{"id":5797,"date":"2026-07-15T14:45:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/tynemouth\/?p=5797"},"modified":"2026-07-15T14:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:45:16","slug":"transforming-gynaecological-services-for-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/tynemouth\/2026\/07\/15\/transforming-gynaecological-services-for-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Transforming gynaecological services for women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We were delighted to welcome to our July meeting Borsha Sarker, consultant sonographer, and Kerry Barnett, advanced nurse practitioner, both from Sunderland Women&#8217;s Hub. Borsha and Kerry explained how they have transformed gynaecological services using advanced ultrasound. Their pioneering work has led to more rapid diagnosis and faster treatments and this has had a significant impact on the lives and health of many women. Their approach is a model of good practice in women&#8217;s health, helping to address the many health inequalities that still exist.<\/p>\n<p>Gynaecological issues are not just &#8216;part of being a woman&#8217; and this view needs to change. To find out more about health inequalities, you might like to read the UN Women&#8217;s article, &#8216;Six uncomfortable truths about women&#8217;s health&#8217; at https:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/articles\/explainer\/six-uncomfortable-truths-about-womens-health<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"story-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/tynemouth\/files\/2026\/07\/July_2026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5796 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/tynemouth\/files\/2026\/07\/July_2026-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/tynemouth\/files\/2026\/07\/July_2026-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/tynemouth\/files\/2026\/07\/July_2026.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were delighted to welcome to our July meeting Borsha Sarker, consultant sonographer, and Kerry&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":625,"featured_media":5798,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Transforming gynaecological services for women | News | Blog | Events | SI Tynemouth, Whitley Bay and District<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI Tynemouth, Whitley Bay and District : Blog &amp; News : Transforming gynaecological services for women : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI Tynemouth, Whitley Bay and District . 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