TAKEN FROM ZERO TOLERANCE Zero Tolerance, along with Engender, Scottish Women's Aid, Rape Crisis Scotland, Equate Scotland, Close the Gap and the Women 5050 Campaign, have produced a document with frequently asked questions about women's equality and the Gender Recognition Act. What is the Gender Recognition Act? The Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA) is the law that governs … [Read more...]
BASHH Public Petition
Dear BASHH member Further to the email circulated last week, we are pleased to inform you that the ‘Save our sexual health services’ public petition has now been launched, and is accessible online here: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save-our-sexual-health-services-1 We’ve been delighted with the initial response to the petition and with the level of … [Read more...]
Certificate of Continuous Professional Development in Sexual Health Advising Skills
Is this course for you? This course will develop your knowledge and understanding of the theory and practice of sexual health advising through a programme of self-directed study. The course is predominately delivered by distance learning, with the development of skills being incorporated into 4 face-to-face study days delivered at the Centre of Excellence in Healthcare … [Read more...]
Sexual Health Adviser (SHA) Complex Coding
The codes have been developed to capture the complex and detailed content of consultation/interventions that Sexual Health Advisers have with patients. The codes should be used when an interaction has gone beyond what might normally be expected in a consultation in supporting a patient with complex issues. We would not expect routine/straightforward PN, routine safer sex … [Read more...]
Consultation on time to chlamydia results and treatment standard
Dear members, Thank you for taking part in this consultation led by the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP) team at Public Health England. We would welcome your views if your service is involved in any testing for chlamydia regardless of whether or not this is part of NCSP screening (i.e. either as screening or for clinical diagnosis). Presently, there are two … [Read more...]