Black Female Doctors UK

Ready to shake things up this World Menopause Day? 🎉 Join us for the inaugural ‘Equity in Menopause Festival’ on October 18th, 2024, at Holland House, London - Presented in collaboration by You and Me_nopause and Black Female Doctors Uk. This isn’t just another event—it’s a movement! 🌟 This revolutionary event, the first of its kind on World Menopause Day, aims to open conversations and reach out to marginalised communities including but not exclusive to Women of Colour, LGBTQ+ community, Low-Income groups, Women with Disabilities, migrant and Refugee Women, Women with Chronic Illnesses and more. Groups who are often overlooked during these important days and events and who are disproportionately affected by menopause. Expect powerful panels, hands-on workshops, film screenings, a relaxation zone, and plenty of chances to connect and learn—all in one exciting day! And the entertainment? It’s going to be Epic! Get ready for party vibes with a Steel Pan band, DJ, live singing, poetry, spoken word, comedy, and even a sitar player! 🎶 Don’t miss out on the fun, food, and the chance to be part of something truly groundbreaking. Let’s make menopause matter for everyone! 💪 RSVP by emailing EFFICACYEVA@gmail.com Keep your eyes peeled for more updates. Dr Yansie Rolston Pamela Windle She/Her Dr Anna Kusi Dr. Aziza Sesay Maureen Anderson Debi Lewinson Roberts Nina K. #Equityinmenopause #InclusiveHealth #BreakTheSilence #worldmenopauseday

Very tired today after working flat out to move all our educational stuff onto a new learning platform BUT… super excited to be in London for the prestigious Black Female Doctors UK awards event dedicated to honouring the remarkable women making groundbreaking contributions in healthcare. 🏆I’m still pinching myself that I’m a finalist for 2 awards this evening. The Essential Baby Co in the Community CIC is getting an upgrade! We are moving to a dedicated learning platform where we bring healthcare professionals and the public into one learning environment. Where we can truly become partners in our own care ❤️ 🤩 I am merely a vehicle for the community who put their trust in me to amplify their voices and influence policy to improve health equity. They can see the potential and they see this as an opportunity to finally be heard. It’s not going to be easy but it’s definitely going to revolutionise the way patients and the public interact with healthcare systems. It’s a thing of equitable beauty! 🙏 If you are a healthcare professional and want to join us, go to our website and fill out a haPPIE Collaborator application form: https://lnkd.in/edb_6nxZ Please share! Together we will revolutionise how health education is delivered 🚀 Matthew Poole Dr Julie Hammond MRCGP MBBS BSc DRCOG NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme Prof. Bola Owolabi, MRCGP MFPH(Hon), FRSPH Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE Prof Habib Naqvi MBE Prof. Gina Awoko Higginbottom MBE, PhD, FQNI Michael Watts Rachael Grimaldi Saran Muthiah, MBA, MSc Nick Gompertz Suzanne Gaunt Suzanne Vernazza Verónica Blanco Gutiérrez Dr Frank Davis Jonathan Abbas Kaakpema "KP" Yelpaala

What a night at the Cura-H awards organised by the phenomenal committee of Black Female Doctors UK and hosted by the beautiful Dr. Aziza Sesay. We celebrated the achievements of powerhouses Dr Annabel Sowemimo, Molly Fenton, Dr Ally Jaffee MBChB BSc and Tanya Simon-Hall among many others and heard inspirational speeches from Nighat Arif and Tina Backhouse who reminded us that our shared humanity is the way to tackle health inequity which still exists across race, culture and class. I am humbled that The Lowdown were invited, let alone nominated as finalists amongst such incredible professionals. We came for the awards and stayed for the dancing, and can't wait for next year's event! #womenshealth #womenshealthmatters #womenshealthcare #healthinequalities #workingmoms #workingmothers

It was so wonderful to attend the Black Female Doctors UK first Cura-H awards alongside Monique Carayol and to see the hard work Dr Julie Hammond MRCGP MBBS BSc DRCOG and the team put together. The evening was filled with so many inspirational women within healthcare, sharing, uplifting and supporting one another. Throughout the evening it was lovely speak to so many that are not only aware of NHS Practitioner Health but have accessed and benefited from the service. I would also like to say a huge congratulations to Dr Ally Jaffee MBChB BSc on winning mental health advocate of the year. And finally I had a little fan girl moment when I met the lovely Nighat Arif who left us all with her inspiring words to close the evening. I look forward to Cura-H 2025 well done ladies!

CURA-H AWARDS DINNER HIGHLIGHTS 👉🏿Only an event as engaging, entertaining and inspirational as the maiden Cura-H Awards and Dinner could get me suited, booted👢 & knotted to the teeth😬 like a Hugo Boss mannequin, as I turned out on Saturday night. 👉🏿 Dr Anna Kusi & her Black Female Doctors UK Team's impeccably planned evening made every minute worth it. The solo hosting job by Dr. Aziza Sesay was outstanding. The riveting keynote address by @Dr Maggi Andi is one I would not forget. 👉🏿 My take home from the evening was the LOVE themed keynote. 👉🏿L- Live to give to your community and to society. 👉🏿O- Opportunities are meant to be discerned and grabbed with both hands in order to fulfill the purpose we are here for. What Opportunities are currently around me being missed because they appear in cloacks of challenges ? 👉🏿V- Vision is so key to achieving anything worth while. Dr Andi shared how reading Mary Kay's book as an 11 year old shaped her vision of her future. She spoke so instructively about how this vision got her into Dental School against all odds, and helped in raising finance to secure her Dental Practice. 👉🏿 E- Education is so important to moving forward yours and the cause of those you support. Never stop learning, improving your skill and gaining insight in your area of endeavour. 👉🏿What a night that was! I feel privileged to have been on the panel of judges to assess the outstanding entries by such a cohort of gifted women doing incredible things in healthcare. That was a momentous way to usher in the week of the International Women's Day. #Cura-H #IWD #healthcareexcellence #healthcareawards #ladyboss

