4 July, 2016 By Tom Foot Camden New Journal A CLINIC that has helped sex workers for 28 years is moving to Fitzrovia following cuts to NHS funding. The Central London Action on Sexual Health (CLASH), based in Warwick Street, Soho, was a unique service that offered advice, advocacy and took healthcare services and medication out on the streets. Central North West London … [Read more...]
LSH Transformation Programme – June Briefing
London Sexual Health Transformation Programme Update June 2016 Welcome to the June briefing from the London Sexual Health Transformation Programme. The focus of the programme can be summarised under three headings: Developing and procuring the new e services model to better signpost patients and provide home testing kits where clinically justified, and developing a … [Read more...]
BASHH Newsletter No 75 – June 2016
Download BASHH Newsletter No.75 / June 2016 Diary Dates 2th-3th June 2016 12th International Workshop on HIV and Hepatitis Co-infection Berlin, Germany 17th June 2016 BASHH Scientific meeting Manchester Conference Centre 18th - 19th June 2016 PCS Global Obstetrics and Gynecology Congress Prague, Czech Public 24th June … [Read more...]
NHS will not fund anti-HIV Prep drug plan
31st May 2016 By Michelle Roberts BBC News website Article Link NHS England has reiterated it will not fund a "game-changer" drug treatment that can prevent HIV, angering HIV charities which had been campaigning to reverse the decision. The NHS is standing firm and says it has no responsibility to provide the treatment, known as Prep. It says the onus should fall … [Read more...]
Morning-after pill sold illegally on eBay for just £5 with no questions asked about health
31st May 2016 The Telegraph Article Link Sexual health experts have warned of the dangers of taking the morning after pill without proper advice after it emerged the drug is being sold illegally on eBay for just £5. The powerful contraceptive is being sold to British women online by sellers abroad who do not ask any questions about their age, underlying health, any … [Read more...]