Earl’s Court Community Champions’ Menopause health event

Healthwatch Kensington and Chelsea participated in a fantastic informative and engaging health event on menopause, organised by Earl Court Community Champions on Wednesday 25 June.

The health event on menopause was organised and hosted by Earl’s Court Community Champions and was attended by members of the local community to inform, educate and support residents on their menopause journey.

Our engagement

Healthwatch Kensington and Chelsea held a stall at the event with our staff and volunteers and had a fantastic opportunity to engage with the local community, share our materials and get feedback from participants on their health service experiences in relation to their menopause journey. 

We heard from women about differing experiences of menopause, how other aspects of women's health have formed part of this, for example endometriosis, and about positive and negative experiences of accessing medical intervention, such as HRT and other prescriptions. Women reported the value of being listened to and receiving timely support.

Themes discussed

Alongside Healthwatch Kensington and Chelsea, participants also included expert speakers, including Dr Shree Datta, Psychotherapist Ivana Ladan as well as nutrition and health and wellbeing experts.

The topics discussed throughout the course of the day by the expert speakers included: a detailed explanation of menopause and perimenopause, signs and symptoms of menopause, advice on what we can do, treatment and care, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and its side effects, wellbeing, nutrition and lifestyle, including exercises and dealing with stress. Participants also had a chance to get involved in team movement exercises to encourage activities to help manage menopause.

Participants also had the opportunity to engage and ask questions to expert speakers, which was informative for participants. The event concluded with a final team exercise conducted by a personal trainer, which empowered participants and strengthened community ties.