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NEWS The BASHH (Scotland) Spring Meeting is on Friday, 16th May 2008 and is to be held in Dundee this year at the West Park Conference Centre. More details and the programme will follow. Contact ciara cunningham or direct Line 01382 425533 KCI 2006 data published Feb 08 ISD has published updated KCI data 'Key Clinical Indicators for Sexual Scottish Branch Officers
Click here for summary of Officers/Terms of Office HIV testing Please see this important letter encouraging uptake of HIV testing Sexual Health Strategy First Annual report on the Scottish Sexual Health Strategy What is my Board's sexual health strategy? Who is my Lead Clinician? 'Moving Forward': STIs and HIV in Scotland 2005 Review of Reference Laboratories NHS Quality Improvement Scotland Sexual Health Standards Project Sexual Health Clinical Data Definitions Core Phase 1 Information on the national sexual health IT procurement can be accessed by clicking here. Confirmation of Key Clinical Indicators from the SEHD (July 2006) Click here for a full report and presentations at "Changing The Focus", the Scottish Conference on the Sexual Health and Wellbeing of Gay and Bisexual Men, 29-30th June 2006. The majority of the Scottish Board Sexual Health Strategies are available via this link http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health/health/sexualhealth/NHSSexStrats Syphilis Fast Track Report (Feb 2006) Greater Glasgow NHS Board Report of a Community Based Intervention Nursing developments (Jan 2006) NES launched National Competencies for Specialist level sexual health nursing on 17 Jan 2006. Download these via the following links BASHH Scotland News (Jan 2006) Strategic Framework to Improve the Sexual Health of Gay and Bisexual Men in Greater Glasgow (2005) Primary Care Guidelines for Sexual & Reproductive Health "Setting the Scene" (Nov 2005) Complete STI statistics for Scotland have been published for the years 1996 to 2004 and are available with a commentary here. The report is called "Setting the Scene" as it provides baseline data ahead of implementation of the £15 million funding announced in the Scottish sexual health strategy from April 2005. Colleagues wishing to download spreadsheets for use in presentations, will find them available via this link. Media response has been made on behalf of BASHH with links to the BASHH website. BBC news (including TV) coverage can be viewed here. Police Bill in Scotland The Scottish Executive is consulting on proposals which would allow mandatory blood testing for anyone who has caused a police officer (or possibly even any member of the public) to be exposed to blood-borne viruses. BASHH is strongly opposed to these proposals, as are a wide range of other organisations (eg BHIVA, BMA), believing that proper management of the anxiety around any injury and recognition of the true level of risk are a more constructive response.
BASHH Scotland National Audit 2004 HIV testing in Scotland: Are we meeting the standard? Fiona Ross, Deborah Wardle, Alison Currie, Steve Baguley Comments: Results from a large multi-centre audit of HIV test uptake in Scotland (n=1105) and a survey of professionals' attitudes to HIV testing were discussed at the BASHH Scotland Spring Meeting on 20 May 2005. A wide range of both practice and perceptions were demonstrated, with between 0 and 97% of patients with an STI offered a test (mean 61%) and 14 to 70% (mean 35%) taking a test. Overall unweighted national uptake was 44%. These results suggest a considerable challenge in meeting the new standard in the Scottish sexual health strategy that all new attenders with an STI should be offered and recommended an HIV test. Nurse Competency Framework and Study Manuals The Sandyford Initiative offer these documents as potential areas of good practice for those taking nurses through competency levels. Scottish Sexual Health Strategy, Scottish Executive, Edinburgh 2005
Syphilis Outbreak Intervention and Campaign Evaluation Report, Greater Glasgow NHS Board, April 2004 Documents relating to Sandyford Child Protection Policy Please fell free to adapt these for local use or contact Myra Lamont for more information
Scottish Branch Autumn Meeting, Friday 16 November 2007 Scottish Branch Spring Meeting, Friday 11 May 2007 Scottish Branch Autumn Meeting, Friday 10 November 2006 Scottish Branch Spring Meeting, Friday 5 May 2006 Scottish Branch Autumn Meeting, Friday 11 November 2005
Scottish Branch Spring Meeting, Friday 20 May 2005
Scottish Branch Winter Meeting, Tuesday 22nd February 2005 Scottish Branch Autumn Meeting, Friday 12th November 2004 Scottish Branch Spring Meeting, Friday 2nd April 2004
Scottish Branch Autumn Meeting, Friday 28th November 2003 Regional Clinical Governance Reports
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