Dear SSHA Members, I am writing to update you about our campaign to Keep HIV treatment information in our clinics. I am also writing to seek your help to ensure people living with HIV attending your services can continue have access to high quality information about their treatment and care. Update Unfortunately, due to a significant reduction in funding as a result of … [Read more...]
The New National HIV Prevention Programme for England – Targeting our most at risk populations (MARPs)
SSHA CONFERENCE 2013 Patrick Dollard Patrick is the Well-being and Communities Programme Manager at MBARC. He has worked in the NHS (public health and commissioning) for 11 years. Currently, he leads the Development and Engagement work stream for the national HIV prevention programme and provides commissioning support for the programme. At NHS Kensington and Chelsea he was … [Read more...]
Unite in Health Thinking Thursday
We know how important it is to our members in the health sector that they have time to develop their skills and knowledge. We also know that with the current climate in the health sector, this has become more and more difficult to achieve. That’s why we’ve launched Unite in Health Thinking Thursday (#UiHTT). #UiHTT will cover topics that our members tell us are important. And … [Read more...]
NHS cuts ‘bad for sexual health’
NHS cuts are resulting in reduced or restricted access to contraceptive services that could lead to a significant rise in the number of abortions and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) by 2020, leading sexual health charities have warned. The health service will have to spend hundreds of millions as a consequence, charities Brook and the Family Planning Association (FPA) … [Read more...]
Unite to defend Agenda for Change
Most Unite members will be aware that some NHS employers are looking to cut terms and conditions of staff through making changes to Agenda for Change. The NHS Employers organisation, that represents local employers, has bought proposals to the Staff Council over the last two years about changes that it wants to make to your terms and conditions. This list of proposals has been … [Read more...]