http://www.ssha.info Society of Sexual Health Advisers Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:30:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "I've enjoyed being a SSHA member and being on the NPC. This has given me such a lot of support especially when I was a lone Health Adviser in a busy rural clinic. I have always been very proud to represent the Eastern Region’’ Jan Hyland recently retired from sexual ... http://www.ssha.info/goodbye-and-thanks-jan/     This new one day course will give you an essential update on the diagnosis and management of key areas in sexual health and urology. During the morning sessions, our expert speakers will focus on important topics in sexual health - STIs, HIV, infertility and sexual dysfunction. These are topics which patients ... http://www.ssha.info/bmj-masterclass-for-gps-sexual-health-and-urology-london/ Earlier this year, the West London Centre for Sexual Health in Hammersmith in London was asked to take part in Channel 4 documentary called “The Hospital”, for an episode on young people and sexual health. For three months, Doctors, nurses and Health Advisers were followed by a film crew, documenting the ... http://www.ssha.info/the-hospital-channel-4/ It is with regret that SSHA is postponing this year’s annual conference in Belfast. A lack in the number of applications has meant that we are unable to make the conference financially viable this year, and if we did not cancel now, we would be liable for hotel charges which would ... http://www.ssha.info/ssha-conference-2010-postponed/ SSHA are delighted to announce 2 courses that will be run later on in the year. The training is of particular interest to health advisers since this is a core aspect of our role, so we hope you will be able to attend. Doctors and nurses are also welcome. Helping people ... http://www.ssha.info/training-days-motivational-interviewing/ From the proposed consultation questions it appears that issues of concern to practitioners and employers may not be covered. The question “All non-medically qualified public health ‘specialists’ currently on the UK Voluntary Register for Public Health Specialists should instead be placed on a Statutory Register. The wider Public Health workforce (i.e. ... http://www.ssha.info/ssha-response-to-ph-regulatory-review-2010/ Dear Colleagues Defending Trade Union Facility Time The Freedom of Information Act has been used by a number of organisations to question trade union facility time across the public sector.  Unite believes that these actions are part of an attempt to undermine and weaken trade unions’ legitimate role in the workplace. Trade Union ... http://www.ssha.info/defending-trade-union-facility-time-sent-on-behalf-of-karen-reay-and-david-fleming/ Gill Bell Nurse Consultant Sexual Health Adviser Genitourinary Medicine Royal Hallamshire Hospital Sheffield S10 2JF Dear Gill, The National Professional Committee (NPC) for the Society of Sexual Health Advisers would like acknowledge that we welcome the forthcoming Partner Notification performance measure for the BASHH STI Management Standards. However the NPC would recommend that the audit standard sits in ... http://www.ssha.info/ssha-response-to-the-bashh-sti-standards-proposed-audit-regarding-partner-notification/ Dear Members, Please consider responding to this survey and encourage members in your regions to do so too. CHCC should respond as "allied health profession (AHP)" and SSHA either as "nurse or AHP according" to which you are. NHS workers joint union survey - your views are needed The joint trade unions are determined ... http://www.ssha.info/nhs-staff-survey/ May 2010 Dear Member, ‘Reality bites – challenges in current practice’ This year’s SSHA conference will be at the Hilton Hotel, Belfast from September 17th - 19th 2010. To date, completed applications to this years SSHA conference, provisionally organised for Belfast has been slow. The HA team in Belfast were the only team interested ... http://www.ssha.info/book-your-place-now-for-ssha-conference-2010/