Very naughty internet this morning (so frustrating!), so struggling to get a recording with subtitles done, but here’s a clip I’ve been sent of my @SkyNews interview with @skynewsniall for @WEP_UK Key points; women wait 6x longer to receive a heart failure diagnosis. We don’t >

>know exactly why, but years of women-shaped gaps in the research don’t help us answer this vital question. We need to move away from the assumption that heart failure is a “man’s problem” and encourage women to seek help earlier - if they feel their concerns will be dismissed >

>(As many say they do), then that only leads to further delays. We know there are huge health inequalities in the UK; black women are 5x more likely to die in childbirth than white women, women are more likely to become disabled or develop dementia & spend a disproportionate >

>amount of their lifetimes suffering ‘ill health’. We need research into why, and solutions for how we can close these gaps. Finally, the lovey @skynewsniall asked about my experiences of COVID, and my internet gave up. It’s been a hugely challenging time across the health>

>service and it isn’t over yet. I am worried there is more to come, and worried about how we rebuild, particularly for women in our society, as we know they have been disproportionately affected by childcare problems, redundancies, and the faltering economy. We need a >

>Recovery plan that focusses not on how we “Build Build Build” but how we #BuildBackEqual - we have the opportunity to press reset on huge inequalities in our society, and it’s vital women are at the centre of these discussions.

Finally, whilst it’s a pain to rely on crappy home internet to do these very important interviews, there are some perks to not leaving the house...