MBARC has a vibrant Sexual Health Team and as a result of our sustained growth in this area we are developing two complementary divisions: one which provides support primarily to commissioners of services; and a second, which will support provider agencies and their clinical and other staff. This post reports to the Head of Sexual Health Programmes and will lead our work supporting providers and their staff.

Following the successful 2012 SSHA one day annual conference in Liverpool, SSHA is having its 2013 one day conference in London on Saturday 21st of September 2013.

We are looking for speakers who are interested in presenting on an aspect of their work on the day.

Please book your place early as last year we had an enormous amount of interest and could not allocate everyone a place.

There is a high risk that the service NAM has offered your clinics – providing information resources free of charge for well over a decade – will have to be withdrawn at the end of June. NAM lost its NHS funding to provide free information resources at the end of March. Currently, none of the commissioning structures within the new NHS has a remit to commission patient information. Being a relatively small charity, we are not in a financial position to continue supplying these resources unfunded, indefinitely. We are left with no alternative but to wind down our resource distribution service unless new funding is forthcoming.

STIFLevel1Competency is an OSCE style, half day assessment developed by BASHH to assess the competence of health professionals who wish to deliver Level 1 sexual health services. It is ideal for any health care professional seeking certification as competent at this level. It is therefore appropriate for community pharmacists, practice nurses, medical practitioners, health advisors and alternative providers of medical care (e.g. private or third sector) who seek Level 1 certification.

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A one day event being held at St. George’s Hospital, London. 5th June 2013. 11:30 – 17:00

The Government is funding a new national programme, HIV Prevention England (HPE), managed by Terrence Higgins Trust. In April 2013 HPE will launch an on-going campaign, called It Starts With Me. We want you to be a part of this campaign; it starts with you, too. It Starts With Me aims to help people understand how their individual behaviour plays a vital part in this new push to finally stop HIV harming their communities. The campaign targets those most at risk of HIV – gay men and African people.

SSHA are delighted to announce 2 courses that will be run later on in the year. The training is of particular interest to all staff who work in sexual health, so we hope you will be able to attend. Doctors and nurses are also welcome.

The London alcohol IBA network has attracted increasing interest in the last five months since its inception. Frontline practitioners from a range of health and social care fields have joined the network and benefited from the free support and resources available to network members in dealing with alcohol as part of their everyday practice.

Brook and FPA are delighted to announce the winners of the UK Sexual Health Awards 2013. Showcasing the best, creative and innovative work, the Awards are the only event to celebrate achievements in the exciting and influential field of sexual health.The UK Sexual Health Awards winners were presented at a prestigious awards ceremony and dinner hosted by comedienne Kate Smurthwaite on 14 March at Troxy, London. Nominations were open to professionals, volunteers, journalists and script-writers. There were eight categories including the JLS young person of the year award .