Overview
- Pattison met Health Secretary Wes Streeting on Monday, who pledged “action, not just words” and invited her to help develop a renewed women’s health strategy.
- On Good Morning Britain on Tuesday, ITV-presented research reported that three in five women face reproductive-health issues, over half were misdiagnosed, and more than a third waited over a year for a diagnosis.
- She is calling for increased funding, improved NHS training and education, stronger mental health support, and more research into female reproductive health.
- After years of symptoms dismissed as PMS, she received a PMDD diagnosis in 2023 and says she turned to private care after struggling to get help on the NHS.
- Pattison has previously given evidence to MPs on the Women and Equalities Committee and is using her Strictly platform to press for systemic change.