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NEWS: Record STIs highlight need for new strategy
As reported by BBC News, gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses surged to new highs last year, prompting calls for better sexual health services and strategies Diagnoses rose keep reading
Sexual health
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NEWS: STI rates soar: Sexual health crisis
As reported by Local Government Authority, as gonorrhoea and syphilis rates skyrocket in over two-thirds of council areas, sexual health services reach a breaking point, sparking keep reading
Health Tech
How to use digital services to identify inequalities in sexual health
In recent years, societal inequities have come into sharp focus. As the responsibility falls on healthcare providers to address the inequalities, what role will digital keep reading
News
Home-based early medical abortions approved for Women in England and Wales
As reported by the BBC, women will have access to two-step abortive pills. The initiative was originally devised to help the NHS cope with the keep reading
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Sexually transmitted infections fall during pandemic
As reported by BBC news, cases of newly diagnosed sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are down by a third in England, data reveals Experts say the keep reading
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Pharmacy playing a pivotal role in prevention and public health
Pharmacy teams working in all sectors have an important role to play in prevention and embedding public health practice in their everyday roles, says Gul keep reading
Compliance
CQC calls for a culture of openness towards sexual needs and sexual harm
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is calling for leaders across adult social care to work together to create a culture of openness where people using keep reading
Health & Patient Care
HIV vaccine hopes dashed by trial results
Hopes have been dashed an experimental vaccine could protect people against HIV, the virus that causes Aids This is an edited version of an article keep reading
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Fear of ‘being seen’ may be hindering teen access to accurate sexual health information
Research suggests that rethinking digital content to make it more sensitive to young people’s needs could help teenagers to access accurate sexual health information Fear keep reading
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STIs in the over 50s – what can practices do?
Every four minutes another young person is diagnosed with an STI, says Public Health England (PHE); in most cases, infection is avoidable. The problem isn’t keep reading