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SWAGNET ELECTRONIC NEWS
See under Noticeboard for latest copies of SWAGNET Electronic News

Job Vacancies
Job vacancies may be posted on the Notice board. Please send any vacancies you would like to advertise to janine.railton@wpct.nhs.uk. Please include closing date and any other relevant details.

The Gonococcal Resistance to Antimicrobials Surveillance Programme GRASP
Annual Report 2007
Click above for the latest report from the GRASP programme.
GRASP monitors Gonococcal Resistance at a number to sentinel sites in England & Wales. The programme is coordinated by the Health Protection Agency HPA.

COMMISSIONING CHLAMYDIA SCREENING
Quick wins and sustainable services: Hitting the target without missing the point

National Chlamydia Screening Programme published October 2008

Click above for summary report. Full report to be published at www.chlamydiascreening.nhs.uk

SWL CHLAMYDIA SCREENING PROGRAMME - SCREENING SITES
Click above for a spreadsheet containing all the South West London Chlamydia Screening Sites.
Each sheet is divided up by PCT. The spreadsheet also features details of the GUM Clinic treatment hubs and their opening times. Visit www.checkurself.org.uk for more details. See under Noticeboard for latest copies of the South West London Chlamydia Screening Newsletter.

	HIV POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS GUIDANCE From UK Chief Medical Officers' Expert Advisory Group on AIDS The Department of Health published on Friday 19th September 2008 the latest PEP guidance Click above for full report.
	BHIVA GUIDELINES 2008 Click below for the latest published and approved HIV Guidelines from The British HIV Association BHIVA. Click above to visit the BHIVA website. □ UK National Guidelines for HIV Testing 2008 □ Press Release for guidelines - Wednesday 17th September 2008 □ Management for HIV infection in Pregnant Women 2008 □ For HIV-associated Malignancies 2008 Click below for guidelines awaiting publication □ For the treatment of HIV-1-infected adults with antiretroviral therapy 2008 □ Management of Sexual and Reproductive Health of people living with HIV 2008 Click below for guidelines in consultation □ For Antiretroviral Treatment of HIV-2 positive individuals 2008
	SASH CLINIC WEBSITE LAUNCHED The SASH Clinic's website has gone live. Click above to visit the site: www.sashclinic.nhs.uk Roehampton Clinic's satellite service in Richmond will offer Screening and Advice for Sexual Health (SASH) for asymptomatic patients. Clinic not in operation yet - more details to follow.
	SWAGNET Annual report 2007 - 2008 Click above for the SWAGNET 2007 - 2008 Annual Report. The SWAGNET Management team would like to thank Dr Richard Lau and the Subgroup co-chairs for their contributions to this report. Requests for a hard copy of this report, please contact the SWAGNET Office.

	SWL HPU / SWAGNET SEXUAL HEALTH DATA REPORT Q1 2008 Genital Warts cases diagnosed in SWL GUM Clinics increased by 19% from Q4 2007 to Q1 2008 Herpes cases diagnosed in swl gum clinics have decreased by 10.8% from Q4 2007 to Q1 2008 Click above for full report. Click below for Q4 2007 report. SWL HPU / SWAGNET Sexual health datA report q4 2007
	Clamelle Azithromycin to be made available without prescription to treat Chlamydia Click above for a statement from the National Chlamydia Screening Programme on the availability to purchase treatment for Chlamydia over the counter at Pharmacies. Visit the News Centre at www.mhra.gov.uk for a press release from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency MHRA.

	DEFINE MARKET RESEARCH REPORT ON INSIGHT & SEGMENTATION REVIEW FOR SEXUAL HEALTH SOCIAL MARKETING STRATEGY Click above for full report from Define.
	HPA Summary of Level 2 Sexual Health Services in England 2008 Click above for the results from the HPA survey on Level 2 Sexual Health Services in England. This gives overall values per SHA, however the MedFASH service mapping / needs assessment will give us more detailed data by PCT.
	Alcohol & sexual Health seminar - Tuesday 21st October 2008 Croydon Hilton Hotel Waddon Way Croydon CR9 4HH 9.30am – 1.30pm followed by Lunch Click above for flyer advertising a seminar aimed at anyone who works with Young People featuring guest speakers and workshops. Click here for application form. For further details contact Croydon Teenage Pregnancy on 020 8274 6448 or email Michele.dcruz@croydonpct.nhs.uk Priority will be given to Croydon PCT professionals in the first instance. Places will be offered to other interested parties following availability.
	Progress & Priorities - Working together for High Quality Sexual Health Click above for a link to download the latest report on Sexual Health from MedFASH for the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health & HIV. The report addresses issues such as the changing context of sexual health, action to drive forward the strategic and measuring further progress. Scroll right down the page until you find IAG reports.
	SHIAG Newsletter - March 2008 Click above for the latest newsletter from the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV.

