UK's First Menopause Network Unveiled in Parliament

University College London

Today at the House of Commons, a UCL team of researchers announced new details about the UK's first menopause education and support network.

Joyce Harper and Shema Tariq with Carolyn Harris and Professor Dame Lesley Regan

Last year, experts at UCL teamed up with leading women's health charities to design a new education and support programme for women across the country experiencing menopause.

Since then, the team have been listening to the public through a survey, focus groups and workshop, to co-design the programme.

Today, the team revealed that the programme will be called 'In Tune' - as they hope it will allow people to be in tune with menopause, in tune with their bodies, and in tune with each other.

They also announced that they are developing two programmes. The main programme will be aimed at people experiencing perimenopause (when symptoms have started) and the menopause (when periods have stopped) and will be modelled on antenatal classes, combining education and peer support, and will be rigorously evaluated using complex intervention frameworks.

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