Menopause and Nursing – Diane Porterfield & Dr Louise Newson

Diane Porterfield-Bourne is a Nurse Practitioner with over 30 years nursing experience. She runs www.bourne2care.co.uk and provides menopause education talks in the workplace and through organised events. She is committed to raising menopause awareness and feels very passionately about women’s health and how menopause can affect women physically and emotionally. In this episode, Diane talks to Dr Newson all about her work as well as the ways she works with menopausal women from different ethnic minorities. 

Diane Porterfield-Bourne’s Three Take Home Tips:

1. Read up on the menopause and discover how it may affect you.
2. Talk to your GP and arm yourself with the correct, evidence-based information.
3. Be open and honest with your families. Explain how you are feeling so they can support you.