
The UK's healthcare system is facing mounting criticism over how it serves women, as new data reveals that more than 600,000 are waiting for gynaecological treatment on the NHS.
England's Women's Health Ambassador, Dame Lesley Regan, has described women's healthcare as 'stuck in the nineties', citing outdated systems, chronic underinvestment and slow reform. The warning comes amid record waiting lists and widening inequalities in diagnosis and treatment across the country.