Community Gynaecology Service Oxfordshire: How a local women's health hub improved access to menopause care.
Anupa ShahKatie BarberPublished in: Post reproductive health (2024)
The Women's Health Strategy 2022 aims to improve access to Women's Healthcare needs, with menopause care being a key component to optimise. This strategy encourages the 'expansion of women's health hubs around the country and other models of "one-stop clinics," bringing essential women's services together to support women'. 1 A service evaluation was completed at a local women's health hub in Oxfordshire to review referrals for specialist menopause care. The hub managed 75.1% (970/1291) of referrals in-house at the point of triage. Of these 970 menopause consultations, 10.7% (104/970) were referred onwards for secondary care management, with the remainder 89.3% (866/970) managed within the women's health hub. The service evaluation shows successful application of a local women's health hub in improving access to menopause care.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- mental health
- public health
- pregnancy outcomes
- palliative care
- cervical cancer screening
- breast cancer risk
- primary care
- type diabetes
- emergency department
- quality improvement
- health information
- adipose tissue
- pregnant women
- metabolic syndrome
- network analysis
- risk assessment
- health promotion
- health insurance
- general practice