Women's health plan
The Women’s Health Plan underpins actions to improve women’s health inequalities by raising awareness around women’s health, improving access to health care and reducing inequalities in health outcomes for girls and women, both for sex-specific conditions and in women’s general health.
Annex A - List of those involved
Women's Health Group Members
Chair: Professor Marion Bain, Interim Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Government
Vice Chair: Dr Corinne Love, Vice Chair Women's Health Group, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Senior Medical Officer - Scottish Government
Professor Colin Berry, Professor Cardiology and Imaging, University of Glasgow
Professor Sharon Cameron, Consultant Gynaecologist and lead for sexual health services, NHS Lothian
Dr Alastair Campbell, Co-Chair Scottish Committee, Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
Dr Heather Currie, Consultant Gynaecologist and Associate Medical Director, NHS Dumfries and Galloway
Professor Ann Holmes, Chief Midwifery Adviser and Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Scottish Government
Dr Sigi Joseph, Executive Officer (Professional Development), Royal College of GPs Scottish Council
Professor Clare McKenzie, Lead Dean, Training and Management, NHS Education for Scotland
Dona Milne, Director of Public Health, NHS Fife
Jackie Montgomery, Valerie Clarke, Lead Physiotherapists for the Pelvic, Obstetrics and Gynaecological Physiotherapy service, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Irene Oldfather, Director of Strategy and Engagement, the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE)
Professor Lindsey Pope, Professor of Medical Education, University of Glasgow
Emma Ritch, National Advisory Council on Women and Girls and Executive Director, Engender
Karen Ritchie, Dr Fiona Wardell, Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Dr Alison Scott, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, specialising in sexual health, NHS Lothian
Maggie Simpson, Senior Nurse Specialist and Chair of the Scottish Obstetric Cardiology Network
Fiona Stalker, Journalist
Sub-Group Members
Sexual Health/Contraception/Abortion Pre-Pregnancy Care
Chair: Dr Alison Scott
Dr Audrey Brown, Consultant Gynaecologist, Sandyford, Glasgow
Dr Michelle Cooper, Obstetrics and Gynaecology ST 7, NHS Lothian
Katie Cosgrove, Gender-based Violence Lead, Public Health Scotland
Dr Rebecca Devine, Public Health Registrar
Eilidh Dickson, Policy and Parliamentary Manager, Engender
Kirsten Kernaghan, Senior Sexual Health Nurse and Young People's Lead, Chalmers Sexual Health Centre
Rhona Innes, Manager, Another Way Project, SACRO
Dr Hame Lata, Consultant, Sexual & Reproductive Health, NHS Highland
Inger McGowan, Nurse Case Manager, The Willow Service
Dr Nora Murray-Cavanagh, GP at Wester Hailes
Maggie Simpson, Senior Nurse Specialist and Chair of the Scottish Obstetric Cardiology Network
Felicity Sung, Scottish Government, Directorate for Children & Families
Rachel Tatler/Sam Baker, Scottish Government, Population Health Directorate
Carolyn Wilson, Scottish Government, Supporting Maternal and Child Wellbeing
Louise Watson, Scottish Government, Population Health Directorate
Women's Heart Health
Chair: Maggie Simpson
Kylie Barclay, British Heart Foundation (now on secondment to Directorate for Healthcare Quality and Improvement, Scottish Government)
Professor Colin Berry, Professor of Cardiology and Imaging, University of Glasgow
Dr Anna Maria Choy, Clinical Lecturer, University of Dundee, Consultant Cardiologist, NHS Tayside
Margaret Davis, Lived Experience Representative
Professor Dana Dawson, Consultant Cardiologist, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary & Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Aberdeen
Frances Divers, Cardiology Nurse Consultant, NHS Lothian
Professor Andrew Horne, Professor of Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Edinburgh
Lisa MacInnes, Director, Save a Life for Scotland
Becki MacPherson, Directorate for Healthcare Quality & Improvement, Scottish Government
Dr David Murdoch, Chair, NACHD and Speciality Advisor Heart Disease
Professor Lis Neubeck, Professor of Cardiovascular Nursing, Edinburgh Napier University
Dr Alison Scott, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, specialising in sexual health – NHS Lothian.
Dr Novalia Sidik, British Heart Foundation Clinical Research Fellow, University of Glasgow
Vicki Waqa, Specialist Lead (CPD), NHS Education for Scotland
Dr Margaret McEntegart, Consultant Cardiologist, NHS Golden Jubilee & Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, University of Glasgow
Gender and Health
Chair: Emma Ritch
Anna Ritchie Allan, Executive Director, Close the Gap
Katie Cosgrove, Emma Kennedy, Public Health Scotland
Eilidh Dickson, Policy and Parliamentary Manager, Engender
Eileen Flanagan, Head of Gender Equality Policy, Equality Unit, Scottish Government
Dr Ima Jackson, Senior Lecturer, Department of Nursing and Community Health, Glasgow Caledonian University
Kristi Long, Equality and Diversity Advisor, NHS Education for Scotland
Lucy Mulvagh, Director of Policy and Communications, the ALLIANCE
Kathryn Ramsay, Policy Manager, Scottish Women's Aid
Karen Ritchie, Dr Fiona Wardell, Health Improvement Scotland
Dr Alison Scott, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, specialising in sexual health, NHS Lothian
Marsha Scott, Chief Executive, Scottish Women's Aid
Menopause and Menstrual Health including Endometriosis
Chair: Heather Currie
Dr Sineaid Bradshaw, GP Wester Hailes
Dr Alastair Campbell, Co-Chair Scottish Committee, Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
Carolyn Chalmers, Modern Patient Pathways Programme, Scottish Government
Emma Cox, Endometriosis UK
Professor Hilary Critchley, Professor of Reproductive Medicine, University of Edinburgh and Consultant Gynaecologist NHS Lothian
Eilidh Dickson, Policy and Parliamentary Manager, Engender
Mayrine Fraser, Royal Osteoporosis Society
Dr Heike Gleser, Consultant in reproductive & sexual health (Menopause specialist)
June Grant, Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Neonates, Women & Children's Services, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Professor Andrew Horne, Professor of Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Edinburgh
Inger McGowan, Nurse Case Manager, The Willow Service
Lucy Mulvagh, Director of Policy and Communications, the ALLIANCE
Dr Jackie Paterson, Consultant, Chalmers Sexual Health Centre
Dr Alison Scott, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, specialising in sexual health, NHS Lothian
Anita Stewart, Team Leader, Clinical Priorities Team, Scottish Government
Theresa Burns, Policy Manager, Clinical Priorities Team, Scottish Government
Women's Health Plan Team, Scottish Government
Anne Lillico, Team Leader (jobshare)
Denise McLister, Team Leader (jobshare)
Nicola Cogan, Policy and Engagement Manager
Felicity Sung, Menopause Lead
Claire Austin, Scottish Clinical Leadership Fellow
Contact
Email: womenshealthplan@gov.scot
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