Royal
College of General Practitioners (RCGP) 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.
The next training events will be held on Friday
26 June 2009 in Manchester, and Friday
25 September 2009 in London. For
more information on the course, or to reserve
a place click here for the
registration
form.
Conference:
More progress, same priorities? Review of the
National Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV
and beyond - the challenges of implementation
This national conference, organised by Conventus
with MedFASH, provides a unique opportunity
to explore the practicalities of implementing
the recommendations in our report of the review
of the national sexual health strategy, one
year on from its publication. Birmingham, 10
September 2009.
Click
here
for the conference flyer and booking form.
London
sexual health needs assessment & service
mapping
MedFASH, in partnership
with the London Health Observatory (LHO) and
Health Protection Agency (HPA) has managed the
first sexual health needs assessment and service
mapping across London. To download the reports,
or for more information on this project, click
here.
HIV
for non-HIV specialists
A third of HIV-related deaths are due to late
diagnosis. MedFASH has developed a booklet for
healthcare professionals in secondary care who
are not HIV specialists, to help them improve
their skills and confidence in diagnosing HIV.
The booklet complements new national HIV testing
guidelines (see below). Click
here
to download a copy of the booklet. For information
on ordering copies, click here.
Review
of the National Strategy for Sexual Health and
HIV
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.
UK
National Guidelines for HIV testing 2008
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 was a member
of the writing group and involved with the launch
of the guidelines on September 17th 2008. The
Health Protection Agency (HPA) issued a
press
release to mark the launch.
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).
