I've only ever had 10 minute appointments with my GP and she still managed to sort my meno symptoms - if a GP hasn't the first idea, then obviously it will take longer, but she kept herself informed (partly through this website!) and so didn't take ages to work out what to suggest (thought I might need longer with my new GP who hadn't even heard of VA or Ovestin...)
It would be good to see more flexibility in the workplace though. I am really struggling at work now. There are lots of things they could do which would make my life a lot easier and improve my productivity, but they are very inflexible. For example, the uniform is very fixed, I can't add or subtract layers and the fibres aren't natural, which means I spend most of my working day either boiling with hot flushes, or freezing cold and shivering once they have passed.