This guidance sets out how prosecutors should deal with cases involving an allegation of intentional or reckless sexual transmission of, or exposure to, infection which has serious, potentially life threatening consequences for the person infected. In developing this guidance, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has consulted with the public health sector … [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...]
Partner notification for sexually transmitted infections in the modern world: a practitioner perspective on challenges and opportunities
Introduction Our aim is to provide a practitioner perspective on approaches to partner notification (PN)—some old, some new—which may improve the control of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, in a variety of settings. PN services support patients with STI/HIV in the difficult task of informing often unsuspecting partners—past or present—of their possible … [Read more...]
Proposed BASHH statement on partner notification
The proposed BASHH Statement on Partner Notification has been posted on the BASHH website https://www.bashh.org/guidelines To help with processing comments, please use the following headers if responding to the consultation on this proposed statement: State your particular interest area: health adviser, nurse trained in PN, etc. Reference the particular … [Read more...]
The Sigma Panel: Insight Blast 4 Notifying former sex partners about STI diagnoses
Making It Count choice four concerns telling sexual partners about HIV/STI infections, both retrospectively (following diagnosis) or prospectively (preceding sex). All STI/HIV infections are picked up from someone who already has the infection. When someone picks up an infection, they probably do so from someone who had not yet themselves had it diagnosed. If someone diagnosed … [Read more...]