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| Endometriosis work charter for Hull and East Yorkshire | |
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| Sarah Ashcroft made the difficult decision to leave her job due to a lack of understanding around her condition | Sarah Ashcroft made the difficult decision to leave her job due to a lack of understanding around her condition |
| A work charter is being created to help support staff who suffer with endometriosis. | A work charter is being created to help support staff who suffer with endometriosis. |
| It is also hoped employers will sign up to the charter in Hull and East Yorkshire and gain a greater understanding about the medical condition. | It is also hoped employers will sign up to the charter in Hull and East Yorkshire and gain a greater understanding about the medical condition. |
| Endometriosis can cause heavy periods, nausea, extreme tiredness and chronic pain and, in some cases, people have had to leave their job. | Endometriosis can cause heavy periods, nausea, extreme tiredness and chronic pain and, in some cases, people have had to leave their job. |
| Sarah Ashcroft, from Hull, has lived with the condition for 15 years and said “on the worst days it can be a struggle to get out of bed when you’re in pain”. | Sarah Ashcroft, from Hull, has lived with the condition for 15 years and said “on the worst days it can be a struggle to get out of bed when you’re in pain”. |
| Uncomfortable | Uncomfortable |
| According to Endometriosis UK, it affects one in 10 women in the UK and costs the economy £8.2bn a year in treatment, loss of work and healthcare costs. | According to Endometriosis UK, it affects one in 10 women in the UK and costs the economy £8.2bn a year in treatment, loss of work and healthcare costs. |
| Businesses can sign up and be a part of the national charity's Endometriosis Friendly Employer Scheme. | Businesses can sign up and be a part of the national charity's Endometriosis Friendly Employer Scheme. |
| However, MP Emma Hardy, local support group HEY Endo and the Hull and District Trades Council (HDTC) have come together to create a local charter that allows workers to access more support free of charge. | However, MP Emma Hardy, local support group HEY Endo and the Hull and District Trades Council (HDTC) have come together to create a local charter that allows workers to access more support free of charge. |
| The aim is to launch the charter by the end of 2024. | The aim is to launch the charter by the end of 2024. |
| Ms Ashcroft shared her story of how she felt she had to leave a previous job due to the lack of understanding from her manager at the time about her condition. | Ms Ashcroft shared her story of how she felt she had to leave a previous job due to the lack of understanding from her manager at the time about her condition. |
| She says she informed her boss ahead of shift that her period had started and that she would need to use the toilet every hour. | She says she informed her boss ahead of shift that her period had started and that she would need to use the toilet every hour. |
| However, she says she was left alone in her public-serving role for three hours during which time heavy bleeding had left her in an uncomfortable position. | However, she says she was left alone in her public-serving role for three hours during which time heavy bleeding had left her in an uncomfortable position. |
| Sarah said "even if you sit down for a living, when you’re getting up and your legs no longer work, it can be quite draining at times” | Sarah said "even if you sit down for a living, when you’re getting up and your legs no longer work, it can be quite draining at times” |
| “I know I’ve bled through at this point but I couldn’t leave,” she said. “I told the manager that I needed to go home to change because I wasn’t comfortable knowing I’d bled through my clothes. | “I know I’ve bled through at this point but I couldn’t leave,” she said. “I told the manager that I needed to go home to change because I wasn’t comfortable knowing I’d bled through my clothes. |
| “I was told I had 15 minutes to do this.” | “I was told I had 15 minutes to do this.” |
| Unable to go home, change and return to work in that time, Ms Ashcroft then made a decision she had never done before. | Unable to go home, change and return to work in that time, Ms Ashcroft then made a decision she had never done before. |
| “I walked out of my job and I felt awful because I’d never left a job before.” | “I walked out of my job and I felt awful because I’d never left a job before.” |
| Kath Oliver, president of HDTC, said more than 50% of people with the condition are concerned about the impact it has on their job. | Kath Oliver, president of HDTC, said more than 50% of people with the condition are concerned about the impact it has on their job. |
| “They have to take time off, they’re concerned about discussing it, there’s a real embarrassment,” she said. | “They have to take time off, they’re concerned about discussing it, there’s a real embarrassment,” she said. |
| “There is a total lack of knowledge of the symptoms. People often think about it as being ‘those people with heavy periods’, but it’s so much bigger and so much more than that.” | “There is a total lack of knowledge of the symptoms. People often think about it as being ‘those people with heavy periods’, but it’s so much bigger and so much more than that.” |
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