‘Scots women need a health champion. Now’

The postcode lottery around HRT is a perfect example of why Scotland needs a women’s health champion, according to campaigners.

Kate Muir, journalist and author, is backing calls for the appointment – a “priority” in the Scottish Government’s women’s health plan published 14 months ago to address inequalities in treatment – to be made urgently.

After The Post published an open letter from 17 leading charities urging action, Nicola Sturgeon promised an appointment by the end of the summer.

A women’s champion has already been appointed in England and Muir, right, says Scots women need the job filled urgently: “Why is Scotland still waiting for a Women’s Heath Champion to be appointed, when it was promised months ago?

“The thousands of women on gynaecology waiting lists and the need for menopause specialists in GP surgeries are just two of the many reasons why one is so badly needed.”

The Scottish Government said an appointment is expected “soon.”