oUR CO-CHAIRS
Dr Anne Connelly MBE
After a two year volunteer posting to a under-resourced mission hospital in rural Zimbabwe, Anne returned to General Practice in inner-city Bradford in 1990 and worked as a GP providing care for asylum seekers, refugees, homeless people and sex workers.
A former GPSI in gynaecology, accredited as a hysteroscopist, colposcopist and FSRH trainer. She has been involved with commissioning since 2006 and retired as Bradford City CCG clinical board member with remit for maternity, women’s, children and young people’s healthcare in 2020.
Anne is a former chair of the PCWHF and RCGP Clinical Champion for Women’s Health, and co-editor of Women’s Health in Primary Care.
Anne was honoured to be awarded an MBE for her work in women’s health in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
Katharine Gale
Katharine Gale is a Nurse Consultant in Women's Health and the former Chair of the Royal College of Nursing Women's Health Forum.
Katharine is an enthusiastic nurse who has used her expertise in a number of areas of women’s health to enhance care and professional practice, and this has included operational and strategic engagement in both clinical and political issues that affect service provision, healthcare, and the well-being of girls and women across the UK.
Katharine is a certified coach, trainer, and professional speaker on menopause and women's health issues.
Our Members
Emma Cox
CEO of Endometriosis UK
Neelam Heera
Founder of Cysters
Dr Nightaf Arif
NHS GP wSI Women’s Health
Janet Lindsay
Chief Executive at Wellbeing of Women
Funlayo Odejinmi
Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician
Tanya Simon-Hall
Founder of The Adeno Gang
Esther Kuria
Nurse Consultant in Gynaecology