HIV testing should be offered in A&Es and GP practices depending on local HIV prevalence, says NICE and PHE in new guidance NICE and Public Health England recommend HIV testing is offered to millions of people living in areas with a high prevalence of HIV. Up to 3.7m people attending routine appointments could be offered a test for HIV by their GP, under new guidance, … [Read more...]
Dry blood spot testing for HIV and syphilis in Greater Manchester
SSHA CONFERENCE 2013 Summary RU Clear? , undertook a 2 phased pilot offering home sampling for HIV and syphilis to Greater Manchester residents using dry blood spot testing in 2012 and 2013. The pilot aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of offering this method for home sampling as part of a remote screening postal service. The pilot was initially funded by a … [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...]
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...]