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Watch: Celebrating International Women’s Day 2024

The Health and Care Women Leaders Network held an International Women's Day 2024 (IWD2024) celebration on Friday 8 March.

General information

Time
8 March 2024 10:00 - 12:00 GMT
Audience
Open to all

Speakers

The Health and Care Women Leaders Network held an International Women's Day 2024 (IWD2024) celebration on Friday 8 March to celebrate and highlight work underway to progress gender equality and enhance inclusivity for women working in healthcare.

With a focus on the theme for IWD2024 #InspireInclusion, the day started with an early morning celebration on X, from 8am, celebrating the individuals who have inspired you on your leadership journey. Find out more here.

The celebrations will continued with a virtual event held on Zoom from 10am to 12pm where delegates heard from NHS Chief Executive, Amanda Pritchard, our network chair, Samantha Allen and many more. Organisations and fellow networks also shared presentations on the great work they are doing to progress gender equality and enhance inclusivity for women working in health and care.

Watch the recording of the event below

Time stamps

00:00:05Samantha Allen, Chair, Health and Care Women Leaders Network
Welcome and introduction
00:06:45Amanda Pritchard, Chief Executive, NHS
A welcome address from Amanda Pritchard, Chief Executive of NHS England. 
00:16:40Shera Chok, GP and chair and founder of the Shuri Network
Victoria Komolafe, Midwife and Graduate of the Shuri Network
Initiative Showcase: Shuri Network
00:38:35Simon Fleming, Trauma and Orthopaedic Registrar, London-based
Hamid Motraghi, Director for Health Equity and Inclusion, NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB
Men as Allies
Recording unavailable Dr Nighat Arif, GP, NHS/Private
Dr Nighat Arif’s Story: Women’s Health 
1:07:40Dawn Adams, Chair of Yorkshire Ambulance Service Women (YAS) Women and Allies Network
Vicky Connelly, Deputy Chair, YAS Women and Allies Network
Initiative showcase: Yorkshire Ambulance Service Women and Allies Network
1:25:00Tracie Jolliff, Deputy Chair, Health and Care Women Leaders Network
Final thoughts and reflections from the day

Health and Care Women Leaders Network

Delivered by the NHS Confederation, the Health and Care Women Leaders Network is a free network for all women working across health and care.

Join the Health and Care Women Leaders network and follow us on X at @hcwomenleaders and LinkedIn.