Early morning walk - peri/menopause. Let’s talk about loss of libido-sex drive. Don’t be embarrassed to ask/talk abt it. Ask yr GP abt testosterone/lubricants. Frequent UTI’s aren’t normal! Read up on Vulva health. Address it - don’t avoid it. It’s not too late. @menomandate

Early morning run - peri/menopause. Let’s talk about sleep or lack of it! It’s my worst symptom. Don’t fight it. Get up for ten mins.. Sleep is medicine & not enough of it makes coping with all the other symptoms much harder. Try supplements. Less caffeine, alcohol & more🏃‍♀️🏋️‍♀️🚶‍♀️‍➡️

Early morning run.. in midlife we keep moving.. Endorphins come with exercise and like a natural medicine can lift our mood. @menomandate @alicesmellie @MenopauseNI 🌈🏃‍♀️ #menopause

Positive story coming up by @benlonsdale Imagine if more gyms did this to support young people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The view. #Malinhead #Inishowen #Donegal #Bankholidayweekend

Menopause - awake since after 3 30am! I thought I was over the worst of symptoms but after 5 years it feels like I’m starting over. All symptoms back with a vengeance. You shld not mess abt with HRT changing doses/patches.. it must be sorted by GP. It’s crap! Work soon 🫩

Menopause affects so many parts of women’s bodies - ovaries, muscles, skin and our brain. Brain fog is debilitating. Exercise becomes hard. And Every day another woman will find herself in peri/menopause. List your symptoms and look/ask for help. @BrMenopauseSoc @MenoScandal

Words,Wisdom & Women - #ThedictionaryofLostWords documents the importance of language especially around women’s health and the important role women played compiling the Oxford English Dictionary. “Mothers have a vocabulary all their own..” Thanks Pip Williams for Esme. #words

If life is feeling a little heavy - I recommend you pick this up. It’s a reminder to see the good in people and not to be too hard on ourselves. This is beautiful. @NiallL90377 thank you for Noel. “By the grace of new chapters, it was morning”.

Some day of public awareness around #ovariancancer Imagine these two on billboards,posters & public health campaigns. Two sides of the cancer story - on a plate. Leading the way @CCampbell162 & @SJA_McC Thank you. 🌈🏃‍♀️

Powerful stories from brave women - This is @BBCSpotlightNI I will be talking about this programme across TV & Radio. View tonight BBC1 @10 40 pm. Or catch it now on the BBC iplayer www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Men + Prostate + Robot = HOPE. From @Ailser99 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Staff told me they just kept their head down hoping they would not be picked on..a leaked copy of the cardiology inspection report lays bare bullying allegations & claims of a lack of trust among staff. This is a shocking read www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

There’s a tremendous air of expectation.. the pair are quietly happy but not visibly showing any emotions. The tone is neither raised nor muted. There’s the odd laugh & trip to fridge…They’re sitting in their usual seats & wearing their @LFC scarves & pins. Father & Son. ❤️

Are you affected by this dental story? Out of the 360 dental practices in Northern Ireland, only two are now fully NHS. An investigation by @bbcnewsni health unit www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Life after a heart attack: Meet my Dad - Joe Connolly www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Inishowen this evening in all her natural beauty. ☘️

Important public information: @healthdpt opens public consultation on redesign of Serious Adverse Incident Procedure in NI - it says there’s evidence that aspects of the SAI procedure need to be “refreshed and redesigned”. The consultation will close on 6 June 2025.

Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman and sometimes it’s brilliant. Today we’ll be told how we should be feeling .. Just Be yourself and it’s ok not to be ok. Ask friends how they are & listen. #InternationalWomensDay2025 🌈🏃‍♀️

A significant announcement for GP’s www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Have you read Suzy’s story? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“I liked a drink, trifle and the tender moment between a parent and child.” Blue Road tells the extraordinary life story of Irish writer Edna O’Brien. It’s superb. Applauds to filmmaker Sinéad O’Shea’s doc which features a final testimony from OBrien before she died in ‘24. #BlueRoad

Imagine heading off to work or beginning a shift caring for a family member &you’ve been up & awake for several hours. Sofa surfing since 3am. Throw in night sweats and you might be feeling wrung out. This is how some women who’re navigating the #menopause are feeling.. as they start the day.

Another wee nudge about this fab free service. @librariesni.bsky.social #saturdaytreat

Corridor care - I witnessed this in the RVH ED this week. Trolleys with very sick people feeling a freezing cold blast every time the ambulance bay opened to wheel in another trolley.

Some backdrop last night for our walk home:

England - but this delay is likely to have consequences for the rest of tge UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A sprint back over some of the health headlines in 2024 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Did the Department of Health's winter preparedness plan published in early November go far enough? Some of those currently working in the thick of it say it didn't. My Analysis. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A grilling for @BelfastTrust @healthdpt officials over the new maternity building. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

When medicine, science and industry collide - great things happen. Some positive health news. 🎄 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Christmas festivities well underway after last night’s Carol concert @_stgens 🎄 Thanks to everyone involved. So much talent in a school that clearly puts its girls and community first. My mum and I loved it. Thanks all.

Imagine turning 21 today and supporting @lfcr.bsky.social #Rory21

NI’s health & social care service - past present and most importantly its future. @policyni hosts a conference exploring waiting lists, staff & what priorities should be to improve services & retain staff. @drjulespsych tells us of a 30% increase in mental health list in 4 years. @AlanStout

A senior economist says the delay and overspend at the new maternity hospital at the RVH raises issues over patient care and accountability. Full report here ⬇️ x.com/bbcnewsline/...

Women’sHealth Get women’s health right in NI and everyone benefits says England’s Women’s Health Ambassador. A call to NI’s health chiefs to deliver dedicated hubs. Follow her story across @BBCNewsNI