Accessing equitable menopause care in the contemporary NHS: a qualitative study of women's experiences

Abi Eccles; Sabrina Keating; Claire Mann; Lisa Shah; Jeremy Dale; Patricia Apenteng; Neelam Heera; Nina Kuypers; Lynn Tatnell; Sarah Hillman

doi:10.3399/BJGP.2024.0781

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Accessing equitable menopause care in the contemporary NHS: a qualitative study of women's experiences

Abi Eccles, Sabrina Keating, Claire Mann, Lisa Shah, Jeremy Dale, Patricia Apenteng, Neelam Heera, Nina Kuypers, Lynn Tatnell and Sarah Hillman

British Journal of General Practice 3 November 2025; BJGP.2024.0781. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0781

Abi Eccles

1 Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

DPhil, senior researcher

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Sabrina Keating

2 University of Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

3 Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

MA, MSc, DPhil student and research associate

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Claire Mann

2 University of Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

MA, MSc, PhD, research fellow

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Lisa Shah

2 University of Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

MPharm, MBChB, PG Diploma, academic clinical fellow

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Jeremy Dale

2 University of Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

MA, PhD, DRCOG, FRCGP, professor of primary care

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Patricia Apenteng

4 Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

MPhil, PhD, research fellow

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Neelam Heera

Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) participant and founder of Cysters.

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Nina Kuypers

PPIE lived experience participant and founder of Black Women in Menopause.

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Lynn Tatnell

PPIE lived experience participant.

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Sarah Hillman

4 Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

MRCOG, MRCGP, PhD, clinical associate professor

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For correspondence: s.c.hillman{at}bham.ac.uk

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Accessing equitable menopause care in the contemporary NHS: a qualitative study of women's experiences

Abi Eccles, Sabrina Keating, Claire Mann, Lisa Shah, Jeremy Dale, Patricia Apenteng, Neelam Heera, Nina Kuypers, Lynn Tatnell, Sarah Hillman

British Journal of General Practice 3 November 2025; BJGP.2024.0781. DOI: 10.3399/BJGP.2024.0781

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Accessing equitable menopause care in the contemporary NHS: a qualitative study of women's experiences

Abi Eccles, Sabrina Keating, Claire Mann, Lisa Shah, Jeremy Dale, Patricia Apenteng, Neelam Heera, Nina Kuypers, Lynn Tatnell, Sarah Hillman

British Journal of General Practice 3 November 2025; BJGP.2024.0781. DOI: 10.3399/BJGP.2024.0781

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