Nursing in Practice Podcast: Adding menopause to health checks and improving inclusivity in care

The latest episode of the Nursing in Practice Podcast explores the potential opportunities and impacts of including menopause within routine health checks, and how nurses can provide more inclusive practice across the UK.

In this episode acting editor Megan Ford interviews Ruth Bailey, an advanced nurse practitioner specialising in sexual health in primary care.

Together, they unpack the difference that menopause questions could bring to patients and explore how general practice nurses (GPNs) workloads will be impacted by the change.

Nursing in Practice news and features writer Madeleine Anderson then joins Megan to reflect on a powerful keynote speech delivered by the Royal College of Nursing’s (RCN) North West regional director at a recent Nursing in Practice event in Liverpool. Listeners can hear Simon Browes discussing the role of primary care and community nurses in tackling healthcare inequities.

As part of the episode, nurses are also invited to take part in our How Nurses Count campaign, to highlight the impact and expertise that nurses bring to general practice.

This third episode follows the September edition of the podcast which focused on growing the strength of the nursing workforce in general practice, and why this is important in the context of the NHS 10 Year Health Plan.

The Nursing in Practice Podcast is hosted on Buzzsprout and can be accessed via Spotify and Apple Music.

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