Women ‘not being listened to’ are not receiving proper diagnosis in both public and private systems, health minister says
The Victorian health minister, Mary-Anne Thomas, said on Tuesday that the women’s pain inquiry has revealed it is not being taken seriously enough, and ‘being attributed to either psychological or personality factors’.The Victorian health minister, Mary-Anne Thomas, said on Tuesday that the women’s pain inquiry has revealed it is not being taken seriously enough, and ‘being attributed to either psychological or personality factors’.
“This is simply not good enough, when women are not being listened to it means that their diagnosis is not happening where and when it should.” “We can think about the courses, the degree courses that our healthcare professionals study, and whether or not they have sufficient focus on women’s health. “Women, when they’re presenting with pain, have long reported that they have difficulty being heard and understood,” Muñoz told AAP.
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