Self help while waiting for an appointment for
Menopause

Tips & useful resources

• Firstly please read all of the information on our website and familiarise yourself with our services and fees.

• If this is your first appointment please check to see if you need a blood test prior to your appointment. If you fall into the category that require a blood test, you will not get the most from your appointment without it. Please refer to our Q&A pages to find out if this applies to you.

• Normally your own GP will provide you with blood tests.  If you are having trouble obtaining test results, and you are an existing patient, we can arrange for you to have them done by Nationwide Pathology, a UKAS accredited private commercial pathology laboratory, with centres all over the UK - please see our page Laboratory Testing. Alternatively, you can try an internet search - many private hospitals offer blood tests which can be ordered online.

• Please take time to complete our new patient questionnaire - this is sent to you via a link in your automated confirmation email.

  Our doctors will want to review the information you give us before your appointment and so your prompt attention to this is key to you obtaining the most from your appointment.