World Menopause Day: 18 October
October 16, 2024
Friday 18 October marks World Menopause Day and here at the Trust we have a range of resources to help you manage your menopause symptoms, as well as tips on start the conversation with those who experience the Menopause and how you can support them.
Menopause is defined as a biological stage in life that occurs when hormones change and eventually menstruation stops. Usually, it is defined as having occurred when someone has not had a period for 12 consecutive months (for those reaching Menopause naturally).
Menopause usually occurs between the ages of 45-55. The average Menopause age in the UK is 51, however it can be earlier naturally or due to surgery, illness or other reasons.
To learn more about the Menopause, you can access the guide here
Alongside a fact sheet – Menopause-Self-Care-Factsheet.pdf (swbh.nhs.uk)
Menopause policy can be accessed here
We are pleased to have staff across the organisation who are specially trained to support those going through the Menopause.
Your Menopause champions are:
| Name | Job Title | Contact Details |
| Amber Markham | Group Director of Nursing | amber.markham@nhs.net |
| Keturah Johnson
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Paediatric Diabetes Dietitian
|
keturah.johnson2@nhs.net |
| Karen Whitehouse | Apprenticeship Coordinator | karen.whitehouse@nhs.net |
| Natalie Marriott | Surgical Care Practitioner | natalie.marriott@nhs.net
|
| Jane Waters | Rehabilitation Support Worker | jane.waters2@nhs.net |
| Rebecca O’Dwyer
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Lead Nurse & Operational Manager Critical Care | rebecca.o’dwyer@nhs.net |
| Baljinder Sangha | PA/Secretarial Assistant | baljinder.sangha1@nhs.net |
| Meena Parkash | Administrator – Patient Access | meena.parkash@nhs.net
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| Victoria Atherton | Directorate General Manager | victoria.atherton@nhs.net |
| Natalie Marriott | Surgical Care Practitioner | natalie.marriott@nhs.net
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| Theresa Morris | Practice Placement Manager | theresa.morris1@nhs.net |
| Tracey Dwyer | Sister/Charge Nurse | traceydwyer@nhs.net
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| Stephanie Coates | Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist | stephanie.coates@nhs.net |
| Karen Allen | Assistant Practitioner (SLTAP) | karen.allen23@nhs.net |
| Denise Darbyshire | Community Matron | d.darbyshire@nhs.net
|
For line managers:
As a line manager, we have created a guide to help you to talk to members of your team who may be going through the Menopause and the support that is available to them. To access this guide click here – Line-Manager-Guide-Supporting-Colleagues-through-Menopause.pdf (swbh.nhs.uk)
If a member of your team is off sick and you need guidance to record their sickness on ESR, click here – Recording-Menopause-Related-Sickness-Absence.pdf (swbh.nhs.uk)
Online training:
To help improve awareness of Menopause, NHS England have developed a 30-minute Menopause awareness e-learning session.
This is available to all colleagues. It gives an overview of what the Menopause is, the common symptoms associated with it, and scenarios which will help our people better understand the ways in which they can support themselves and each other.
Whether you are a person going through the Menopause, or if you are looking for information to help you support a colleague, employee, friend or relative who is experiencing symptoms of the Menopause, this session may help you.
Training is accessible via the NHSE Learning Hub or via ESR. More information is available here:
Menopause Awareness– elearning for healthcare (e-lfh.org.uk)