Menopause Support in and out of the Workplace

Menopause Support in and out of the Workplace is a new government funded Project which will help people with menopausal health issues to remain in or return to the workforce.

BVSC has formed a partnership with DRC (Disability Resource Centre) and Salus Fatigue Foundation to provide free support to the citizens of Birmingham and Solihull by engaging with both individuals in the community, and small or medium sized enterprise employers.

Community workshops, organisational policy guidance, training for workplace champions and community volunteers, quarterly events with key note speakers are being planned to cover a wide range of menopause topics.

These webpages will be updated with news, events, and resources as the Project develops over the next two years.

Survey – we are compiling a baseline survey to find out what the citizens of Birmingham know about peri- and post- menopause – please help us find out what you know and share it with the Department of Health and the NHS https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/QFWNNGQ

About

DRC are offering FREE support to SMEs - small and medium sized enterprises including sole traders.

· In house staff champion training

· Lunch & Learn - bite sized sessions for employer support

· Advice on reasonable adjustments

· Policy guidance and awareness

· Linkedin page to share information (5) Menopause Support in and out of the Workplace | Groups | LinkedIn

Contact Sharon Clarke tel. 0303 040 20 40 email:[email protected] or [email protected]

Salus are offering support to individuals in the community.

· Workshops in the community to explore:

- What menopause is and who is affected

- How to talk to your GP – using shared decision making

- Hormonal and non-hormonal treatments

- Self-help including advice on nutrition, movement; sleep, stress, and toxins

· Build peer group support by helping volunteers form communities

· Facebook open group to share information, and a closed group for confidentially https://www.facebook.com/HormonalHealth

· Resources

Salus Fatigue Foundation

[email protected] / 07809 246 674 / Facebook

DRC

[email protected] / 03030 402 040 / LinkedIn

BVSC (Birmingham Voluntary Service Council), DRC (Disability Resource Centre), and Salus Fatigue Foundation are working in partnership to develop a new service to support people with menopausal health issues to remain in or return to the workforce.

Funded through the VCSE (Voluntary, Charity and Social Enterprise) Health and Wellbeing Fund, part of a partnership programme between Department of Health & Social Care, NHS England and UK Health Security Agency

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