Motion NDM8004 Siân Gwenllian

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Regrets the lack of mention of women’s health—including maternity provision—in the Welsh Government’s existing long-term plan for health and social services, ‘A Healthier Wales’, despite the stated aim of becoming a 'feminist government'.

2. Notes that health conditions which solely affect women and those assigned female at birth, such as endometriosis, menopause, and diseases which disproportionately impact females, including auto-immune and cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis, and dementia, incur a significant cost burden.

3. Notes that the ONS details that women live fewer years in good health than men and are more likely to be in poverty, requiring both social and financial support.

4. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) develop a bespoke Women’s Health Strategy for Wales which should focus on life-long women’s health;

b) provide consistent high-quality services, including specialist tertiary care, accessible to residents the length and breadth of Wales;

c) invest in high quality research into women’s health and treatment;

d) invest in enhanced training for healthcare professionals in Wales on women’s health areas.