All Sexual health services articles – Page 9
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Appeal to candidates for HIV/AIDS debate
The UK HIV Policy Forum, a UK umbrella group of 20 HIV organisations, has challenged the main political parties to address the growing urgency of the AIDS problem. In its manifesto, the organisation calls for guaranteed investment in HIV prevention and protection from discrimination for people with HIV/AIDS. Jonathan Grimshaw, ...
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Chlamydia to be key part of sexual health strategy
The government's long-delayed sexual health and HIV strategy will appear next month as a consultation paper. Michael Adler, professor of genito-urinary medicine at Royal Free and University College medical school, who has led the steering group drawing up the strategy, told HSJ that a roll-out of chlamydia screening - currently ...
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Sexual health and HIV plans to merge
Public health minister Yvette Cooper has announced that the long-delayed national HIV/AIDS strategy will be merged with the government's sexual health strategy.
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Short Cuts: Campaign to counter 'shocking' ignorance of STIs
Doctor Patient Partnership has launched a campaign to tackle male ignorance of sexually transmitted infections, which are increasing. The campaign with the Men's Health Forum follows a MORI poll that found 28 per cent of adult men questioned did not know what a genito-urinary medicine clinic was, while 18 per ...
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Delays in HIV funding attacked
The government has come under fire over delays dogging both this year's funding and the national strategy for HIV and AIDS, promised three years ago.
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Chief faces sexual harassment allegations
A trust chief executive has been accused of driving one of his managers out of her job after she rebuffed his sexual advances.
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AIDS strategy 'must tackle rising infection'
The government's national HIV and AIDS strategy will need to tackle rising levels of sexually transmitted infections in young gay men and 'micro-epidemics' among heterosexuals, according to the National AIDS Trust.
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HEA urges youths to 'be prepared' for millennium sexual climax
The Health Education Authority has launched a campaign to try to persuade young people to stock up on contraceptives ahead of the millennium.
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Short Cuts: Academic appointed to lead sexual health strategy
Public health minister Tessa Jowell has announced that Michael Adler, professor of genitourinary medicine/sexually transmitted diseases at Royal Free and University College Medical School, will lead the development of a sexual health strategy for England. The strategy, announced in March, will aim to improve access to services, spread good practice, ...
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Short cuts Jowell promotes 'double Dutch' sexual health
Public health minister Tessa Jowell has urged public health campaigners to promote 'double Dutch' in sexual health campaigns. Trailing 'the UK's first government strategy on sexual health' last week, she said encouraging the use of a barrier method of contraception and a hormonal contraceptive would 'help protect against both sexually ...
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AIDS trust attacks HAs in spending row
English health authorities have been accused of misspending HIV budgets by not following government guidance that at least half should target vulnerable groups.