You are looking at MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR ‼️‼️‼️ If you didn’t know this about me: I’m a Doctor, as well as a Patient I’ve openly share my struggles, as well as my successes And I believe wholeheartedly in VULNERABILITY AS STRENGTH 💪🏽 AND WOWWW I’ve had quite the weekend 😱😱😱😱 I can’t quite believe it but I only went and won “Mental Health Advocate of The Year” at Cura-H Awards🏆 This is such a milestone for me, ahead of starting a career in Psychiatry 👩🏽⚕️ 🧠 I truly am so grateful for the recognition and to have curated such a supportive network around me 🥰 Biggest thank you goes to the award show’s 10/10 presenter Dr. Aziza Sesay … your support means the 🌍 My biggest advice to anyone out there is believe you can achieve anything, but love yourself regardless of whether it happens or not 🌟 Black Female Doctors UK #mentalhealthadvocate

Celebrating fantastic women in healthcare at the inaugural Black Female Doctors UK Cura-H Awards 🏆🥂 A big thank you to Dr Julie Hammond MRCGP MBBS BSc DRCOG & all the team for an amazing evening ✨ A brilliant way to kick off my International Women’s Month surrounded by inspirational trailblazers - many advocating for & driving change locally, nationally & globally 🔥 Big congratulations to all the finalists & winners 👏🏾& a special shout out to the truly outstanding host Dr. Aziza Sesay - I loved your energy, realness & unwavering commitment to shine a light on so many amazing women 🫶🏾 And thank you so much for my pics Tyàh P. loved our time together too 📸🤗looking forward to next year’s awards already! #CuraAwards2024 #IWM2024 #WomenEmpoweringWomen #WomeninHealthcare

Saturday night I was awarded a ‘Highly Commended award at The inaugural Cura-H Awards by Black Female Doctors UK. Thank you so much for acknowledging my work in the women’s health space. I will continue to push for the end of period shame and stigma. Change young people’s lives by empowering them with the tools for there menstrual health. And of course raising the awareness of Adenomyosis 💜 The Adeno Gang

Andddd the host for the Cura-H Awards is our very own Dr. Aziza Sesay 🙌🏾 Dr. Aziza Sesay is Vice Chair and Creative Director of Black Female Doctors UK . She is a GP, GP Educator, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Host, Speaker and Health Content Creator. She runs the health platform Talks with Dr. Sesay sharing evidence based health information on a variety of topics with a particular focus on women’s health, cancer awareness, mental health and health inequity. Dr. Aziza is an ambassador for the charities The Eve Appeal, Wellbeing of Women and FSRH - Faculty of sexual and reproductive healthcare Hatfield Vision; and the Everywoman Festival . She is fundraising lead for Keep it Fax charity , on the Board of Prevention First Initiative and Trustee of Cysters . She is a member of the James Lind Alliance @Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) for Adult Faecal Incontinence (FI) steering group. She has collaborated and worked with a number of organisations including NHS England, Department of Health and Social Care , YouTube Health, CoppaFeel!, Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust, and Black Women Rising UK. In addition, she has been involved in and worked in several national public health campaigns. She was a UN Women UK delegate for CSW67 and is one for CSW68. She has been featured on multiple podcasts, radio and television interviews as well as written and contributed to health articles.

Who’s excited?! We’re so thrilled to reveal our Keynote Speaker for the Cura Awards and Dinner Gala is the incredible Dr. Maggie Andi 🙌🏾✨ Dr. Maggie Andi is a dental professional with a wide range of expertise and accomplishments. She is the practice owner and a holistic dentist at Mill Hill Dental Practice. Dr. Andi is passionate about promoting holistic dentistry and raising awareness of the links between oral health, lifestyle, and mental health. Dr. Andi completed her BDS degree in 2003, qualifying among the top 10 in her year. She has also excelled in postgraduate training. As a working mother of three children, she understands the challenges of balancing personal and professional responsibilities. Dr. Andi has a diverse range of qualifications and experiences, including being a dental mentor, a nutrition-brand influencer, a life coach, and a youth football coach. She has received awards for her contributions to the dental field and has a significant online following, including celebrities. With almost 20 years of experience, Dr. Andi is well-regarded in the dental community. She has a large membership base of satisfied patients and is known for her expertise in family cosmetic and digital dentistry. Dr. Andi has embraced innovative technologies and was one of the first UK dentists to use the Inman Aligner and Cerec Technologies. In addition to her dental practice, Dr. Andi is involved in various initiatives, such as the Kids Go Free dental movement and reforms in children's dentistry in association with dental hospitals. She also runs NHS 111 emergency hubs, providing her with insights into prevention and practice growth dynamics. Dr. Maggie Andi is excited to contribute to regular columns, editorials, podcasts, and radio content. She aims to be a fresh face representing the dental profession and hopes that more people will benefit from her contributions in the years to come. What an inspiration. We CANNOT wait!!!!!! See you tomorrow ♥️