Community Women's Health Hub models in England: a mixed methods evaluation
K Daniel, J Bousfield, L Hocking, L Jackson, B Taylor · 2025
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K Daniel and co-authors evaluate, in a 2025 study, community Women's Health Hubs in England, a model meant to join up scattered sexual and reproductive care. Care for women has faced access gaps and split providers. Some local leaders built hubs, often in primary care, and national policy in 2022 backed wider rollout.
The team surveyed hub leaders, spoke with national and local stakeholders, and studied four hubs in depth. Seventeen hubs were found across the United Kingdom, varied in size and funding. Common services were long-acting birth control and menopause care. Users praised access, and some hubs cut waits and hospital referrals. Weak data, though, limited firm claims about health impact.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | K Daniel, J Bousfield, L Hocking, L Jackson, B Taylor |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 53 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |