May 2010 Dear Member, ‘Reality bites – challenges in current practice’ This year’s SSHA conference will be at the Hilton Hotel, Belfast from September 17th - 19th 2010. To date, completed applications to this years SSHA conference, provisionally organised for Belfast has been slow. The HA team in Belfast were the only team interested in hosting and organising conference … [Read more...]
Portfolio Development Support / Cymorth Datblygu Portffolio
Public Health Practitioners Applications are invited from public health workers across Wales to the Public Health Practitioner Portfolio Development Support Programme (2010-11). Through this programme practitioners will be able to access a range of support in developing portfolios of evidence against the UK Public Health Register’s (UKPHR) Public Health Practitioner (Draft) … [Read more...]
BASHH looking for HA to join Adolescent Specialist Interest Group
Dear SSHA Members, The BASHH Adolescent Specialist Interest Group (ASIG) is looking for representation from a Health Adviser who has an interest in Young People's sexual health. We meet quesrterly in Central London. Please send expressions of interest to Kimberley.forbes@nhs.net with a short description of your relevant experience by April 30th. Thanks, Kimberley … [Read more...]
Your chance to feedback on the Public Health Regulation Review
For the Attention of all Sexual Health Advisers CLICK HERE to see the UK Public Health register circular about the review of Public Health Regulation. I was invited to a meeting of the UKPHR advisory group last week and someone from the DOH review team discussed the format of the review and what it would potentially cover. At the last DOH meeting to look at regulation of … [Read more...]
SSHA Conference 2010
‘Reality bites– challenges in current practice’ This year’s SSHA conference will be at the Hilton Hotel Belfast from September 17th - 19th 2010. We work within a changing NHS and in particular face daily challenges to maintain a quality, professional Sexual Health Adviser service within the current sexual health arena. CPD is an important part of the ongoing … [Read more...]