| 2024/25 resolutions | Selections received to date | Percentages* | |
| 1 | Bystanders Can Be Lifesavers | 32,667 | 36.2% |
| 2 | Eliminate landfill of medication packaging | 20,844 | 23.1% |
| 3 | Join the repair revolution | 10,633 | 11.8% |
| 4 | Let’s talk about incontinence | 26,168 | 29% |
| Total selections received | 90312 | ||
The resolution selection results are in!
This year there were over 90,000 individual selections cast by WI members and the most popular resolution, was Bystanders can be Lifesavers.
The NFWI Board of Trustees has agreed to put this resolution forward to the Annual Meeting in June.
The wording of the resolution is as follows:
Bystanders can be lifesavers. There are over 30,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests a year in the UK, and less than one in ten people survive. Women have a lower chance of surviving than men. Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillating can more than double the chances of survival. We call on WI members to work together to increase public confidence and training in the delivery of CPR and to work with local organisations to help to improve access to defibrillators in their communities to give every person the best chance of surviving a cardiac arrest.
What happens next?
WI Members now have the opportunity to learn more about the issue, and to discuss the resolution in their WIs before deciding how their delegate should vote at the Annual Meeting.
2024 Resolution – Dental Health Matters
The Dental Health Matters campaign was voted for by members at the WI Annual Meeting on 5th June last year. Our members are concerned about the shortage of NHS dentists, dentist surgeries, and new patient spaces. This shortage, combined with the cost of living crisis, has led to the rise of ‘DIY Dentistry’ where people are suffering to the point of extracting their own teeth. More than 1 in 4 adults in England were unable to access NHS dental care in 2023. Nine out of ten dental practices are no longer accepting new NHS adult patients. Tooth decay is the number one reason children are admitted to hospitals. The WI wants to change this.
Our members are therefore calling for the Government to take action by reviewing the NHS contracts and providing more places for people to train as dentists.
The Labour Party won the General Election in July with a manifesto pledging to will tackle the dental health crisis. The new government pledged to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments, recruit new dentists to areas that need them most, reform the dental contract, focus on prevention and the retention of NHS dentists, and introduce a supervised tooth-brushing scheme for 3- to 5-year-olds, targeting the areas of highest need.
Under the Dental Health Matters campaign, we will be holding the government to account, pushing the reform of dental contracts, and engaging with them on their plans to retain NHS dentists.
Clean Rivers for Wildlife and People
In 2023 the resolution, CLEAN RIVERS FOR WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE was passed by an 84% majority.
SFWI Chair, Helen, and So-Sew WI were campaigning during The WI WEEK OF RIVER ACTION….Wild Swimming and placards aloft and lots of smiling faces ??♀️#cleanrivers #inspiringwomen
