The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has agreed to approve the treatment, which is known as Prep. A "game-changing" drug which dramatically reduces the chances of being infected with HIV is to be made available on the NHS in Scotland. Scientists have found that a daily dose of the drug can protect people at risk of contracting the virus. It means Scotland will become … [Read more...]
‘Word of Mouth’ – A sexual health animatic
Informed by the ideas of young people from the Thornhill area of Southampton, the film uses graphic images to communicate the potential risks of putting a condom on after penetration has already begun or taking it off before sex has finished. ‘Word of Mouth’ is a one minute film for distribution via mobile phones, as well as for screening online and at events, made by Bunny … [Read more...]
London 2016 Conference – Presentations
A Partner Notification Bureau in action - Gill Bell, Nurse Consultant Sexual Health Adviser, Sheffield Real-time Partner Notification - Dr Anatole S Menon-Johansson, SXT Health CIC Health Advisers and Supervision Audit Results - Maeve Cross Senior Health Adviser GUM Belfast Centralised Result Management Bureau - Merle Symonds, Lead Health Adviser & … [Read more...]
Give young people and gay men free condoms to reduce STIs, watchdog says
5 August 2016 by Sarah Boseley (Guardian) Link to Article Draft guidance from Nice says councils should consider schemes to provide free advice and condoms to halt rise in HIV and gonorrhoea Local authorities should run schemes to supply young people with free condoms and sex advice in an attempt to curtail the number of sexually transmitted infections, a health … [Read more...]
STI rates continue to rise among gay and biseuxal men
5th July 2016 Attitude "We are failing to meet the sexual health needs of gay and bisexual men." Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are continuing to rise among gay and bisexual men, new figures have shown. New data published by Public Health England today (July 5) show that of the 434,456 STIs reported in England in 2015, 54,275 were among men who have sex with men … [Read more...]