What is a Women's Health Hub

Women’s health hubs bring together healthcare professionals and existing services to provide integrated women’s health services in the community, centred on meeting women’s needs across the life course. Hub models aim to improve access to and experiences of care, improve health outcomes for women, and reduce health inequalities.

Core services the women's health hub can offer are:

  • menstrual problems assessment and treatment, including but not limited to care for heavy, painful or irregular menstrual bleeding, and care for conditions such as endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome

  • menopause assessment and treatment

  • contraceptive counselling and provision of the full range of contraceptive methods including Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) fitting for both contraceptive and gynaecological purposes (for example, LARC for heavy menstrual bleeding and menopause), and LARC removal, and emergency hormonal contraception

  • preconception care

  • breast pain assessment and care

  • pessary fitting and removal

  • cervical screening

  • screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and HIV screening 

If you are registered with one of our practices and wish to be seen at the Women’s Health Hub, please inquire at your practice. They will verify if the Hub is the right fit for you!

Aims for women and girls:

  • better access to services, including preventative healthcare and early intervention, and reduced unmet need for healthcare
  • improved patient experience, with care being delivered in one appointment where possible
  • improved health outcomes and reduced health inequalities
  • improved access to health information, in a range of formats, and supported patient self-management where appropriate

Aims for the workforce: 

  • optimising the skills of multidisciplinary teams through joint working and training opportunities
  • improved workforce experience and retention
  • improved communication and partnership working between primary, community and secondary care

Aims for the health and care system:   

  • greater efficiency, through care delivered at the right time, in the right place, and by the right person; fewer unnecessary secondary care referrals; and collaborative commissioning to make best use of resources
  • more integration and partnership working between health system partners - NHS, local authorities, the voluntary and community sector, and patients - so that services better meet the needs of women and girls
  • better collection and use of data by commissioners and providers to understand women’s health needs and improve service provision and outcomes

What did you say about our service?

What did you say about our service?

"Personal. Took the time to listen and digest. Did not feel rushed. Weighed up and discussed my options. Very helpful and considerate. Did not feel the anxiety I do when visiting a doctors surgery".

"Very good service great to be seen earlier than I could have imagined. Given fabulous advice and information and booked next appointment for January. Well done for setting this service up I am sure all who use it will be delighted with it. Thank you so much".

"Found the service really useful, easy to access and informative. Good to be able to talk through my symptoms and get advice and new meds to help with my symptoms".

"I was made to feel at ease and listened to. Both clinicians were respectful and talked through everything they were doing and explaining clearly to me. And kept checking I was comfortable throughout the appointment. If I have any issues in this area again, this will be my preferred service to use".

"Really great and friendly service, much preferred to a long referral wait and hospital visit I would definitely recommend this service".

Have you recently had and appointment at our Women's Health Hub?

We would love to know what you think of our service. Whether it's about the quality of care, the facility, or the friendliness of our staff, every piece of feedback is valuable.

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