Resources and Guidance
Here you can find the Menopause Policy and related guidance as well as resources and support available at Sussex and external organisations
The Menopause Policy and related guidance can be found here:
- Menopause Policy
- Menopause Policy Guidance: How to talk to your GP/healthcare professional
- Menopause Policy Guidance: Managers' Guidance for Colleague Discussions
Resources available at Sussex:
Workplace Adjustment Toolkit This toolkit provides more guidance on workplace adjustments, how to arrange, review and change them and signposts staff and managers to sources of information and guidance:
IGLOO guidance for returning to work
External resources:
Dr Olivia Hum is a local GP in Lewes and one of a small number of British Menopause Society recognised menopause specialists. She believes in holistic care, which looks at not only the physical, but also the psychological ways in which symptoms can affect you. Her website is available here.
The Quaker Chaplain at Sussex, Jason Evans, is also a hypnotherapist and can help privately with a range of issues, including help with some of the symptoms of Menopause. See his web page 'Better Life Hypnotherapy' for more information.
Balance – Dr Louise Newson (formally the menopausedoctor) aims to empower people to have knowledge and confidence to approach their own GP for help.
Merry Menopause. Jo is Menopause and Menstruation Coach and Educator.The Merry Menopause Bookclub Podcast
How Menopause Affects the Brain - TED talk by neuroscientist Lisa Mosconi
Factsheets
Balance have created some resources to help generate awareness:
A Guide to Menopause After Breast Cancer
Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Booklet
Living Well Through your Per-Menopause and Menopause
Menopause and Relationships: a Guide for Partners
This paper on the HRT shortage explains what is happening and what your options are