South West London HIV & Sexual Health Clinical Services Network

Useful Sexual Health Resources for Primary Care please scroll down this page
 

• Clinical Indicators for HIV Testing in Primary Care including:
  A patient information sheet following testing
  This toolkit was developed by SWAGNET in response to the HPA 2008 report "HIV in the United Kingdom"  Click here for Toolkit
   
  • An estimated 77,400 people were living with HIV in the UK at the end of 2007, of whom over a quarter (28%) were unaware of their infection
  • During 2007 there were 7734 new diagnoses of HIV, a similarly high figure to the diagnoses made in each of the previous four years
  • New HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with men continue to increase and over four-fifths of these infections were probably acquired in the UK
  • The estimated number of people infected through heterosexual contact within the UK has increased from 540 new diagnoses in 2003 to 960 in 2007, and has doubled, from 11% to 23%, as a proportion of all heterosexual diagnoses during this period
  • Almost a third (31%) of persons newly diagnosed with HIV were diagnosed late, that is at a point after which therapy should have begun (CD4 cell count less than 200 per mm³)

   

• Sexually Transmitted Infections Foundation Courses - STIF

SWAGNET liaises with all the clinics in South West London to deliver a rolling programme of STIF courses.  The course is open to anyone, working in South West London, within primary care or sexual health services. The 2 day course aims to equip participants with the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes for the effective management of STIs. For further general information about STIF courses click here

For course outline and details of other courses taking place throughout the UK visit www.bashh.org

Places are limited. For further information see below and please e-mail: leanne.bobb@wpct.nhs.uk

Scheduled Courses
Date:                               Monday 01st & Tuesday 02nd February 2010
Venue:                            Mayday Postgraduate Medical Centre Mayday University Hospital CR7 7YE
Course Director:           Dr Mette Rodgers Consultant Physician GUM / HIV
                                         Department of GU Medicine, Mayday University Hospital 

Click here for application form, this can be filled out electronically and return to leanne.bobb@wpct.nhs.uk or sent by fax: 020 8487 6895

Limited Sponsorship is available for relevant staff, early booking is advised
NHS Kingston and NHS Richmond & Twickenham

 

• HIV-education (HIV-ed) Course

A course developed in conjunction with BASHH, British Association of Sexual Health & HIV designed for doctors and nurses working in primary care,hospital consultants and practitioners, secondary care clinicians,district nurses,health advisers, etc.

The 2 day course aims to equip participants with the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes for the effective discussion of HIV & HIV testing in primary care and where appropriate to manage the primary care aspects of the their health of.

Scheduled courses: To be announced in the near future

• The RCGP Introductory Certificate of Sexual Health (ICSH)

The RCGP Introductory Certificate in Sexual Health (ICSH) is a one-day training event combined with an e-learning module designed for GPs and practice nurses who want to build their skills and confidence in this vital area of healthcare.

Over 1600 GPs and practice nurses have already successfully completed the e-module and the four training days held so far in London, Manchester and Wales have been evaluated excellently.

Before you attend you need to have completed the e-module ‘Sexual Health in General Practice’ which is available at www.doctors.net.uk/rcgpeducation and get your pass certificate.  Nurses can access the e-module via www.uknursing.net.

Places can be booked prior to completing the e-module
 

SCHEDULED COURSES: TBC

• Useful resources for primary care staff

• SWL GUM Clinics - opening times & contact details
• Guidelines for Chlamydia testing in Primary Care (SWAGNET)
• Criteria for Provision of designated Sexually Transmitted Infection Services in Primary Care (SWAGNET)
• National Recommendations on testing for STI in Primary Care settings (BASHH)
• Competencies for providing more specialised STI services within primary care (DoH)
• National Guidelines for Treatment of Genitourinary conditions (BASHH)
• National Strategy for Sexual Health & HIV (DoH)
• Community Chlamydia Contact Slips for SWL Electronic and hard copies available through SWAGNET office
• SWL Chlamydia Screening Programme - Screening Sites - also visit www.checkurself.org.uk
• UK National Guidelines for HIV Testing 2008 (BHIVA)
• HIV for Non-HIV specialists (MedFASH)
• HIV in primary care (MedFASH)

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