experienced by women with heart disease. And I would hope that such an equality statement would seek to improve public awareness, timely diagnosis, equitable treatment and equitable access to cardiac rehabilitation for women across Wales. Diolch, Llywydd.