Lisa Bosomworth - Project Lead opened the event and set out how the evening would go. It was an emotional and heartfelt speech by Lisa as she opened up about her own menopause experience.
Launched last year by North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB), the Big Conversation heard from almost 5,000 women as part of a programme aiming to make the region a driving force for better women's health.
The new report - published by the region's independent Healthwatch network - used a regionwide survey and a series of focus groups to better understand what matters to women about their health.