Dr Olivia Hum
Qualifications
BA, MBBS (Lon.), MRCGP, DRCOG, DFSRH, DCH
Practicing since: 1999
Specialties
General Practice
Consultation times
- Thursday 15:00 - 18:30 (weekly)
- Ad-Hoc Video Consultations
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About
Olivia Hum is an experienced GP who has been working in Sussex for 15 years. She trained at Cambridge and UCL and has worked in Australia and East Timor.
She specialises in Women’s Health, Contraception, Menopause and Sexual Health but also provides a broad range of generalised GP services. She set up and runs the ‘Circle Room’ in Lewes, an award-winning contraception and sexual health service for young people. She holds the Diploma of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health and is currently completing the Advanced Certificate in Menopause Care, working on an honorary contract in the menopause clinic at Guy’s Hospital, London. She is a member of the RCGP Adolescent Health Group, which exists to help support GPs in developing health services for young people.
She is a GP Trainer and Appraiser, teaching and supporting junior GPs and GP Trainees. She prides herself on offering a holistic service looking at physical, social and psychological aspects of health. She is passionate about improving health care for women, especially around the menopause and perimenopause, where so many women are suffering needlessly with debilitating symptoms.
Special interests
- Menopause
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
Personal interests
Dr Hum lives in Sussex and spends much of her life as a taxi driver for her three children. She otherwise enjoys reading, cooking, walking and swimming.
Languages spoken
English
Treatments and tests offered by Dr Olivia Hum at Nuffield Health
- Contraception
- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
- Cervical smear
- STD Screening
Locations Dr Olivia Hum works with
Related experience
Research
Dr Hum has spoken at local and national conferences about sexual health and adolescent health and delivers teaching sessions for GPs about menopause. She won the Cathy Harman Award from BASHH in 2013 for innovation in the field of sexual health.
Memberships
- Royal College of General Practitioners
- British Menopause Society
- Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)
- British Association of Sexual Health and HIV
- Primary Care Women’s Health Foundation
- Association of Young People’s Health
Other post held
- GP Partner- Foundry Healthcare Lewes
Declaration
Dr Olivia Hum does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Dr Olivia Hum does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Dr Olivia Hum does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.
Free events with Dr Olivia Hum
Virtual Event: Women's Health - Menopause and HRT
Wednesday 28 April 2021
Haywards Heath Hospital
Dr Olivia Hum, General Practioner
This complimentary virtual event is for women who are approaching or suffering from the effects of menopause and will include a virtual presentation from Dr Olivia Hum, General Practitioner on the types of treatments that are available, as well as getting more information on what to consider if you are thinking about treatment.
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