British Association for Sexual Health and HIV

What's New
New announcements and recent additions to the BASHH website are listed below

OGM 27th June 2008
Venue: Main Lecture Theatre, Royal Society of Medicine. Programme available here
(08/05/08)

Pandemic Flu
Guidance produced by the Royal College of Physicians' GU medicine committee available here
(02/05/08)

2007 BASHH National Chlamydia Audit results
The national results of the 2007 BASHH National Chlamydia Audit are now available along with accompanying notes. A summary of this report is also available as a Powerpoint presentation on the national audit group page
(16/04/08)

National Mentoring Scheme for Genitourinary Medicine
Request for;
Mentor representatives - Two people who are ‘experienced’ consultants, who are trained in mentoring and
actively involved in the scheme.
Mentees representatives - Two people who are either final year SpRs or new consultants.
Please click here for more information
(16/04/08)

Health Building Note 12-01A – ‘Sexual and reproductive health clinics’

Health Building Note 12-01A gives guidance on the planning and design of sexual and reproductive health clinics. It is primarily intended for project teams working on new-builds and upgrades of existing facilities. The guidance includes example room layouts for unique clinical room spaces and guidance on activity and room use.

The full version of HBN 12-01A is now available from the Knowledge and Information Portal (KIP) on the Department of Health web site: (go to 'Publications’, then ‘Health Building Notes’). Click here to download the Executive Summary. Schedules of accommodation are included separately on KIP.

For NHS bodies, access to KIP is available upon application for a password: please contact Sinead Audsley
(16/04/08)

BASHH OGM - April 11th 2008
Please click here for the BASHH OGM programme
(25/03/2008)

BASHH Diploma in GU Medicine Revision Course, Manchester, Saturday 24 May 2008

This course is aimed to help prepare candidates for the OSCE part of the examination.  It does not aim to cover the theory curriculum which is taught at the BASHH course.

Please click here for the Programme and registration form

Good practice guide from the National support team with recommendations to help achieve the 48 hour access target for GUM and maintain that level of access
The document can be accessed here
(04/03/03)

Newsletter from BASHH information group regarding GUM access monitoring (GUMAM) phase 2/3 dataset roll-out.
Please click here to view the statement
(01/03/08)

The BCCG prison sexual health survey is now online
Clinicians running prison service to complete
(23/02/08)

Genito-Urinary Medicine Clinics and the 48 hour access target' BASHH/DH Statement and letter from the President
Please click 'here' to download the statement

BASHH Guidance on Engagement with Commissioners & other Bodies Involved in NHS Tendering

The BASHH Board wish to issue guidance regarding the involvement of BASHH in the process of tendering GUM and sexual health services.  In producing this guidance, the Board of BASHH wish to emphasise the following priorities.

As part of its charitable aims, BASHH seeks to uphold the standards for the delivery of clinical services.  It does not have a view on the different merits of services which are provided for the NHS by Foundation Trusts, Acute Trusts, PCTs, the voluntary or private sectors.  There are BASHH Fellows and Members working in all such organisations.

Where commissioners decide to tender NHS services, BASHH may be approached for confidential advice and guidance on the professional standards, clinical governance and other aspects of the services being tendered.  In giving such advice, BASHH will strive to ensure that the standards of open access, confidentiality, clinical governance, diagnostic tests and management protocols are upheld to the highest professional standards.

To download the full Tendering Document please 'click' here

Election Results
For results of the recent BASHH elections click here