A long-term strategy
Build on the existing Women’s Health Action Plan with clear priorities, timelines and accountability.
SHE Women’s Health Forum · Stormont 2026
The conversation doesn’t end in the room.
On 9 September 2026, SHE Health brought policy, healthcare, research, advocacy and lived experience together in the Long Gallery at Parliament Buildings, Stormont.
What happened
A room built for a wider conversation.
Two panels examined the case for a Women’s Health Strategy for Northern Ireland and the everyday realities of care and support. Policymakers, clinicians, researchers, advocates, community organisations and women with lived experience joined the discussion.
Fragmented information and pathways, prevention, stigma, inequality and the need to listen to women were recurring themes. SHE’s published paper carries the discussion beyond the event.
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The Forum film
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Published September 2026 · Outcomes & recommendations
SHE Women’s Health Forum 2026: Outcomes & Recommendations Report
This 63-page report records the panel discussions, the themes raised in the room and 15 recommendations for a more coordinated approach to women’s health in Northern Ireland. It is intended to inform continued policy and service discussions.
Suggested citation
SHE Health (2026). SHE Women’s Health Forum 2026: Outcomes & Recommendations Report. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22912386
From the published paper
Five priorities for what comes next.
Women’s voices
Make lived experience part of policy design, implementation and evaluation.
Clearer care pathways
Review gaps in referral routes, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
Prevention and education
Improve accessible information and early intervention across the life course.
Measure progress
Track access, outcomes, inequalities and women’s experiences of care.
The conversations
Speakers and contributors
Building a Women’s Health Strategy for Northern Ireland
Leadership, coordination and priorities for a longer-term approach.
- Claire Sugden MLA
- Minister Jennifer Murnane O’Connor TD
- Caroline Keown
- Dr Orla Conlon
- Sarah Rose McCann
Women’s Health in Practice
Care, work, education, mental health and community support.
- Laura Dowling
- Dr Caroline Millar
- Lindsay Robinson MBE
- Breeda Bermingham
- Catherine McDaid
Moderator: Dr Alice McGee, Senior Medical Advisor at Flo Health and Founder of Mara Health.
Community contribution: Dawn Shackels, Community Foundation Northern Ireland, on Nothing About Us Without Us.
Host: Precious Obasohan, Founder of SHE Health. Parliamentary sponsor: Claire Sugden MLA.
9 September 2026 · Long Gallery
The programme
Registration and networking
Welcome · Precious Obasohan and Claire Sugden MLA
Panel one · Building a Women’s Health Strategy for Northern Ireland
Audience questions
Community contribution · Dawn Shackels
Panel two · Women’s Health in Practice
Audience questions
Closing remarks · Precious Obasohan
Photography
Inside the Forum
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From conversation to action
The work continues.
The published paper
Read and share the recommendations from the Forum.
Read the paper →The SHE Network
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Register interest →Future Forums
SHE intends to continue bringing people together. The next venue and date will be shared when confirmed.
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