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Pharmacists call for urgent law change to deal with acute HRT shortage

The Health Secretary has been urged to change the law to allow pharmacists to alter prescriptions during medical shortages like the one currently faced by women who rely on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products. Supply shortages of the medicine,...

26 Apr 2022 at 07:55

Health Secretary to appoint hormone replacement therapy tsar

The Health Secretary has announced he intends to appoint a hormone replacement therapy (HRT) tsar amid a shortage of medication which has left women desperate. The news comes as many women are reportedly sharing their prescriptions, with some said ...

24 Apr 2022 at 15:25

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Businesses failing to deal with menopause among staff, survey finds

The majority of British businesses are failing to deal with menopause in the workplace, according to new research. Just one in five employers considers menopausal symptoms during performance reviews of female staff. And only a quarter of ...

28 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Top GP warns of risk to women’s health amid HRT shortage

The UK’s top GP has urged for the hormone replacement therapy (HRT) shortage to be solved quickly, warning that measures some women may take to access the medication could lead to “serious side-effects”. Supply shortages of the medicine,...

27 Apr 2022 at 01:55

Women warned not to swap HRT drugs amid supply issues

Women are being urged not to swap menopause medicines amid a shortage of a certain type of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The British Menopause Society said it is important for women to understand that there are alternatives to the ...

27 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Javid meets HRT suppliers and vows to work with them to ‘boost supply’

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has met with pharmaceutical companies as part of efforts to boost the supply of treatments for the symptoms of menopause. Mr Javid said the meeting is one of the steps the Government is taking to “ensure ...

05 May 2022 at 20:25

HRT supply: What are the issues and how are they being addressed?

Women are having to deal with a shortage in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) supplies amid rising demand for such treatment. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the issues: – What is HRT? The NHS says HRT is a treatment to ...

02 May 2022 at 12:55

Menopause taskforce aiming to improve women’s healthcare to host first meeting

A menopause taskforce aiming to improve healthcare for millions of women is set to convene for the first time on Thursday. At the cross-party group’s inaugural meeting, MPs and clinicians will be discussing how women ...

03 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Nicola Sturgeon: I feel responsibility to be open about the menopause

Nicola Sturgeon has opened up about the prospect of going through the menopause and suggested Boris Johnson could benefit from experiencing imposter syndrome. Speaking on a podcast about women over the age of 40, ...

25 Jan 2022 at 18:55

Doctors to get training in women’s health under new Government strategy

Doctors are to undergo training in women’s health as part of a new 10-year Women’s Health Strategy for England. The Government has set an ambition to ensure “women and girls feel listened to and have their ...

20 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Health

Police officer whose ‘menopausal’ pains were a rare cancer and who wasn’t expected to see 2022 says her life is ‘full of adventure’

A young grandma whose “menopausal” abdominal pains turned out to be a rare cancer has defied doctors’ expectations that she would die before the end of 2021 and is now living her action-packed “best life”....

19 Jul 2022 at 08:13

Speaker aims to break ‘taboo’ and make Commons ‘menopause friendly’

Sir Lindsay Hoyle is planning to make the House of Commons a “menopause-friendly” employer, with possible adjustments including well-ventilated rooms and fans, flexible working and breathable uniforms. ...

11 Jun 2022 at 17:00

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