Some hospitals and GP practices in England and Scotland are failing to carry out recommended HIV checks, a BBC investigation has found. Experts suggest patients in areas with high rates of HIV ought to be offered a test when they register with a GP or are admitted to hospital. But research carried out for BBC Radio 4's You and Yours programme suggests many NHS providers are … [Read more...]
Surge in sexual infections in London as capital is STI black spot
One in four STI cases in England are in London, official figures show by Ross Lydall 6th July 2016 Evening Standard Young Londoners who have unprotected sex are fuelling a rise in infections including a 15 per cent increase in gonorrhoea, figures showed today. More than a third of the 118,774 sexually transmitted infections reported in the capital last year were in … [Read more...]
Halving of teenage pregnancy rate since 1998 ‘extraordinary’
9 March 2016 by Sally Weale Conception rates among under-18s in England and Wales at lowest level since records began after falling 6.8% in one year The rate of teenage pregnancy in England and Wales has halved in 16 years, according to official figures, with conception rates among under-18s at their lowest level since records began. The data showing what was described … [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...]