Oxford Menopause is a specialist women’s health and menopause clinic. We offer women individualised, holistic care, advice and treatment during the transition through perimenopause and menopause. We also offer advice and guidance for pre-menopausal women who wish to discuss hormonal issues, contraception and other aspects of women’s health. The service was launched by Dr Katie Barber in October 2020 and offers women access to evidence-based options with open, friendly staff and a focus on personalised care.
All our specialists have received accreditation as Menopause Specialists from the British Menopause Society. Our appointments are tailored around you and your medical history, to provide you with regulated treatments and advice that is evidence based.
Dr Katie Barber
GP & ACCREDITED MENOPAUSE SPECIALIST BM BCh MRCGP DRCOG DFSRH
FOUNDER OF OXFORD MENOPAUSE and CLINICAL DIRECTOR
Dr Katie Barber has worked in the NHS in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire for over 20 years. During her GP training she developed a particular interest in Women’s Health, completing the Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Diploma of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare. She has worked in the department of Gynaecology at the John Radcliffe Hospital as a GP with a Special Interest in Gynaecology and Urogynaecology where her enthusiasm for helping women manage various aspects of the menopause started. She has been awarded the Advanced Certificate of Menopause Care by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare and is an Accredited British Menopause Society Specialist and Menopause trainer.
Dr Barber was Clinical Lead for the NHS Menopause service at the John Radcliffe in Oxfordshire, a tertiary referral centre, until March 2021 when she became the Clinical Lead for the NHS Community Gynaecology Service in Oxfordshire where she continues to work as a Women’s Health GP and Menopause Specialist alongside her work at Oxford Menopause. Dr Barber was elected to the British Menopause Society Advisory Council, an advisory board comprising leading national and international specialists in post-reproductive health management, who are instrumental in instigating scientific research and creating evidence-based consensus statements, guidelines and toolkits for health professionals.
In October 2020,Dr Barber established Oxford Menopause, a private Menopause and Women’s Health service providing high-quality expert, personalised advice and management delivered by British Menopause Society Accredited Menopause Specialists and Women’s Health GP Specialists.
Dr Helen Kennedy
ACCREDITED MENOPAUSE SPECIALIST & WOMEN’S HEALTH GP
Helen Kennedy joined the Oxford Menopause team in September 2021 to provide high quality, individualised menopause and women’s health advice and support to our patients.
Helen qualified from University College London in 1999 and after five years working in hospitals, completed her GP training in 2005. Since then she has worked at the Marlow Medical Group, a large GP practice in South Buckinghamshire, and for the last five years this has been solely as a GP with special interest in Women’s Health and as Clinical Lead for the contraception service.
Helen was awarded the Advanced Certificate in Menopause Care in 2018, and is an Accredited British Menopause Society Menopause Specialist, having completed her training at the tertiary referral centre in Northwick Park hospital, and then worked for around three years at the John Radcliffe Menopause clinic. She became an accredited trainer for the BMS/FSRH special skills module in menopause care in 2019 and has been a trainer for the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care as well as qualifying as a GP trainer in 2008.
In addition to being an Accredited Menopause Specialist, Helen also has an interest in gynaecology, having worked for the intermediate service in Buckinghamshire and in the urgent, general and urogynaecology clinics at the John Radcliffe hospital.
Dr Lara Walford
ACCREDITED MENOPAUSE SPECIALIST & GP
Lara Walford graduated from the University of Manchester in 2007 and spent two years working in Manchester hospitals. After working in Emergency medicine in New Zealand, she returned for GP training in Croydon, qualifying in 2013. She has worked as an NHS GP ever since in a busy South London practice and is also a contraceptive coil and implant fitter. She is now relocating to Oxfordshire.
During her career she has developed a specialist interest in women’s health. She recognised that the menopause journey is not always well supported by GP’s due to a lack of training and confidence. She has developed her knowledge through supporting her practice patients and also working at the specialist menopause clinic at Guys Hospital, London. She is a member of the British Menopause Society and has completed her Advanced Menopause Certificate.
She provides an evidence based, personalised and holistic approach, to empower her patients to make informed choices that feel right for them. No two women are the same!
Outside of work she enjoys pilates and likes to have outdoor adventures with her husband and two young children.
Helen Franklin
BUSINESS MANAGER
Helen oversees the daily running of the service. She is passionate about providing great care to all our patients so strives to deliver effective, efficient and friendly support. She is generally the first person you will encounter at Oxford Menopause and will guide you through your journey with the service.
Helen has been with Oxford Menopause since its inception in 2020 and has been working in Healthcare since 2016. She uses her skills from her BA Hons Theology degree from the University of Nottingham and managerial experience from the charity sector to oversee and manage the non-clinical aspects of the service.
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Karla Moody
Health Care Assistant
Karla Moody has been working as a HCA for over 8 years with the majority of her career in the NHS, but has found her passion working for Oxford Menopause and focusing on providing great quality patient support during the Menopause. She is particularly interested in gynaecology and expanding her knowledge in this area.
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Leanne Talbot
Health Care Assistant & Receptionist
Leanne has been a health care assistant for over 9 years, working in a variety of healthcare settings all for the NHS, she has gained a particular interest in women's health, and has really enjoyed working for Oxford Menopause.
She has a passion for providing excellent patient care and support for women during the menopause and is enjoying gaining new experience and knowledge in women's health and menopause.
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Alison Poffley
Health Care Assistant
Alison has been working within General Practice as a Health Care Assistant and Phlebotomist for the past 9 years.
This role included a women’s clinic assisting contraceptive and HRT coil fittings.
This sparked her interest in gynaecology and women’s health. She is keen to expand her knowledge in this field believing patient care and choice of treatment is paramount.
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Anne Sweeting
Receptionist
Anne joined Oxford Menopause in 2022 having worked in NHS primary care settings and local community services for many years. As one of the first faces you will meet at the clinic, Anne provides a friendly face to welcome you and answer any queries. Anne is involved in processing letters, referrals, emails and any other queries you may have on Tuesdays and Thursdays and some Saturdays.