The Standards for the management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (to support the commissioning and provision of high quality care for STIs across all settings) were produced by MedFASH for the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) and were launched 21 January, at the House of Lords, hosted by Baroness Gould of Potternewton, Chair of the Independent … [Read more...]
Briefing Paper – Sexual Health Advising- Developing the Workforce
There are approximately 500 Sexual Health Advisers employed in the United Kingdom at present (SSHA 2007). They are employed within genitourinary medicine services, in community sexual health advising services and within the national chlamydia screening programme. The majority (421) are nurses; others are from a range of backgrounds. There has been no nationally recognised … [Read more...]
SSHA Conference: Newcastle 2008
Conference leaflet (PDF, 2MB) Biographies of the speakers (PDF, 70kB) Review of the National Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV - Baroness Gould of Potternewton, Chair of the Independent Advisory group on Sexual Health & HIV SURFING FOR SEX – HOW TO TRACE PARTNERS !! - Allan Harrison, Sexual Health Adviser - Newcastle PCT Spread the Word! - Lyndsey McCann, Area … [Read more...]
Research: Nicholls 04.11.99
Assessing the impact of pre-test counselling upon HIV transmission, knowledge and motivation to change risk behaviour 04.11.99 Paul Nicholls and Mime Mathews, Health Adviser James Paget Health Care Trust Lowestoft Road, Gomeston, Norfolk Tel: 01493 452747 If the research work is complete, when was it completed? July 1999. If the research has been published, please … [Read more...]
SSHA Conference: Bristol 2004
Presentations Fact & Fantasy in Sexual Health Epidemiology - Dr Peter Greenhouse, Clinical Director, Milne Centre for Sexual Health, Bristol Sex, Texts and All That Jazz - Julie Ledger & Peter Smith, Health Advisers, Manchester Health Promotion, Manchester Bristol Hepatitis B Outbreak - Michael Clarke & Clare Smith, Health Advisers, Milne Centre for Sexual … [Read more...]