The prisons sub-group of the Clinical Governance Committee would like to invite members to take part in this groundbreaking, baselining survey on the state of HIV care provision for prisoners today. Please respond even if you provide care for prisoners in your clinic or in prisons, but have not had any HIV positive inmates as this will help us build up a more complete picture. … [Read more...]
HPA Issues Warning About An Outbreak Of Shigella Flexneri Dysentery In Men Who Have Sex With Men
7 October 2011 Sexual health experts at the Health Protection Agency (HPA) have today issued an alert about an outbreak of an infection known as Shigella flexneri dysentery. It is thought that the infection is being transmitted between men during sex. Since July this year, 14 cases have been identified in the Greater Manchester area, predominantly among men who have sex with … [Read more...]
Recent Infection Testing Algorithm (RITA) Survey
Dear Health Advisers, Re: Towards a better understanding of how the RITA results are interpreted and used in clinical settings With the development and formal roll-out to all clinics of the RITA results, (formally known as STARHS or detuned assay), the Health Protection Agency has the unique opportunity to assess how health professionals are using this information in their … [Read more...]