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NETWORKS<\/strong><\/sub><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading colourtextbold\">Women&#8217;s Network<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Women&#8217;s Network supports and encourages members to come together to discuss experiences and a is&nbsp;safe place for women to talk about issues that are important to them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The network is a network for ALL to join encouraging inclusion and diversity, regardless of gender identity and would focus on the topics raised by the members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/womensnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/02\/Womens-network-logo-1024x497.png\" alt=\"Women's Network (NHS Lothian) logo\" class=\"wp-image-377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/womensnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/02\/Womens-network-logo-1024x497.png 1024w, https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/womensnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/02\/Womens-network-logo-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/womensnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/02\/Womens-network-logo-768x373.png 768w, https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/womensnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/02\/Womens-network-logo-1536x746.png 1536w, https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/womensnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/02\/Womens-network-logo-2048x995.png 2048w, https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/womensnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/02\/Womens-network-logo-1520x738.png 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Upcoming Meetings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our next quarterly meeting is Wednesday 3 June at 12.30pm. Please email the network inbox for the meeting invitation.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/womensnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/female.jpg\" alt=\"Female member of staff in blue uniform\" class=\"wp-image-358 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/womensnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/female.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/womensnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/10\/female-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teams channel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/team\/19%3A_zeLeITk4f6j_MwWKeq0qR6isxMYpzLW9bIVTwl3t4o1%40thread.tacv2\/conversations?groupId=f80c6f73-1620-41bf-8994-83c6792cd351&amp;tenantId=10efe0bd-a030-4bca-809c-b5e6745e499a\">join our Teams channel here<\/a>. Most of our meetings take place through the Teams channel. There is also a sub-channel for the Women&#8217;s Network book group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inspiring Women Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To celebrate the careers and histories of the women that we work with, the NHS Lothian Women\u2019s network has launched a&nbsp;series of Women\u2019s leadership blogs. You can find the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/intranet.lothian.scot.nhs.uk\/StaffRoom\/StaffNetworks\/WomensNetwork\/Pages\/Inspiring-Women.aspx\">Inspiring Women blog here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to nominate yourself or anyone else for us to approach to take part in our Inspiring Women blog, please use&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/VVGPt9MuqS&amp;data=05%7c02%7cRachel.Hallows%40nhs.scot%7c07d6b7ca2645422567a308dc767e57fd%7c10efe0bda0304bca809cb5e6745e499a%7c0%7c0%7c638515532205604055%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&amp;sdata=mBsKMyNCGw69SCs%2B70%2BpLFY%2B9%2BL4BV\/E%2BnLJF89suRk%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this nomination form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virtual Blether: Menopause Tea and Talk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For anyone who can&#8217;t make it along to the site based Menopause tea and talk meetings (the sessions supported by the Work Well leads), please feel free to join us for a virtual blether around menopause and peri-menopause.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are no experts and no formalities, just some lightly guided informal chat around menopause and perimenopause with peers. You can join us in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/channel\/19:8EsMab07ItloD5boNy3zxr6Ker5YJ56Di7PSm1GBmH81%40thread.tacv2\/Virtual%20Menopause%20Tea%20and%20Talk?groupId=f80c6f73-1620-41bf-8994-83c6792cd351&amp;tenantId=10efe0bd-a030-4bca-809c-b5e6745e499a&amp;ngc=true&amp;allowXTenantAccess=true\">Virtual Menopause Tea and Talk subchannel<\/a>&nbsp;on Teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Future dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wednesday 25 March, 12.30-1.30pm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thursday 23 April, 12-1pm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday 27 May, 12.30-1.30pm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tuesday 23 June, 10-11am<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wednesday 22 July, 12.30-1.30pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull fullstretch has-light-accent-plum-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e09cb750 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Contact us for further information or to be added to our mailing list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons downlink is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-03627597 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:loth.womensnetwork@nhs.scot\">Email Women&#8217;s Network<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-fsb-flexible-spacer fsb-flexible-spacer\"><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--lg\" style=\"margin-bottom:-190px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--md\" style=\"margin-bottom:-190px\"><\/div><div class=\"fsb-flexible-spacer__device fsb-flexible-spacer__device--sm\" style=\"margin-bottom:-190px\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NHS LOTHIAN | STAFF NETWORKS Women&rsquo;s Network The Women&rsquo;s Network supports and encourages members to come together to discuss experiences and a is&nbsp;safe place for women to talk about issues<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/noorangewidewidth.php","meta":{"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-55","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"stephenharris","author_link":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/womensnetwork\/author\/stephenharris\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":false,"rttpg_excerpt":"NHS LOTHIAN | STAFF NETWORKS Women&rsquo;s Network The Women&rsquo;s Network supports and encourages members to come together to discuss experiences and a is&nbsp;safe place for women to talk about issues","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/womensnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/womensnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/womensnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/womensnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/womensnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/womensnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":459,"href":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/womensnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55\/revisions\/459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/womensnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/womensnetwork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}