Menopause Plan
Get the personalised menopause support you need from a Bupa GP specially trained in menopause, including an individual care plan.Choose a face to face, phone or video appointment.
Call us on 0330 127 2531^
Menopause treatment and support, so you don’t have to go it alone
Full plan + ongoing support for 12 months. All for £250.
Call us on 03452660566^ to find out about your menopause treatment options 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
When you book, you can choose a face to face, video or phone appointment.
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.
Again, this can be face to face, 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
This is via our Anytime HealthLine. Your call can be about anything to do with the menopause.
It doesn't cost anything to find out about your menopause treatment options
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.
When you book, you can choose whether you'd like a face to face, video or phone appointment.
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‡
Talk to a GP trained in the full menopause experience
We believe that managing the menopause well should be a priority for all GPs and women.
Our Bupa Menopause Plan has been specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health.
Here Bupa’s Dr Petra Simic explains more about how we can help.
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‡‡‡
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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
Choose whether to see the GP in person, by phone, or by video call.
Call 0345 266 0566^
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.
You don’t need to have the second appointment if you don’t want to. However, our Menopause Plan is a complete package at a flat cost. If you choose not to book your follow-up appointment, we can’t make any refund to you.
Your Bupa health insurance doesn't cover this service, so it will be an extra cost. For other insurers, please check with your provider.
After a discussion with the GP, it may be decided that HRT is appropriate for you. However, we can't guarantee it will be prescribed. This could because further investigations, a referral to a specialist or communication with your own GP is needed first. Our GPs will only prescribe if it is safe to do so.
^ Lines are open Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm. 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 issuing a prescription is included in your appointment fee, but you'll need to pay for the medication at the pharmacy of your choice. As a private prescription, the cost is not a flat fee and will vary according to the medication you've been prescribed, and may also vary between pharmacies.
‡ 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 secure 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)
Terms and conditions for self-pay GP services (PDF, 0.2MB)
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