236 - Menopause in overlooked communities

The Dr Louise Newson Podcast

Dr Louise Newson

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Medicine

4.8 • 798 Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

This week Dr Louise is joined by Dr Ruth Beesley, a GP who works in central Peterborough and who specialises in working with the homeless, those with alcohol or drug addictions and vulnerable women who engage in sex work. Dr Ruth talks about the challenges vulnerable groups of women face and how their trauma can act as a barrier to accessing the healthcare they need, both in general and for the menopause. Passionate about reducing health inequalities, Dr Ruth tells us about her outreach clinic and a new mobile bus clinic, both of which allow her to reach more women. Finally, Dr Ruth shares her learnings on working with hard-to-reach groups and reflects on the three things that have made her job so rewarding: Giving women the confidence to believe that they and their health really matters. Listening and seeing people's story – people are more than just a set of symptoms, they are a whole person. Being part of someone's life at some of their most vulnerable times, and they share some of that vulnerability with you, is a huge privilege as a doctor. Click here to find out more about Newson Health Group

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Dr Louise Newsome. I'm a GP and menopause specialist, and I'm also the founder of the Newsome Health Menopause and wellbeing centre here in Stratford-Pon-Avon.
0:21.6	I'm also the founder of the free Balance app.
0:25.6	Each week on my podcast, join me and my special guests where we discuss all things perimenopause
0:31.6	and menopause. We talk about the latest research, bust myths on menopause symptoms and treatments,
0:38.2	and often share moving and always inspirational personal stories.
0:43.7	This podcast is brought to you by the Newsome Health Group,
0:46.9	which has clinics across the UK dedicated to providing individualised perimenopause and menopause care for all women.
1:03.0	So in this week's podcast, I've got someone called Dr Ruth Beazey with me, who I spoke to a few
1:08.2	weeks ago now.
1:09.2	She's a fellow GP and has a really, really fascinating and interesting and I think very rewarding job as well.
1:15.6	So she's kindly agreed to come and talk about everything today.
1:19.2	So welcome, Ruth.
1:20.1	Thanks for joining me in the podcast.
1:21.7	Hello, Louise.
1:22.3	Nice to be here.
1:22.9	So I spend a lot of my time thinking about how to help people that will never come to my clinic,
1:29.3	that they'll never probably go anywhere and get the right help, treatment, advice that they really
1:34.7	need and deserve. And many years ago, some people might know, I worked in a prison for a week.
1:40.6	And I've still got my notes, actually, from that week. It was one of the most harrowing
1:44.2	hardest weeks that I've done as a doctor listening to these stories and thinking about
1:48.2	women and as a GP it was a real privilege. I worked in quite a deprived area, going into people's
1:54.1	homes that I'd never meet socially, you know, seeing how people live, listening to stories
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