Following highly successful SSHA conferences over the past decade, SSHA is thrilled to invite Sexual Health Advisers and Nurses to register for the inaugural joint conference from SSHA and BASHH (British Association for Sexual Health and HIV) on 6th November 2026, online. We have chosen the … Read More...
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So… What Do Sexual Health Advisers Actually Do?
If you work in sexual health, you’ve probably heard the comments about Sexual Health Advisers...Some are curious, some are confused, and some are… well, a little off the mark!For example:“Aren’t Sexual Health Advisers kind of an endangered species?”“Don’t they make people cry?”“Or stop people … Continue Reading
Gay, Bi and Queer South Asian Men and Sexual Healthcare
Dr Manish Sen is currently a teaching assistant at the University of Manchester, and has taught on a range of courses, including foundational topics in sociology, race and ethnicity in the UK, and gender and sexuality. I completed my doctoral research in 2025 at the University of Manchester, which … Continue Reading
From Screen to Service
Award Winning, BASHH endorsed, Co-Produced Films to Strengthen Partner Notification and STI Testing. Dr Melvina Woode Owusu, on behalf of the LUSTRUM2 team and our co-producers. STI diagnoses remain high across the UK, with 364,750 diagnoses in England in 2024 and similarly elevated trends in … Continue Reading
Considering doxyPEP following Sexual Assault
Hasan Mirza: PrEP & Sexual Health Pharmacist, Ambrose King Centre, Royal London Hospital. Sexual assault remains a global concern. In the UK, around one in four women and one in eighteen men experience rape or sexual assault after the age of 16. Yet fewer than one in six report it to the … Continue Reading
Letter from SSHA President
Dear All, Welcome to our Spring SSHA Newsletter! We hope you like the new and improved style layout.We are also working on updating and streamlining our SSHA Website to make it more user friendly and easier to find information. Keep checking SSHA - Society of Sexual Health Advisers and let us know … Continue Reading
Millions should be offered routine HIV testing, NICE and Public Health England say on World Aids Day
HIV testing should be offered in A&Es and GP practices depending on local HIV prevalence, says NICE and PHE in new guidance NICE and Public Health England recommend HIV testing is offered to millions of people living in areas with a high prevalence of HIV. Up to 3.7m people attending routine … Continue Reading