Government should provide more funding for menopause research
- 389 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 587 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
As at the end of Jan 2024, less than 0.5% of the total number of NIHR awards have been for menopause research. A search of open data brings up just 26/7883 of studies relating to the menopause despite the fact that 51% of the population go through it.
Found: While menopause is in the spotlight & strides are being made in the workplace, we still don’t know the
Mentions:
1: Peter Dowd (Lab - Bootle) World Menopause Day. - Speech Link
2: Peter Dowd (Lab - Bootle) World Menopause Day. - Speech Link
3: Maria Caulfield (Con - Lewes) World Menopause Day. - Speech Link
4: Peter Dowd (Lab - Bootle) employers had a menopause policy. - Speech Link
5: Wera Hobhouse (LD - Bath) Some 51% of our population are women, who all go through the menopause, yet the experience of the menopause - Speech Link
6: Abena Oppong-Asare (Lab - Erith and Thamesmead) ” by the menopause APPG. - Speech Link
Fund checks for the menopause for over 40s
- Final Signatures: 692
We want women over the age of 40 to be able to get a check for the menopause. There are millions of women aged 40+ in the UK, many of whom are not educated or informed about menopause and the impact it can have on quality of life.
Found: Campaigners and MPs have called for the menopause to be included in these health checks, and we want
Jan. 24 2024
Source Page: NDA achieves Menopause Friendly AccreditationFound: NDA achieves Menopause Friendly Accreditation
Require nurses who are educated in menopause working in every healthcare setting
- 510 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 549 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
We think it is imperative we have at least one nurse/doctor, that is trained in menopause, working in every health care setting to ensure women are getting accurate advice and the vital support they need.
Found: Menopause can impact a woman's life massively.
Mar. 08 2024
Source Page: Shattering the silence about menopause: 12-month progress reportFound: Shattering the silence about menopause: 12-month progress report
Mar. 08 2024
Source Page: Shattering the silence about menopause: 12-month progress reportFound: Shattering the silence about menopause: 12-month progress report
Jan. 17 2024
Source Page: NHSScotland - interim national menopause and menstrual health policy: equality impact assessmentFound: NHSScotland - interim national menopause and menstrual health policy: equality impact assessment
Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support women experiencing menopause in the workplace.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Department of Health and Social Care continue to identify menopause as a priority area in the second year of the Women’s Health Strategy, and Government more widely sees women’s health, and particularly menopause, as an essential factor when supporting the recruitment and retention of older women in the workforce.
Helen Tomlinson - Head of Talent (UK & Ireland) at The Adecco Group - was appointed to the voluntary role of Government’s Menopause Employment Champion on 6 March 2023 by the Department for Work and Pensions and is working closely with the Minister for Disabled People, Health & Work. The Menopause Champion is driving awareness of issues surrounding menopause in the workplace; encouraging employers to develop policies that create a more supportive environment to help women stay in work and progress.
On World Menopause Day (18 October 2023), Government launched the Menopause Resources Hub on the Help to Grow portal - new guidance providing businesses, large and small, with the resources they need to help educate their organisation and workers about the menopause.
The report “No Time to Step Back” summarises the work of Helen Tomlinson in the first six months after her appointment and highlights progress made by businesses during this time. The Menopause Employment Champion’s 12-month progress report “shattering the silence about the Menopause” is due to be published on International Women’s Day.
Jan. 17 2024
Source Page: NHSScotland - interim national menopause and menstrual health policy: equality impact assessmentFound: NHSScotland - interim national menopause and menstrual health policy: equality impact assessment