Women’s Health Hub | Mercian, East Staffordshire, Lichfield & Burntwood GP Practices

Women's Health Hub

Women's Health Hub Services

If you want to discuss any of these services further, please contact your GP practice to discuss further

Women's Health

Information and support on health, wellbeing, conditions and screening

Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

Including painful periods, heavy periods, PMS and adenomyosis

Pregnancy

This guide includes all you need to know about trying for a baby, pregnancy,

labour and birth.

Sexual Health

Including sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and visiting a sexual health clinic

Pelvic Floor Health

Our Women’s Health Hub promotes information about maintaining a healthy pelvic floor

Contraception (LARC)

Find out about different types of contraception, including where to get them and how well they work at preventing pregnancy

Menopause

Symptoms of menopause and perimenopause

Womb and ovary health

Including ovarian cysts, polycystic ovary syndrome and womb (uterus) cancer

Termination of Pregnancy

Women and girls can seek abortions without the need to go via a GP

How to Boost Body image with exercise

Body image is a person’s thought’s and feelings about their physical appearance and is overwhelmingly

poor in the UK

Understanding the impact of girls 'friendships

Click to see the guide on how friendship groups can influence and impact on successful women and girls' physical activity exercise programmes

Breast screening

NHS breast screening uses X-rays, called mammograms, to look for cancers that are too small to see or feel.

Cervical screening

Find out about the NHS cervical screening programme, including when it's offered, how to book, what happens and getting your results.

Mental Health Support

Get information and support for mental health, including depression and anxiety

Your support Groups and services

Get more information and support from services available in your area

Help from NHS 111

If you're worried about a symptom and not sure what help you need, NHS 111 can tell you what to do next.

Go to 111.nhs.uk or call 111.

For a life-threatening emergency call 999.

What are Women's Health Hubs?

Our Women’s Health Hubs are designed to integrate services, offering women a centralised point of care. By bringing together doctors, nurses, and healthcare specialists, the hubs ensure accessible and coordinated support for health needs at all stages of life.

Every woman is unique and so is the care they need. The Hubs aim to provide easy access to care that is tailored to your individual needs, whether you need support with menopause treatment, problems with your periods, sexual health and cervical screenings, contraception, pelvic pain, family planning and more.

By providing this service closer to home in your local community, it will provide you with a better experience and better care, while helping to reduce waiting times for hospital treatment.

ADHD

Women and girls with ADHD

(Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) are more likely to go undiagnosed

Bladder and urinary health

Including urinary tract infections (UTIs), kidney infections and leaking pee