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...]
Proposed BASHH statement on partner notification
The proposed BASHH Statement on Partner Notification has been posted on the BASHH website https://www.bashh.org/guidelines To help with processing comments, please use the following headers if responding to the consultation on this proposed statement: State your particular interest area: health adviser, nurse trained in PN, etc. Reference the particular … [Read more...]
Gill Bell – Co-Opted Member Guidelinies Group
Gill Bell Nurse Consultant Sexual Health Adviser Genitourinary Medicine Royal Hallamshire Hospital Sheffield S10 2JF 0114 271 1706 0114 271 3526 07729 386 973 gill.bell@sth.nhs.uk Gill has been a Nurse Consultant Sexual Health Adviser in Sheffield since 2004. She has served on SSHA NPC from 2001 – 2007 as a Regional Representative (2001-2), Conference … [Read more...]