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HEALTH MINISTER STEPHEN Donnelly has told the Dáil that work is underway to develop a menopause workplace policy.
Such a policy will look to include measures that allow work adjustments for women going through menopause, such as flexible working, guidance around sickness leave, and time off for appointments that might be needed.
He said a range of actions on menopause are being developed by his department which include the provision of specialist supports, as well as a national awareness campaign around menopause.
Donnelly said he hoped the campaign will bring about an increased visibility around menopause.
The issue gained prominence in recent weeks when women told RTÉ’s Joe Duffy about their stories of menopause, with many saying they do not understand fully what is happening to them for many years and that their GPs are not fully educated around hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
Having initially dedicated a portion of one show to the topic of menopause, due to the overwhelming response from callers, Liveline discussed women’s stories over a number of shows.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said recently that RTÉ’s Liveline programmes on the issue was an example of the best public service broadcasting.
“We will act on driving on a progressive health policy for women’s health,” he said.
Donnelly said the opportunity the Liveline programme gave to women allowed them to tell the country about their own stories of menopause, stating that it was “incredibly important”.
A motion was recently passed at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting calling for a campaign to support women with menopause, following the issue being raised by TDs and senator such as Niamh Smyth, Catherine Ardagh, Lisa Chambers and Lorraine Clifford Lee.
Fine Gael Senator Aisling Dolan also recently called for information on symptoms, advice on treatments including HRT, and specialised training for community healthcare professionals to identify and treat early symptoms in primary care centres to be rolled out in the 18 new Sláintecare Healthy Communities planned across the country.
She said recently that the “silence in workplaces is frustrating”.
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Now the Truth is known; Justice should follow. There are a rake of offences which should be considered; starting with manslaughter, misleading an inquiry, breach of confidence, conspiracy. Obviously, an independent police investigation must occur.
how could they all live with the lies they told? police and staff are one thing but i think the medical staff should be ashamed of themselves! how could they all go on pretending they did the right thing and live their lives knowing they were unprofessional. all those years knowing that you changed your statement and lay the blame on other people. people who did not deserve to die! justice must be served people need to be held accountable for their actions.
This needs to be done very quickly, enough time has passed while justice waits.
Just rewound to the report on Sky. South Yorkshire police apparently are STILL trying to blame the Liverpool fans and the Attorney General’s office says it may be months before the case is reopened.
The very worst thing is that 41 people could have been saved if there had been a proper catastrophe response in place. Just heartbreaking. Hope someone pays for this. After Heysel, which had happened only four years before, it was a case of believing anything of Liverpool fans.
Get that racist covering-up cow Thatcher on the stand!!
They should take all involved police officers, the FA, The Sun and any other bastards involved with this fiasco / cover up to court.
Do u really thk that an English court is going 2 charge a policeman wth an offence?! This in the news nw but in a few weeks it wl b the families again pushing 4 justice. Gd luck 2 thm but it wl take a very long time
Well they have waited 23 years to get it this far, I have little doubt they will fight for another 23 years if that is what it takes to get true justice.
Not one person will be prosecuted for this crime. See how many people have died in custody, or illegally shot by police in the Uk over the past ten years and then look at the prosecution figures.
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