Reviewing the National Sexual Health and HIV Strategy

Reviewing the National Sexual Health and HIV Strategy.

Mea culpa – when writing the article on the UK provision for removal of non-palpable contraceptive implants1 I forgot to include Dr Martyn Walling in Table 1. Martyn has the UK’s greatest experience in removing deep implants and is based at Lincolnshire PCT, Orchard House, Greyleas, Sleaford NG34 8PP, UK. He is very happy to accept written referrals sent to this address. Martyn has also been wo...

The national strategy for sexual health and HIV: the achievable progress.

1.3. However, the Men’s Health Forum advocates a greater understanding of how gender (in respect of both men and women) has an impact on health and believes there should be greater sensitivity to gender when designing health services, health information and health promotion initiatives. The Forum believes that the health of both men and women could be significantly improved by a greater underst...

The national strategy for sexual health and HIV: implications for genitourinary medicine.

The first ever national strategy for sexual health and HIV in England was published in July 2001 and proposes a comprehensive and holistic model for dealing with an increasing public health problem. The strategy covers the issues of prevention, service provision, commissioning of services, and the necessary requirements to support change. This paper concentrates on service issues and developmen...

Commissioned review: the national strategy for sexual health and HIV: a perspective from family planning.

Family planning services in England are approaching a watershed. The community Trusts from which the majority of family planning services are provided will largely cease to exist with the formation of the next wave of Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in April 2002. After this the services will be both commissioned and provided from within these new organisations. The creation of PCTs was designed to ...

The new General Medical Services (GMS) contract and the National Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV in England.