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 Menopause, Women's Health and Sexual Health. Olivia is one of only 160 British Menopause Society qualified menopause specialists, and holds the FSRH advanced certificate in menopause care. She works at the menopause clinic at Guy's Hospital, London, on an honorary contract. She is a member of the RCGP Adolescent Health Group, which exists to help support GPs in developing health services for young people.

Dr Hum 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 Olivia 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.

Treatments and tests offered by Dr Olivia Hum at Nuffield Health

  • Contraception
  • Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
  • Smear test (cervical screening)
  • 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 posts 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.