5 August 2016 by Sarah Boseley (Guardian) Link to Article Draft guidance from Nice says councils should consider schemes to provide free advice and condoms to halt rise in HIV and gonorrhoea Local authorities should run schemes to supply young people with free condoms and sex advice in an attempt to curtail the number of sexually transmitted infections, a health … [Read more...]
STI rates continue to rise among gay and biseuxal men
5th July 2016 Attitude "We are failing to meet the sexual health needs of gay and bisexual men." Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are continuing to rise among gay and bisexual men, new figures have shown. New data published by Public Health England today (July 5) show that of the 434,456 STIs reported in England in 2015, 54,275 were among men who have sex with men … [Read more...]
Are budget cuts risking the nation’s sexual health?
5th May 2016 By Baroness Gould & Lord Paddick / PoliticsHome Article Link Are cuts to public health budgets undermining years of progress on sexual health? Labour’s Baroness Gould and Lib Dem Lord Paddick urge the government to think again. Sexual health cannot be allowed to go backwards. We need real leadership from Westminster, warns Baroness Gould The NHS is … [Read more...]
STI increases mean ‘more caution is needed’ over oral sex
14th March 2016 By Rick Kelsey / Newsbeat reporter There's a warning not enough is being done to stop the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) through oral sex. Some of the UK's leading sexual health doctors fear people who change partners frequently may not be adequately protecting themselves. The British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) says it's … [Read more...]
‘Non-judgemental treatment’ at Altnagelvin GUM Clinic
16 February 2016 Data from GUM clinics in the north found that, like the local situation, genital warts and Chlamydia were the most frequently diagnosed conditions. There were 2,020 new cases of genital warts during 2014, and 1,784 new cases of Chlamydia. There were also 582 cases of Gonorrhea, 415 of Herpes and 41 of Syphilis. Speaking about how often sexually active … [Read more...]