Join our Women’s Health Plan Lived Experience Group

The ALLIANCE is working with the Scottish Government to support the implementation of the Women's Health Plan with women at the centre.

The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) is recruiting new members for our Lived Experience Group that is supporting the Scottish Government’s Women’s Health Plan (WHP) and innovation across women’s health. The WHP aims to improve women’s health inequalities by raising awareness around women’s health, and improving access to health care.

The WHP Lived Experience Group, hosted by the ALLIANCE, provides opportunity for members to share their experience to influence chance, stay updated on progress of the WHP, and learn about current priorities and innovation in women’s health in Scotland.

The Group brings together lived experience and third sector representatives from across Scotland, and meets mostly online, although sometimes we meet in-person. The Group meets several times a year, with opportunities for members to participate on an ad hoc basis in external meetings, consultations and focus groups.

We are always looking for new members who have an interest and experience in women’s health and are passionate about progress in this area.

Group members are women and girls, 16+, living in Scotland. [1] We are particularly interested in hearing from women who are currently underrepresented within engagement on women’s health.

Please be aware that there is limited space on the Group and we wish to ensure that there is a wide variety of experiences related to women’s health. If we are not able to accommodate your involvement within the Group at this time we will keep your interest on record, and in the meantime we will do our best to keep you informed of other opportunities related to women’s health.

If you are interested or wish for more information then please email whp@alliance-scotland.org.uk telling us a little bit about yourself and why you wish to join the Group. Please also make us aware of any accessibility requirements you may have, or adjustments that we can make to support you to participate in either online or in-person meetings.

[Page updated September 2026]

Notes

[1] The Women’s Health Plan and the ALLIANCE women’s health programme uses the term ‘women/woman’ throughout, but it is important to highlight that it is not only those who identify as women who require access to gynaecology and reproductive health services. All healthcare services should be respectful and responsive to individual needs. The ALLIANCE Women’s Health Lived Experience Stakeholder Group is for anyone who has lived experience of the priorities of the Women’s Health Plan and have accessed or may require access to women’s health services.

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