Menopause support

Menopause report

We talked to 65 women about their experiences of menopause support in North Tyneside. Read our report to find out what they told us and the recommendations we made.

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Breast screening in North Tyneside

After hearing the uptake of breast screening services available to people in North Tyneside was lower in 2022 than expected, Healthwatch North Tyneside wanted to better understand people’s experiences of the North Tyneside breast screening programme to see if anything could be improved.

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Menopause is not often openly discussed, but recently public conversations have begun with the help of high profile women including Davina McCall and Michelle Obama.

Healthwatch North Tyneside carried out research into the menopause support available in North Tyneside and published our findings in this report. Women told us they would like more information to enable them to make informed choices about treatment, both medical and non-medical, and access to support from women with experience of menopause.

It’s worth talking to a GP if you have menopausal symptoms that are troubling you or if you’re experiencing symptoms of the menopause before 45 years of age. They can usually confirm whether you’re menopausal based on your symptoms, but a blood test to measure your hormone levels may be carried out if you’re under 45.

Sources of menopause support and advice:

Age UK: Six things to know about menopause

Balance Menopause Library and The Balance App – available to install on Google Plan and the App Store.

British Menopause Society: The BMS Menopause Toolkit

Menopause Support and their symptom checker

Miss Menopause Blog also offers a Facebook group you can join.

Find out more about menopause at nhs.uk

Tyneside Women’s Health contact page.

Women’s Health Concern help and advice.