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HIV partner notification policy and practice within GUM clinics in England: where are we now?

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the extent to which larger genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics in England have established local clinic policies for HIV Partner Notification (PN) and to describe the process of HIV PN within this setting. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey of HIV PN policies and practices within GUM clinics. SUBJECTS AND SETTING Senior consultants in 59 GUM clinics in England. MAIN O...

Partnership working in England—where we are now and where we’ve come from

INTRODUCTION Joint working between health and social care has long been a policy priority in England, with growing interest by the previous New Labour government in achieving 'joined-up solutions to joined-up problems'. POLICY/PRACTICE Against this background, this paper reviews lessons from current and previous partnership initiatives, summarising some of the key approaches adopted and explo...

Challenges Facing Healthwatch, a New Consumer Champion in England

This article engages with debates about the conceptualisation and practical challenges of patient and public involvement (PPI) in health and social care services. Policy in this area in England has shifted numerous times but increasingly a consumerist discourse seems to override more democratic ideas concerning the relationship between citizens and public services. Recent policy change in Engla...

Monitoring the effectiveness of HIV and STI prevention initiatives in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland: where are we now?

Primary and secondary prevention are essential components of the response to HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We present findings from nationally implemented HIV/STI prevention interventions. In 2003, of those attending STI clinics at least 64% of men who have sex with men (MSM) and 55% of heterosexuals accepted a confidential HIV test; 88% of all HIV infections in women giving b...