Dear SSHA Member, We are writing with great sadness to let you know of the death of Professor Martin Fisher, who passed away this week. Our deepest condolences and thoughts are with Martin’s partner and his family as well as his many friends and colleagues. Martin has made a huge contribution to HIV and sexual health throughout his career but more importantly has been a … [Read more...]
Have You Got Examples of Good Practice?
Dear Colleagues, SSHA NPC would like to develop the Resources section on the SSHA Website and as a start we are canvassing for a selection of templates for letters, proformas and information slips that Sexual Health Advisers have developed and regularly use. SSHA NPC would like to share these examples of good practice throughout the UK with all our sexual health advising … [Read more...]
UK NHS staff: stressed, exhausted, burnt out
Increased workloads, repeated reorganisation, and a culture of blame and fear are all taking their toll on the health and wellbeing of National Health Service staff. Emma Wilkinson reports. The UK National Health Service (NHS) is under unprecedented pressure, attempting to do more with less, it is creaking at the seams. And now the latest staff survey figures suggest that … [Read more...]
The Startup Aiming To Revolutionise Sexual Health Services
Anatole Menon Johansson is a sexual health consultant trying to revolutionise the way sexual health services are run in the UK. At the moment, they are badly coordinated and hard to access quickly by the people who desperately need them. Anatole has been working with web development agency Bit Zesty, to create a website on which a patient can type in their postcode, their … [Read more...]
The UK Sexual Health Awards: 2015
Dear colleague, Don't miss the opportunity to join your colleagues in celebrating the fabulous work and achievements in this sector. There's less than two weeks to go until the fourth UK Sexual Health Awards on Friday 6 March when we'll be welcoming sector leaders, our prestigious finalists, judges and guests to a glittering ceremony and dinner at Hotel Russell in … [Read more...]