Menopause Plan
Get the personalised menopause support you need from a Bupa GP specially trained in menopause, including an individual care plan.
We created our Menopause Plan because we’ve seen that women can end up feeling isolated and with nowhere to turn for help.
Full plan + ongoing support for 12 months. All for £250.
Call us on 0800 322 4566^ to find out more or to book.
What’s included in our personalised Menopause Plan?
Six simple steps to help you get more out of life.
Our pre-appointment questionnaire and symptom-checker will help us to personalise your care
You’ll spend 45 minutes with a GP specially trained in menopause, by phone or video
Phone appointments may be available instead. Please ask at the time of booking.
If you need referring to a specialist, any tests or a prescription†, we can help arrange that for you
You’ll receive a care plan to follow, based around your own personal needs
12 weeks after your first GP appointment, you’ll have another 15-minute follow-up appointment by phone or video
If possible, we’ll make sure this is with the same GP.
For a year after your first appointment, you can get 24/7 support from our specially trained Bupa nurses
Via our Anytime Healthline. Your call can be about anything to do with the menopause.
It doesn’t cost anything to find out more
Simply get in touch. We can explain everything and answer your questions.
How to book our Menopause Plan
Anyone can book our Menopause Plan. You can make an appointment direct with us, and there’s no need to go through your GP first.
The Menopause Plan isn’t covered by Bupa health insurance. It’s an extra cost.
Please be aware that information you send to this email address may not be secure unless you send us your email through Egress Switch‡
What happens after your first appointment with our GP?
Once you’ve had your initial 45-minute doctor’s appointment as part of your Menopause Plan, here are some of the things that could happen next.
What is the menopause?
The menopause marks the end of a woman’s ability to have children. Her ovaries stop producing large amounts of the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone, and her periods stop. The menopause usually comes with a range of physical and psychological symptoms, some of which can be unpleasant.
of women say the menopause had a negative impact on their sex lives††
of women struggle to get menopause support via their GP‡‡
of women say they have difficulties at work during the menopause†††
is how many menopause symptoms women may experience‡‡‡
Information about the menopause from Bupa’s experts
Our website has lots of helpful information about the menopause, but we’ve hand-picked a few articles for you. You can also find out more from our Women's Health Hub.

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Find out more about our Menopause Plan
Our friendly booking advisers are here to help, and there’s no pressure.
Enquire about our Menopause Plan
Anyone can book our Menopause Plan. You can make an appointment direct with us, and there’s no need to go through your GP first.
All this and more for £250
Plenty of time to talk to a doctor who understands
A personalised care plan for you to follow
Call our nurse-led helpline for 24/7 menopause support for a whole year
The Menopause Plan isn’t covered by Bupa health insurance. It’s an extra cost.
Please be aware that information you send to this email address may not be secure unless you send us your email through Egress Switch‡.
Our Menopause plan - your questions answered
If your question isn't answered here, just give us a call and we'll be happy to help.
No. Anyone who’d like to talk to one of our specially trained doctors can book our Menopause Plan. It might be that you’re concerned about approaching the menopause, or unsure if your symptoms are related to the menopause. Remember you get a full year of access to our 24/7 Anytime HealthLine for any menopause-related questions, too.
Most of the women we see don’t need a blood test in order for us to diagnose the menopause. However, if you’re under 45 and have menopause symptoms, the doctor may recommend a blood test. This will be at an extra cost, which the doctor will discuss with you. The test will measure the level of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in your blood, which increases as you approach the menopause.
Levels of the FSH hormone can vary a lot in the years leading up to the menopause, so a blood test may not be reliable. As long as you’re healthy, the guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is that the diagnosis of perimenopause or menopause should be based on menopause symptoms alone, and should not depend on laboratory tests.
If you got a prescription the first time you saw the doctor as part of your Menopause Plan, then you can get a repeat prescription (if appropriate) at the second appointment, 12 weeks later. At other times, you’ll need to book and pay for a separate appointment outside of the Menopause Plan. You can ask to see the same doctor you saw before. You can choose either a 15-minute or a 30-minute appointment.
^ Lines are open Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm and Saturday 9am to 12:30pm. Calls may be recorded and to maintain the quality of our service we may monitor some of our calls, always respecting the confidentiality of the call.
† The cost of any prescriptions is included in your Menopause Plan. You will need to pay for your medication at the pharmacy of your choice, and the cost may be higher than for medications dispensed under an NHS prescription.
‡For more information and to sign up for a free Egress Switch account, go to https://switch.egress.com/ui/learn. You will not be charged for sending sucure emails to a Bupa email address using the Switch service.
††Women’s Health Concern https://www.womens-health-concern.org/2017/10/new-survey-highlights-impact-menopause-every-aspect-womens-lives-uk
‡‡ Primary Care Women’s Health Forum https://pcwhf.co.uk/news/uk-women-struggling-to-access-essential-healthcare-services
†††Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) https://www.cipd.co.uk/about/media/press/menopause-at-work
‡‡‡ Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust See PDF NHS Chelwest Menopause Symptoms Chart (PDF 0.1MB)
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