Recommendation 25

The Government must work with the health and care sectors’ professional bodies to improve health and social care practitioners’ understanding of the menstrual wellbeing needs of young disabled and Deaf women. The needs of this group were underrepresented in, and underserved by, the Women’s 73 Health Strategy published in 2022. Spinal injuries units should be required to provide support and guidance to girls and women on managing menstrual health after paralysis. (Recommendation, Paragraph 104)