Your insights can help prioritise the focus of future health research.

News - 6 October 2025

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is leading a ground-breaking initiative to identify the top priorities for research into the health of women and people in the UK.

To drive this project forward, they are seeking diverse perspectives and want to hear directly from women and people accessing O&G care, healthcare professionals and VCSE groups.

Insights gathered will be used to decide on a list of research priorities. It is hoped that these will be used by funding bodies to determine which research should receive future funding and attention.

Help the RCOG to identify which unanswered research questions are the most important by completing the short survey: https://www.rcog.org.uk/womens-health-research/

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