A new Women’s Health Hub is launching at Frome Medical Practice, bringing together a wide range of women’s health services under one roof for the benefit of the local community.
The hub will officially launch during National Women’s Health Week, from 11th to 17th May.
The hub will support easier and quicker access to the right care, offering services including menopause support, menstrual health, sexual health and cervical screening, contraception, pelvic pain management, family planning, and more.
GP Partner at Frome Medical Practice, Dr Neha Bhagi, said, “We are well placed to act as a Women’s Health Hub, bringing together expert clinicians, a wide range of services, and our strong connections with community support to improve women’s health and wellbeing.”
Last year, the practice held a series of women’s focus groups to better understand what local women would like to see more of in their healthcare services. The development of the Women’s Health Hub is a direct response to this feedback and aims to provide more joined-up care and a broader range of services for women.
Matisse Lack, Health Psychology Project Worker at the practice, is part of the team who organised the feedback sessions and said, “Women have told us that knowing what support is available and how to access it, really matters. Through the Women’s Health Hub, we want women to feel confident they can get help when they need it, from clinicians who are knowledgeable, supportive and experienced in women’s health.”
Frome Medical Practice provides care for women at all stages of life. This includes a Young Person’s Clinic offering mental and sexual health support, group clinics for hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and a dedicated women’s lifestyle support programme.
As part of the new hub, the practice will also deliver a regular programme of educational talks and group-based support. The practice will also work to enhance education around pelvic floor health.
The first of these initiatives will be a women’s health focused edition of the practice’s free healthy lifestyle programme, Habits for Health. The six-week programme begins on Tuesday 9th June and runs from 10.30am to 12.00pm at the practice.
To register your interest, visit the practice Habits for Health webpage.
More information about the Women’s Health Hub and the full range of services is available on the Frome Medical Practice website fromemedicalpractice.co.uk/womens-health-hub
