Alcohol and sex a cocktail for poor sexual health On the 01/01/2012 , the Royal College of Physicians published the report of the: Alcohol & Sexual Health Working Party. The report entitled: Alcohol and sex , A Cocktail For Poor Sexual Health reviews the evidence for the link between alcohol and poor sexual health outcomes, and most importantly defines the value of … [Read more...]
Rapid ‘combination’ test fails to detect many cases of acute HIV infection
Roger Pebody Published: 06 January 2012 A rapid, point-of-care test, which aims to reduce the ‘window period’ through the detection of both antibodies and p24 antigen has poor performance in a clinical setting, researchers report in an article published online ahead of print by the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Whilst the test reliably identified people with established … [Read more...]
A Day of Unprotected Sex
Saturday March 24 2012 0930 – 1600 The Robens Suite, Guy’s Hospital, London SE1 A study day for Health Advisors, Doctors, Nurses and Counsellors working in Sexual Health and HIV. The day will explore the issues faced by clinicians in a climate of increased STI and HIV infection, emerging STI drug resistance and a growing concern over HIV and Hep C co-infection among … [Read more...]
Partner notification for sexually transmitted infections in the modern world: a practitioner perspective on challenges and opportunities
Introduction Our aim is to provide a practitioner perspective on approaches to partner notification (PN)—some old, some new—which may improve the control of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, in a variety of settings. PN services support patients with STI/HIV in the difficult task of informing often unsuspecting partners—past or present—of their possible … [Read more...]
SSHA Website Passed the Test!
SSHA are delighted to announce that our website has successfully passed the NHS Quality Assurance checklist. This means that a link to our site may be included in the relevant sections of www.nhsinform.co.uk, and may also be utilised by NHS 24’s Health Information Advisors when referring the public to further sources of information over the phone. NHS inform We provide … [Read more...]