Progress
and priorities - working together for high quality
sexual health
The Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health
and HIV commissioned MedFASH to undertake a
review of the National Strategy for Sexual Health
and HIV. To see the full report, click here.
To see the executive summary, click here.
For more information, see the Group's 2006/7
annual report, Why
sexual health is a cross governmental issue.
Royal
College of General Practitioners: Introductory
Certificate in Sexual Health
MedFASH, working with the RCGP, has developed
the Introductory Certificate in Sexual Health,
which is appropriate for GPs, Practice Nurses
and other practitioners working in general practice
at all stages in their careers. It aims to support
the development of competencies at an introductory
level for generalists. For more information
on the course, or to reserve a place, click
here.
Consultation
on draft guidelines for HIV testing in all healthcare
settings
New guidelines have been developed by the British
Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH),
the British HIV Association (BHIVA)
and the British Infection Society (BIS)
to facilitate an increase in HIV testing in
all healthcare settings. MedFASH is a member
of the writing group. The consultation is now
closed, but you can read the draft guidelines
at the BASHH,
BHIVA
and BIS
websites.
London
Sexual Health Service Mapping & Needs Assessment
MedFASH is managing the first
service mapping and needs assessment of sexual
health across London. The project is jointly
commissioned by the DH National Support Team
for Sexual Health and the DH Sexual Health Policy
Team, through Lambeth PCT (on behalf of London
PCTs). For more information, click here.
HIV
for non HIV specialists
MedFASH has started work on a project to support
healthcare professionals who are not HIV specialists
in identifying and addressing factors which
can hinder access to and effective provision
of HIV testing and care.
10
high impact changes for genitourinary medicine
48-hour access
Produced by the Department of Health's National
Support Team for Sexual Health and MedFASH,
this best practice guide provides measures that
can be implemented quickly and on a scale that
will enable 48-hour access to a local GUM service
by March 2008.
This document follows on from the guide
'Top tips' to support 48-hour GUM access
which was produced by MedFASH with the Department
of Health to support delivery of the 48-hour
access target for GUM. Drawing on lessons learnt
from the national
review of GUM services, the 'Top
tips' guide was circulated to SHA chief
executives with a covering
letter from Richard Gleave (Director of
Performance, Department of Health).
Criminal
prosecution for HIV transmission
A BMJ editorial (30 September 2006) by Ruth
Lowbury (MedFASH Executive Director) and Professor
George Kinghorn argues that criminal prosecution
for HIV transmission is a threat to public health.
A version of this editorial was also published
in
student BMJ (December 2006).
The December edition of the journal was devoted
to HIV
AIDS - 25 Years On.
