HELP & RESOURCES

Your Menopause Nurse is committed to ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of all our clients. We also want to help ensure that you have the most up to date information to help you decide on potential treatment options at this time. We have compiled a list of useful contacts and resources below which we hope you can utilise as and when you need them.

Support services

SHOUT - Shout is a free, confidential and 24/7 text messaging service for anyone in the UK who needs support. If you are struggling to cope and need to talk, trained Shout Volunteers are there for you. To start a conversation, TEXT the word ‘Shout’ to 85258
Call - C.A.L.L. on 0800 132 737 (Wales only)
MIND - Support line: 0300 102 1234. Open 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday (except bank holidays).
Samaritans - Freephone: 116 123
samaritans.org The Samaritans are open 24/7 for anyone who needs to talk. Click here to see which branches can be visited in person. The Samaritans also have a Welsh Language Line - 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day).

Abuse support for adults

Victim Support: 0808 168 9111

victimsupport.org.uk

Provides emotional and practical support for people affected by crime and traumatic events.

Refuge

https://refuge.org.uk/

Women's Aid

https://www.womensaid.org.uk/

Age UK

https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/

Hub of Hope

hubofhope.co.uk A UK-wide mental health service database. Lets you search for local, national, peer, community, charity, private and NHS mental health support. You can filter results to find specific kinds of support.

**For all non urgent health enquiries and advice please call 111**

Clinical Information Resources

Updated NICE Guidance - Menopause: Identification and management - https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng23

Women's Health Concern -

https://www.womens-health-concern.org/help-and-advice/factsheets/

*For Information about the Menopause in different languages from the World Health Organisation - https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/menopause

POI - https://thebms.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/05-BMS-ConsensusStatement-Premature-ovarian-insufficiency-POI-APRIL2024-C.pdf

POI - The Daisy Network -https://www.daisynetwork.org/

Endometriosis -

https://www.endometriosis-uk.org/get-support

Breast Cancer Now -

https://breastcancernow.org/

Testosterone as part of HRT -

https://www.womens-health-concern.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/22-WHC-FACTSHEET-Testosterone-for-women-NOV2022-B.pdf

The Royal Osteoporosis Society - https://theros.org.uk

Menopause Training and Information for Health Professionals

https://www.themenopausecourse.com/

https://thebms.org.uk/education/overview/