SSHA CONFERENCE 2013 SUMMARY “Testing Times” won the “Success in Partnership Working” category due to its close partnership working with Leeds Centre for Sexual Health delivering HIV testing services in non-clinical settings. In 2006, Yorkshire MESMAC launched the “Testing Times” service, to provide Chlamydia/Gonorrhoea tests and then rapid HIV testing in Leeds in response … [Read more...]
Sexual Health Balanced Scorecard
The Sexual Health Balanced Scorecard provides a snapshot of sexual health at local level. Interactive maps and charts enable comparisons to be made regionally and nationally across a range of indicators relating to teenage pregnancy, abortions, contraception, sexually transmitted infections and other relevant issues. The aim is to provide a key source of sexual health … [Read more...]
A Day of Unprotected Sex
Saturday March 24 2012 0930 – 1600 The Robens Suite, Guy’s Hospital, London SE1 A study day for Health Advisors, Doctors, Nurses and Counsellors working in Sexual Health and HIV. The day will explore the issues faced by clinicians in a climate of increased STI and HIV infection, emerging STI drug resistance and a growing concern over HIV and Hep C co-infection among … [Read more...]
Improving Sexual Health Services in Scotland
Executive summary The improvements made by NHS boards to sexual health services over the last few years reflect the World Health Organization’s view of sexual health. ‘Sexual health is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. Sexual health requires a positive and … [Read more...]
Sexual Health Mini Manual now available
The original sexual health mini manual was the very first in the mini manuals series making it now over 5 years old. Of course, you can enjoy sex at any age but you need to keep up to date with the health risks. We've done much more than add a little more slap - the content has been completely revised and is fully up to date. The content of the manual has been written in close … [Read more...]