From 1st April 2023, women prescribed HRT - the main treatment for menopause symptoms - now have access to a new scheme enabling them to access to a year’s worth of HRT medication via an annual pre-payment certificate (PPC) costing £19.90 (from 1st May 2024).

The HRT PPC covers an unlimited number of certain HRT medicines for 12 months, regardless of why they are prescribed. It does not cover all HRT medicines however. To find out more and check if you are eligible to apply click HERE

For the government press release about the scheme please click HERE.

MENOPAUSE SELF-CARE: for women living in Cornwall. Courses are run locally on either a free or paid basis, online or face-to-face. Check website for details and always ask for details of any fees likely.

NORTH DEVON HEALTH CARE TRUST: library of online resources to help those wanting to know more about the menopause - links to support, videos, reading material etc.

As seen on BBC Breakfast. Rock My Menopause was set up to give women the confidence to recognise and discuss their symptoms and equip families, friends, employers and the wider public with information about the menopause to support women at this time of life.

Website: https://rockmymenopause.com/

Balance offer a website packed full of brilliant information, and an App, with a mission to make support with the menopause inclusive and accessible to all women, trans and non-binary people.

Website: https://www.balance-menopause.com/

Menopausematters.co.uk is an award winning, independent website providing up-to-date, accurate information about the menopause, menopausal symptoms and treatment options. Here you will find information on what happens leading up to, during and after the menopause, what the consequences can be, what you can do to help and what treatments are available.

Website: https://www.menopausematters.co.uk/

One of the UK's largest, fastest growing communities for women over 40, including an excellent menopause hub of information. Supportive, informative and entertaining.

Website: https://henpicked.net/menopause-hub/

Perimenopause is one of the three stages of menopause and may cause both physical and mental health symptoms.

For good NHS information about perimenopause click HERE

International body promoting research and education into midlife women's health.

Organises World Menopause Day each year in October

Website: https://www.imsociety.org/

Established in 1972, WHC has been the patient arm of the BMS since 2012. It provides a confidential, independent service to advise, inform and reassure women about their gynaecological, sexual and post reproductive health.

Website: https://www.womens-health-concern.org/

Free 6-week NHS courses run by Talkworks using CBT to support people struggling with the physical and emotional aspects of the menopause and perimenopause. Each 2-hour session aims to provide information, strategies and techniques to reduce the impact of symptoms of menopause and perimenopause.

Tel: 0300 555 3344

Website: https://www.talkworks.dpt.nhs.uk/workshops/talkworks-for-menopause

The Menopause Exchange provides free independent and practical advice about the perimenopause, menopause, midlife and post-menopausal health, based on expertise and evidence.

Tel: 0208 420 7245

Website: https://www.menopause-exchange.co.uk/

Daisy Network is dedicated to providing information and support to women diagnosed  with Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (POI), also known as Premature Menopause.

Their aim is to:

• Provide a support network of people to talk to
• Allow members to share information about their personal experience of POI
• Provide information on treatments and research within the fields of HRT and assisted conception
• Raise awareness of the condition among GPs and the broader medical community

Contact via the website or on social media.

Website: https://www.daisynetwork.org/

Providing information and resources for LGBTQIA+ communities. Their aims are:

1. To raise awareness of LGBTQIA+ experiences of menopause.

2. To find and promote inclusive menopause resources.

3. To push for better education for therapists and healthcare practitioners about the needs of LGBTQIA+ people in menopause.

Contact via the website or social media platforms: Instagram & X

Website: https://www.queermenopause.com/

The charity's main aim is to educate everybody so that perimenopause and menopause are properly understood. They help people experiencing menopause, to understand the changes that are happening to them and know what to do next. They also support family, freinds, employers and healthcare professionals to have the information and resources to offer appropriate support.

Lots of great resources and support places available on their website.

Website: https://www.themenopausecharity.org/