Workplace Awareness Session
A focused first conversation across the organisation.
- Live employee session
- Moderated questions and answers
- Employee guide
Workplace menopause support
Help your managers respond well when menopause affects work.
Mamichie Healthcare provides evidence-informed menopause training, manager education and implementation support for organisations that want their policies to work in practice.
Led by Dr Vanessa Stirzaker, clinician, menopause specialist and creator of The 3R Method™.
Workplace expectations are changing.
From April 2026, UK employers with 250 or more employees can voluntarily publish equality action plans alongside their gender pay gap information. The recommended actions include support for employees experiencing perimenopause and menopause. Mandatory publication is expected from 2027, subject to the final regulations and confirmed timetable.
A written policy may be useful, but employees feel the difference only when managers understand it and practical support is accessible.
Not every UK employer is currently required to have a standalone menopause policy. This service supports workplace readiness and implementation and does not replace employment-law advice.
Awareness alone does not prepare a workplace.
A webinar or policy can open the conversation. It cannot, by itself, tell a manager what to say, help an employee request an appropriate adjustment or create a safe route to specialist support.
What often exists
What employees and managers still need
Often exists: A policy document
Still needed: A practical route for using it
Often exists: An annual awareness event
Still needed: Consistent understanding throughout the year
Often exists: General wellbeing information
Still needed: Accurate menopause-specific education
Often exists: Good intentions
Still needed: Manager confidence, boundaries and escalation routes
The 3R workplace framework
A structured way to understand what is missing, build the right support and keep it going beyond a single awareness day.
Reset
Understand the workforce need and current provision.
Leadership briefing, needs assessment, employee listening and a review of existing support.
Rebalance
Build knowledge, confidence and practical pathways.
Manager training, employee education, adjustment guidance and signposting.
Reclaim
Embed support and check whether it is working.
Follow-up sessions, champion development, specialist education and outcome reporting.
Support at every level of the organisation
- Leadership and HR
- A clear view of organisational risk, priorities, scope and implementation choices.
- Line managers
- Practical education, conversation guidance, boundaries, adjustments and escalation routes.
- Employees
- Evidence-informed education, self-advocacy guidance, signposting and a clearer route to support.
- Menopause champions
- Defined responsibilities, reliable resources and support for difficult questions.
Choose the right level of support
Manager Ready Programme
Organisations that need consistent frontline support.
- Employee awareness session
- Manager training
- Implementation toolkit
- Evaluation summary
Workplace Partnership
Sustained, organisation-wide change.
- Leadership and HR discovery
- Tailored employee and manager training
- Action-plan support
- Quarterly education and annual review
Every programme is scoped around workforce size, sector, delivery format and need. Live online delivery is available internationally, and onsite or hybrid delivery by agreement. A tailored proposal follows your consultation.
What should change afterwards
- Managers begin respectful, confidential conversations without attempting to diagnose
- Employees know the support pathway and where to find appropriate clinical help
- HR can name practical actions, owners and review dates
- The organisation can measure learning, confidence and implementation progress
From the Manager Ready Programme
Managers do not need every answer. They need a safe conversation and a clear next step.
Step 1
Open
Choose privacy. Explain why you want to talk. Invite the employee's view.
Step 2
Listen
Ask what is affecting work and what has helped. Avoid interruptions and assumptions.
Step 3
Explore
Consider practical options, operational needs and any formal process.
Step 4
Agree
Record the actions, who owns them and when you will review progress.
Step 5
Review
Check whether support is working. Adjust or escalate when needed.
Language that keeps the door open
- “What part of the working day is hardest at present?”
- “What support would make the biggest practical difference?”
- “Let us agree what happens next and when we will review it.”
Wording that shuts it
- “You are at that age.”
- “Is this your hormones?”
- “Everyone goes through it.”
Managers signpost. Clinicians diagnose and treat. The training makes that boundary practical, with scenarios on performance, flexibility requests and confidentiality.
From first conversation to practical support
Consult
A 30-minute conversation about your workforce, priorities and existing provision.
Design
A tailored proposal covering scope, delivery, resources and evaluation.
Deliver
Employee education, manager training and practical implementation support.
Review
Participation, confidence and next actions, reported without identifying anyone's health information.
Clinical leadership with practical workplace application
Dr Vanessa Stirzaker is a clinician and menopause specialist with more than 14 years of experience across primary care, secondary care and intensive care medicine. She is the founder of Mamichie Healthcare® and creator of The 3R Method™, a structured approach to midlife health built around Reset, Rebalance and Reclaim.
Her workplace teaching translates menopause science into clear, appropriate action for leaders, managers and employees.
Member of the Royal College of Physicians and the British Menopause Society.
Selected teaching and facilitation experience
- Menopause and midlife health education
- Group programmes and live sessions
- Interactive question and answer sessions
- Virtual and in-person delivery
How people describe learning with Dr Stirzaker
“I joined the Standard 3R Method programme expecting a webinar. What I got was a lifeline. I left every session with real tools.”
“The programme gave me the structure and support I didn't know I needed. The community of women going through the same things was so powerful.”
“She understands the nuances of different lifestyles and cultural realities.”
These comments come from individual clients and programme participants. They describe the teaching experience and are not results from corporate programmes.
Tell us what your organisation needs
Tell us about your workforce, current support and priorities. We will review your enquiry within one working day and arrange the most appropriate next step with Dr Vanessa Stirzaker.
After you submit, you can book a 30-minute corporate consultation straight away.
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Frequently asked questions
Does every UK employer now need a menopause policy?
No. From April 2026, employers with 250 or more employees can voluntarily publish equality action plans that include menopause support. Mandatory publication is expected from 2027, subject to final regulations. Employers of any size can choose to improve support now.
Do you provide employment-law advice?
Mamichie Healthcare provides clinical education, workplace training and implementation support. Any formal employment-law opinion or final legal review should be provided by a suitably qualified adviser.
Can you review our menopause policy or action plan?
We can review clinical accuracy, practical usability and alignment with the agreed programme. Employment-law advice and final legal approval remain with your organisation's qualified advisers.
Is this only for women?
The programme focuses on people experiencing perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause. Training also equips colleagues and managers of every gender to provide appropriate support.
Does the programme include individual medical treatment?
The standard corporate programme is educational and does not diagnose or treat individual employees. Any separate clinical service requires an agreed scope, consent, governance and confidentiality process.
Can sessions be delivered online?
Yes. Live online delivery is available in the UK and internationally. In-person delivery can be discussed according to location, group size and programme scope.
Can we book a one-off session?
Yes. A one-off session can begin the conversation. Where an organisation needs lasting implementation, manager capability and follow-up support are recommended.
Will employers receive individual health information?
No. Individual health information remains confidential. Any employer reporting must be agreed in advance and limited to appropriate, anonymised programme information.
Build a menopause support pathway your people can actually use.
Start with a clear picture of what your organisation needs.
Mamichie Healthcare's corporate programme provides education and workplace implementation support. It does not constitute legal advice or individual medical diagnosis or treatment. Organisations remain responsible for obtaining employment-law advice and meeting their statutory duties.