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...]
The Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Framework 2011-2015
Introduction The Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Framework sets out the Scottish Government's agenda in relation to sexual health, HIV, hepatitis C and hepatitis B for the next four years. For the first time, these four policy areas have been brought together into a single integrated strategy. Building on the solid foundations of proven and successful Scottish Government … [Read more...]
SSHA / NAT: HIV Partner Notification
Dear colleague, NAT (The National AIDS Trust) are currently undertaking a project looking at the issue of HIV partner notification. They are planning an expert seminar on the subject in the near future, focusing particularly on what measures could be taken to ensure that HIV partner notification is of a high, effective and consistent quality across clinical settings. They are … [Read more...]
The Sigma Panel: Insight Blast 4 Notifying former sex partners about STI diagnoses
Making It Count choice four concerns telling sexual partners about HIV/STI infections, both retrospectively (following diagnosis) or prospectively (preceding sex). All STI/HIV infections are picked up from someone who already has the infection. When someone picks up an infection, they probably do so from someone who had not yet themselves had it diagnosed. If someone diagnosed … [Read more...]
GMFA asks clinics to look out for patients referred by it’s new sexual health messaging service
GMFA is asking clinics around the UK to look out for patients referred to them by the pilot for an innovative new online partner notification (PN) service for men who have sex with men. In response to the problem of the large proportion of undiagnosed HIV infection in the gay community and in the light of the fact that untreated STIs can make people much more likely to pick up … [Read more...]