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The UK’s largest sexual health clinic saw a 40 percent drop in new HIV infections this year

December 23, 2016 By SSHA Leave a Comment

PrEP and immediate treatment probably both contributing, doctors say The clinic at 56 Dean Street in Soho, central London, the largest sexual health clinic in the UK, saw an unprecedented 40% drop in new HIV diagnoses this year. A press release from the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, which runs Dean Street, said that in the period between January and November 2016, the … [Read more...]

Are budget cuts risking the nation’s sexual health?

May 11, 2016 By SSHA Leave a Comment

5th May 2016 By Baroness Gould & Lord Paddick / PoliticsHome Article Link Are cuts to public health budgets undermining years of progress on sexual health? Labour’s Baroness Gould and Lib Dem Lord Paddick urge the government to think again. Sexual health cannot be allowed to go backwards. We need real leadership from Westminster, warns Baroness Gould The NHS is … [Read more...]

London 2015 Conference – Presentations

September 21, 2015 By SSHA Leave a Comment

Download the presentations from the SSHA Study Day FGM: Professionals, Policy and Practice - Obi Amadi, Lead Professional Officer The Psychology of Addiction- A current perspective on Chemsex - Dr Chris Hilton - Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist Psychosexual Work and Health Advisers - Lucy Snider - Health Adviser BME communities and HIV-what’s changed? - Professor Jane … [Read more...]

Proud Study: Healthcare Worker Survey

September 30, 2013 By SSHA Leave a Comment

Since 2012, the US Food and Drugs Administration have approved the use of daily Truvada (tenofovir co-formulated with emtricitabine) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for reducing the risk of sexual transmission of HIV infection. If PrEP were to be available as a biomedical intervention in the UK, healthcare providers would play a critical role in its … [Read more...]

SSHA Conference Debate

August 13, 2013 By SSHA Leave a Comment

SSHA CONFERENCE 2013 "This house believes that providing PrEP to HIV negative MSM’s is an effective health promotion strategy" FOR: Dr. Michael Rayment Mike is a Locum Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine at Homerton University Hospital, having recently completed his clinical training at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. He has a career-long research interest in … [Read more...]

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The Society of Sexual Health Advisers (SSHA) is a UK national organisation with approximately 300 members out of an estimated 350 sexual health advisers in the country. It provides an opportunity for members to meet and work towards further professional development.

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