Simon Le Bon hails Hall of Fame
UK population of five million women aged 45-55, that would represent 333,000 women leaving their jobs due to the menopause.
Meanwhile, 45% of women surveyed said they had not talked to someone at their GP practice about menopause, and even among women with five or more severe symptoms, 29% had not spoken to their GP or a nurse.
Some 31% of women surveyed agreed that it took many appointments for their GP to realise they were experiencing the menopause or perimenopause, rising to 45% among women of colour and 42% among women with five or more severe symptoms.
A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care said: “The Health Secretary has been clear he will leave no stone unturned to ensure women can get the HRT they need.
“We have taken decisive action to boost supply - including appointing Madelaine McTernan as Head of the HRT taskforce to address supply issues and issuing serious shortage protocols to even out distribution of certain in-demand products - as well as working to reduce the cost of HRT.
“Any woman who is worried about access to HRT should speak to her GP.”
DURAN Duran frontman Simon Le Bon has said the band being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is a “special and most valued kind of recognition” for their lifetime dedication to new music.
The renowned British new wave group were voted into this year’s cohort alongside a host of global stars including Dolly Parton, Eminem and Lionel Richie.
The band, comprising of singer Le Bon, keyboardist Nick Rhodes, bassist John Taylor and drummer Roger Taylor, received the most fan votes out of all the nominated musicians.
Speaking from France as they continue their European tour, Le Bon said: “Well crikey O’Reilly, slap my face and call me Charley.
“Here in the wild, beautiful world of Duran Duran, I think we’re all in a little bit of a daze about this. It’s one thing to be nominated - but a totally different thing altogether to be actually voted up for induction into The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, which is to my mind the closest thing you’ll ever get to a rock & roll knighthood.”