SSHA

Society of Sexual Health Advisers

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The poppers ban: will it criminalise gay users?

March 12, 2016 By SSHA Leave a Comment

7 March 2016 by Frances Perraudin More than 2m bottles of poppers are sold legally every year – and Yorkshire is the centre of the trade. How is one factory preparing for the ban? John Addy is standing next to a hi-tech machine stacked with hundreds of tiny golden bottles. “We’ve always called them aromas,” he says. “Poppers was more a kind of slang word because the … [Read more...]

The Chemsex Workshop – Weds 14 October 2015

September 21, 2015 By SSHA Leave a Comment

Workshop for Drug Workers, Sexual Health, HIV professionals, Counsellors, Therapists working with gay men Chaired by Bernard Kelly, Dr Mark Pakianathan & Dr Jo Brown Cost £120 Following the successful #SEXualCHEMistry summit last year, Wandsworth Integrated Sexual Health, Antidote – London Friend and the Centre for Clinical Education, St George's University of … [Read more...]

SSHA Conference: 2015

February 19, 2015 By SSHA Leave a Comment

SSHA is holding its annual conference this year on 12th September 2015 in the UNITE Offices, London. This year the costs will be £80 for SSHA members and £90 for Non SSHA members. 9.00 Registration and coffee  9.30 Presidents welcome and housekeeping  9.45  FGM   10.05  ‘The Psychology of Addiction’-A current  perspective on Chemsex’ Dr Chris Hilton … [Read more...]

SSHA Conference 2014: Book your place

March 22, 2014 By SSHA Leave a Comment

  This year's SSHA conference is going to be held in Eastbourne on the 27th September. To avoid disappointment you can now book your place. More information about the schedule for the day and accommodation will follow shortly. Keep checking the site or follow us on Twitter. Programme 09:30 Registration Tea & Coffee 09:45 Welcome 10:00 Child Sexual … [Read more...]

Sex, Drugs and MSM – a one day educational event coordinaed by the BASHH MSM special interest group – 1st November 2013

September 12, 2013 By SSHA Leave a Comment

Date 1st November 2013 Program includes HIV and STIs amongst MSM Social and sexual networks and their role in sexual health Drug-use in MSM and its influence upon risk behaviors Hepatitis C epidemiology, surveillance, prevention, screening, management and treatment HIV prevention – community and healthcare initiatives All community and healthcare workers … [Read more...]

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About SSHA

The Society of Sexual Health Advisers (SSHA) is a UK national organisation with approximately 300 members out of an estimated 350 sexual health advisers in the country. It provides an opportunity for members to meet and work towards further professional development.

Recent Posts

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Useful Links

  • BASHH
  • HPV Action
  • NAM
  • Public Health England
  • Public Health Scotland
  • Terence Higgins Trust
  • UNITE the Union

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