Abuela Doulas
About the project
The Women’s Health Research Priorities (WHRP) project is being undertaken to define a list of research questions, with the aim of influencing how research bodies focus on and fund research into the most pressing issues affecting women’s health in the future.
The first survey of this project was completed by over 1,400 people, providing us with over 4,000 research topics and questions. These results identified six main topics: fertility, gynaecology, obstetrics, oncology, societal factors and 'additional', with key themes under each topic. We’ve developed a second survey, now open to the wider public, to help narrow down and prioritise these topics and themes.
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What's next
The results of the first and second surveys, alongside wider analysis undertaken by the research team, will then be used to develop a set of proposed research questions.
We will undertake a final survey asking for feedback on these research questions, to rank their importance.
The final step will be a workshop, with a small number of participants, to finalise the research questions. This workshop will likely be held via an online meeting later in the year with reimbursement offered for the time given by those who participate.
Get involved
The second survey of the WHRP is now live. The RCOG recognises that women and people from all backgrounds must be involved in the development of services and in research, to ensure healthcare is anti-racist and inclusive.
If you have any questions or need any assistance taking part in this work, please contact that project team at whrp@rcog.org.uk.
Project team
The project is being led by Professor Asma Khalil, RCOG Vice President for Academia and Strategy, supported by a dedicated team:
Clinical Research Fellows:
- Dr Thomas Hanton
- Dr Kelsey Lennox
- Dr Sofia Gron
Steering Group: a diverse advisory group providing strategic direction and ensuring inclusivity. Members include women and people with lived experience and health professionals.
Members:
- Mrs Jane Plumb
- Dr Matina Iliodromiti
- Professor Shakila Thangaratinam
- Dr Fionnuala Mone
- Professor Lucilla Poston
- Dr Sujeewa Fernando
- Dr Abi Merriel
- Professor Colin Duncan
- Professor Laura Magee
- Professor Peter von Dadelszen
- Ms Freya El Baz
- Dr Michalina Drejza
- Professor Wessel Ganzevoort
- Dr Sanne Gordjin
- Dr Hajra Khattak
- Ms Nafiza Anwar
- Dr. Lizzie Evens
- Ms Geeta Nayar
- Ms Jackie Matthew
- Professor John Allotey
- Dr Soha Sobhy
- Dr Sergio Silberio
Our partners
The following organisations have joined us as WHRP project partners - a supportive group of stakeholders with an interest in this work, who collectively commit to sharing and promoting the project within their respective networks:
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