4 July, 2016 By Tom Foot Camden New Journal A CLINIC that has helped sex workers for 28 years is moving to Fitzrovia following cuts to NHS funding. The Central London Action on Sexual Health (CLASH), based in Warwick Street, Soho, was a unique service that offered advice, advocacy and took healthcare services and medication out on the streets. Central North West London … [Read more...]
LSH Transformation Programme – June Briefing
London Sexual Health Transformation Programme Update June 2016 Welcome to the June briefing from the London Sexual Health Transformation Programme. The focus of the programme can be summarised under three headings: Developing and procuring the new e services model to better signpost patients and provide home testing kits where clinically justified, and developing a … [Read more...]
London Sexual Health Transformation Programme: May 2016
London Sexual Health Transformation Programme Update May 2016 Welcome to the May briefing from the London Sexual Health Transformation Programme. The briefing will change slightly from now on, reflecting the changes in governance outlined last month. We will now concentrate on providing detail from the work of the sub regions and the separate work streams. It is worth … [Read more...]
HIV and sexual health sector unites against government budget cuts
25th February 2016 HIV charities across the country have united with health professional bodies to launch a new campaign opposing government cuts to HIV services. Charities from Liverpool to Leicestershire to London have come together with the British Association For Sexual Health And HIV and the British HIV Association to form Support People With HIV: Stop The Cuts. The … [Read more...]
£111m cuts will spark public health crisis, warns Sadiq Khan
17 February 2016 Public health spending in London faces real terms cuts of £111 million over the next five years, figures showed today. The capital’s boroughs have already been forced to make £40 million of savings this year leading to concerns that key services including sexual health, TB prevention and immunisation campaigns will be hit. The cuts so far have been 30 … [Read more...]