Understanding the gender health gap

UK's alarming healthcare disparities

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Dave Middleton, executive chair, Association of Medical Insurers (amii) delves into the findings of the Benenden Health gender health gap report, which reveals that the UK ranks as the worst among G20 countries.

The gender health gap in the UK has recently gained significant attention, with numerous reports indicating that women are disproportionately affected by healthcare services compared to men. As the host of the 'Talking Health and Wellbeing Podcast', I recently had the chance to discuss these findings with Dr. Amy Pressland, Talent Development Manager at Benenden Health. Our conversation shed light on some alarming disparities in healthcare that disproportionately affect women in the UK. The findings from Benenden Health's report are eye-opening, which involved interviews with 10,000 w...

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