Welcome to the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV

The British Association for Sexual Health and HIV is the UK's leading professional organisation dealing with all aspects of sexual health care. BASHH aims to champion and promote good sexual health and provide information to the public.

BASHH Events

BASHH Bitesize - Wednesday 1st April 2026

1 Apr 2026 5:00PM – 6:00PM

BASHH Bitesize Join us for this BASHH Bitesize meeting which will cover BHIVA-BASHH National Clinical Audit 2025: HIV partner notification and the testing of... Read Article

Resilience and Reinvention: A BASHH/SSHA Nursing and Sexual Health Advisers Conference

6 Nov 2026 9:00AM – 4:30PM

Save the date for the inaugural joint nurse and health adviser conference from British Association for Sexual Health and HIV and Society of Sexual Health... Read Article

BASHH Dip GUM Revision Course - STI/HIV Modules 3 & 4

13 Apr 9:00AM – 17 Apr 3:00PM 2026

The April course (Modules 3 & 4) follows January's Modules 1 & 2 and will be running virtually using Zoom with well renown speakers from all over the UK. It is... Read Article

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BASHH News

New STI data shows increasingly complex picture of sexual health in England

26 March 2026

Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain high with emerging and increasingly complex... Read Article

BASHH welcomes UKHSA Syphilis Response Plan

24 March 2026

The British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) welcomes the publication of the UK Health... Read Article

President’s Blog – Dr Cara Saxon – March 2026

12 March 2026

As we move through March, I am pleased to share several important developments from across BASHH... Read Article

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Latest Journals

International Journal of STD & AIDS

The International Journal of STD & AIDS provides a clinically oriented forum for investigating and treating sexually transmissible infections, HIV and AIDS. Publishing original research and practical papers, the journal contains in-depth review articles, short papers, case reports, audit reports, CPD papers and a lively correspondence column.

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Sexually Transmitted Infections

Sexually Transmitted Infections is the world's longest running international journal on sexual health. The journal publishes original research, descriptive epidemiology, evidence-based reviews and comment on the clinical, public health, translational, sociological and laboratory aspects of sexual health from around the world.

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Become a Member of BASHH

There are currently approximately 1,000 members of BASHH, making it the largest such organisation in the world. Members receive mailings which include information about BASHH and other meetings, courses and regular news from the board as well as a Newsletter.

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