	Sexually Transmitted Infections & Young People in the UK: 2008 Report Click above for the latest report from the HPA on young people in the UK and STI's including HIV.
	DISTURBING SYMPTOMS 6 - How Primary Care Trusts managed Sexual Health and HIV in 2007 and how specialist clinicians viewed their progress Click above for the latest Disturbing Symptoms report from THT. Click here for a news release circulated with the report.

STIF Courses
Monday 19th & Tuesday 20th January 2009 - Mayday Postgraduate Medical Centre FULLY BOOKED.
This course is completely fully booked and at capacity.

For details of other courses taking place throughout the UK please visit www.bashh.org
See Primary Care / STIF Course page on the left hand side for more details

	Body and Soul Body & Soul is the only UK charity to support children, young people & families living with or closely affected by HIV, to help them come to terms with the devastation of an HIV diagnosis. Click on the two links below to find out more about the services provided by Body & Soul, times and general information. Teen Spirit / Body & Soul
	One Stop Shop – Models of Sexual Health Provision Click above to download the National Evaluation of One-Stop Shops for Sexual Health – Executive Summary and Full Report.

GUM - 48 hour Access: Getting to the target and staying there
The latest guidance on 48 hour Access is available to download. Published on the 19^th February click the link above which directs you to the page on the Department of health website where you can order hard copies or download.

South West London HIV Epidemiology Report 2006
The latest South West London HIV report was published on Thursday 28^th February 2008. The report presents the most recent information about HIV in SWL, highlighting the trends, risk groups and prevalence. Click above for full report. The HPA are looking at ways to improve the report for next year and would welcome any feedback click here for Evaluation form

	Sexual Health Needs Assessments: A ‘How to’ Guide’ The National Support Team has recently published with DesignOptions. How can we most effectively make the business case in PCTs for sexual health and HIV services. This is available at http://designoptions.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Itemid=78
	Sexual Health and HIV: Measures for success in England Click above for full report issued by Brook, fpa, NAT, and the Terrence Higgins Trust.
	PAYMENT BY RESULTS - ROAD-TESTING FOR 2008 - 2009 On Monday 8th October the Department of Health issued the latest package for the 2008/09 Payment by Results Road-Testing Exercise. Written by David Flory - Director General, NHS Finance, Performance and Operation click above for letter and full report.

OUR NHS OUR FUTURE - NHS NEXT STAGE REVIEW
INTERIM REPORT - OCTOBER 2007
Above is the the interim Darzi report Shaping health care for the next decade.

To comment on the above report visit : http://www.ournhs.nhs.uk/have_your_say/

	Teenage Parents Next Steps: Guidance for Local Authorities & Primary Care Trusts The Teenage Parents: Next Steps guidance focuses on supporting and improving outcomes for Teenage Parents. Click above for guidance Click here for Presentation given at YLM TP meeting
	Improving Access to Sexual Health Services for Young People in Further Education Settings The Department for Education and Science published Best Practice Guidance for the FE sector and Primary Care Trusts on establishing sexual health advice in FE colleges and other post-16 education settings on 28 June 2007. Please see the link below. http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/resources-and-practice/IG00244/ www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/teenagepregnancy
	A national audit of access to Genitourinary Medicine Clinics 2 GUM Waiting Times Audit- May 2007 The Health Protection Agency published the May 2007 GUM waiting times Audit 29 June 2007. Please see the link below. http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/hiv_and_sti/epidemiology/wtimes.htm

INDICATIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE ENGLISH REGIONS: 6 SEXUAL HEALTH REPORT
Association of Public Health Observatories (APHO) and the Health Protection Agency (HPA)
Above is the summary for London.
The full report can be found at: http://www.apho.org.uk/apho/viewResource.aspx?id=4618.

WHAT'S NEW

The following is a list of recent additions to this site. Whenever we publish a document, submit an agenda or minutes, or add anything else to the site, we'll put a notice here with the date that the item has been added. Every month we'll remove the oldest items. The most recent changes are listed first, and each item is linked to the page with the updated content.

6 JAN 2009

	Steering Group AGENDA 7 JAN 2009
	GUM Service Delivery Subgroup Minutes 01 OCT 2008
	HIV Service Delivery Subgroup Minutes 17 SEP 2008

29 SEP 2008

GUM Service Delivery Subgroup AGENDA 01 OCT 2008

12 SEP 2008

HIV Service Delivery Subgroup Agenda 17 SEP 2008

27 JUNE 2008

	DRAFT Young Persons Subgroup Agenda 09 JULY 2008
	DRAFT IT Subgroup Agenda 09 JULY 2008
	Sexual Health Promotion Subgroup Agenda 16 JULY 2008
	Research Subgroup Agenda 16 JULY 2008
	Steering Group Minutes 30 APR 2008
	HIV Service Delivery Subgroup 14 MAY 2008
	GUM Service Delivery Subgroup 21 MAY 2008

13 MAY 2008

HIV Service Delivery Subgroup Agenda 14 MAY 2008

16 APR 2008

Steering Group Meeting Agenda 30 APR 2008

06 MAR 2008

Latest Minutes and Agendas for various subgroups have been saved. Click on Subgroups for full listings.

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