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MNHQ here: perimenopause, menopause and the HRT shortage - our new campaign

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RowanMumsnet · 25/11/2019 16:25

Hello

We're pleased to announce a new campaign - this time in tandem with our sister site Gransnet - focusing on the menopause and perimenopause.

In this first phase we're aiming to get politicians to focus on the HRT shortage and do what's needed to sort it out.

In our survey, 43% of those taking HRT say they’ve been affected by current shortages, and 40% have been told by a pharmacist or GP that their current HRT medication isn’t available. And we know from conversations on Mumsnet that this issue is affecting lots of our users.

You can see more results from our survey here.

We'd love you to help us out by putting some pressure on candidates standing in your area for election - you can find some suggestions for actions you can take here.

And as ever please do let us know what you think.

Thanks
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RowanMumsnet · 26/11/2019 09:57

Thanks all

@TheyMostlyComeOutAtNightMostly

I disagree scaevola. If we as health service users (but not medical supply chain experts) experience a serious problem in the NHS then it’s entirely appropriate to lobby the Department of Health via our MPs to prioritise a solution even if we don’t personally know what that solution should be. The DHSC has two thousand staff, many of them far more equipped to understand and address the problem than a random MN staffer.

Yes, this is what we think is the most useful thing we can do in the next couple of weeks - although of course, if you think there's another useful action we could be taking right now, we're all ears.

Our understanding is that nobody fully understands why this specific shortage has become so bad. We know that a couple of journalists are looking at this right now and we're interested to see what conclusions they come to.

In the meantime though, the Department for Health and whoever turns out to be the next Secretary of State for Health seems to us to be the best pressure point; the government and its regulatory agencies are the ones who have the power to bang a few heads together.

But, again, if you think there's another action we could be taking too - do let us know!

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RowanMumsnet · 26/11/2019 09:59

And of course the aim of lobbying candidates during the election period and asking them to make a commitment is so that when some of them are elected (and thus in a position to put pressure on as MPs) we can return to them and confidently ask them to follow up!

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RowanMumsnet · 26/11/2019 12:30

[quote JinglingHellsBells]@RowanMumsnet Is Mn aware of the steps taken by the BMS- here in the link?

thebms.org.uk/2019/10/bms-response-to-the-governments-new-measures-to-tackle-hrt-shortages/[/quote]

Thanks Jingle - yes we've been in touch with the BMS and asked for a meeting or phone call so that we can pick their brains

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RowanMumsnet · 27/11/2019 09:44

@scaevola

Especially now that MNHQ have said that they were, before launching the campaign, unaware of BMS's actions.

This isn't right - we've been keeping a fairly close eye on BMS's updates. I don't think I did imply we hadn't been aware of them, but if I did, sorry for being unclear.

Thanks for your wider points and we're always up for some constructive criticism - I suppose our approach has been that in the absence of anyone fully understanding why this is happening, we think the buck stops with the DHSC and the Secretary of State - after all they, unlike the manufacturers, are directly responsible to British people. But appreciate people may disagree with that. And if anyone has a nifty idea for putting strategic pressure on the relevant manufacturers/wholesalers too we are all ears.

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