You will probably be aware that this year’s SSHA Annual Conference that was to have been held at the Hilton Hotel in Belfast in September, has been cancelled due to lack of take-up. Reasons for lack of take-up are thought to be – accessibility/cost of travel, getting time off work, lack of funding for training. Location Diskus Conference Centre, Unite 128 Theobald’s … [Read more...]
SSHA response to the BASHH STI Standards proposed audit regarding partner notification
Gill Bell Nurse Consultant Sexual Health Adviser Genitourinary Medicine Royal Hallamshire Hospital Sheffield S10 2JF Dear Gill, The National Professional Committee (NPC) for the Society of Sexual Health Advisers would like acknowledge that we welcome the forthcoming Partner Notification performance measure for the BASHH STI Management Standards. However the NPC would … [Read more...]
SSHA Audit of practice around record keeping and partner notification.
This audit aims to explore routine practices in relation to record keeping and partner notification. Anecdotal evidence suggests that there are some variations in practice among those delivering sexual health services. It would be useful to know how all practitioners manage this information at present. Findings from this audit will be used to review existing … [Read more...]
SSHA Conference: London 2006
A Second Draft of the Consultation Paper on Initial Sexual Health Adviser Education and Preparation - Developed by Anne McNall The Prevalence of Chlamydia Infection in Youth Offenders in HMP/YOI Holloway - Theresa Burns, Sexual Health Adviser Women’s Health Clinic, HMP/YOI Holloway & Marlborough Clinic, Royal Free Hospital The roles, responsibilities and job … [Read more...]
About Us
The Society of Sexual Health Advisers (SSHA) is a UK national organisation with approximately 300 members out of an estimated 350 sexual health advisers in the country. It provides an opportunity for members to meet and work towards further professional development. Sexual health advisers work in Departments of Genitourinary Medicine (GUM Clinics) in the UK and Ireland. The … [Read more...]