Take action on November 30th, 2011 - Defend your pension Colleagues, As you know Unite members employed across our public services have voted ‘YES’ for industrial action in the ongoing dispute over imposed changes to their pension schemes. Industrial action will commence from 00.01 on Wednesday, November 30th concluding at midnight. Following this vote, Unite is calling on … [Read more...]
GRASP 2010 (Gonococcal Resistance to Antimcrobials Surveillance Programme)
Synopsis GRASP (Gonococcal Resistance to Antimcrobials Surveillance Programme) is a national sentinel surveillance programme which has monitored trends and drifts in susceptibility in gonococcal isolates since 2000. It collects isolates from consecutive patients attending a network of 26 genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics that give regional representation in England and … [Read more...]
HPA Issues Warning About An Outbreak Of Shigella Flexneri Dysentery In Men Who Have Sex With Men
7 October 2011 Sexual health experts at the Health Protection Agency (HPA) have today issued an alert about an outbreak of an infection known as Shigella flexneri dysentery. It is thought that the infection is being transmitted between men during sex. Since July this year, 14 cases have been identified in the Greater Manchester area, predominantly among men who have sex with … [Read more...]
Brook and FPA launch UK Sexual Health Awards
Sexual health charities Brook and FPA have launched the first ever UK Sexual Health Awards. Showcasing some of the best, creative and innovative work in sexual health, the Awards are expected to attract hundreds of nominations from individuals and organisations keen to win recognition at the Awards ceremony in March 2012. The Awards will be hosted by one of Britain’s … [Read more...]
Standards for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Services [Health Improvement Scotland]
The final standards for HIV services and the accompanying self-evaluation tool are now available to download. The standards were developed following a 12-week consultation period, details of which can be found within the standards introduction. All comments received throughout the consultation period were collated and presented to the project group and subgroups during the … [Read more...]