Did you know that: Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham have some of the highest HIV and STI prevalence rates in the UK 66% of people would prefer to use their GP for sexual health services1 but GPs and practice nurses report numerous barriers to offering HIV and STI tests Missed opportunities to diagnose HIV and other STIs have major health implications, including significantly increased mortality rates for HIV2 Why is SHIP training relevant to YOU? Do you want to learn quick simple strategies to assess your patients’ sexual health risk? Find out why the use of speculae is plummeting! Are you all too aware of the reasons NOT to offer an HIV test? Do you worry about how to bring up the topic out of the blue? We will help you become confident in sexual health risk assessment and make meaningful changes to your clinical practice! Session 1a: STI update for Practice Nurses & Nursing Associates Describe the clinical significance of STIs in general practice Outline strategies for STI testing in primary care, including which swabs to use and when Outline management of STIs in the GP setting, including partner notification guidance Describe patterns of STI risk, and prevention methods Session 1b: Talking with patients about sex Formulate and use strategies to bring up sexual health in GP consultations, including when people are not expecting it Demonstrate how to take a rapid sexual health risk assessment tailored for the primary care consultation Formulate clinical management plans drawing on rapid sexual health risk assessment Session 2: Blood borne virus update List the advantages of diagnosing HOV and viral hepatitis in general practice, and the dangers of late diagnoses Recognise the parallels between HIV and viral hepatitis Recognise HIV indicator conditions Overcome barriers to, and normalise, HIV and viral hepatitis testing in your clinical practice Each session provides you with up-to-date resources to take back to your practice to support your consultations.
Did you know that: Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham have some of the highest HIV and STI prevalence rates in the UK 66% of people would prefer to use their GP for sexual health services1 but GPs and practice nurses report numerous barriers to offering HIV and STI tests Missed opportunities to diagnose HIV and other STIs have major health implications, including significantly increased mortality rates for HIV2 Why is SHIP training relevant to YOU? Do you want to learn quick simple strategies to assess your patients’ sexual health risk? Find out why the use of speculae is plummeting! Are you all too aware of the reasons NOT to offer an HIV test? Do you worry about how to bring up the topic out of the blue? We will help you become confident in sexual health risk assessment and make meaningful changes to your clinical practice! Session 1a: STI update for Practice Nurses & Nursing Associates Describe the clinical significance of STIs in general practice Outline strategies for STI testing in primary care, including which swabs to use and when Outline management of STIs in the GP setting, including partner notification guidance Describe patterns of STI risk, and prevention methods Session 1b: Talking with patients about sex Formulate and use strategies to bring up sexual health in GP consultations, including when people are not expecting it Demonstrate how to take a rapid sexual health risk assessment tailored for the primary care consultation Formulate clinical management plans drawing on rapid sexual health risk assessment Session 2: Blood borne virus update List the advantages of diagnosing HOV and viral hepatitis in general practice, and the dangers of late diagnoses Recognise the parallels between HIV and viral hepatitis Recognise HIV indicator conditions Overcome barriers to, and normalise, HIV and viral hepatitis testing in your clinical practice Each session provides you with up-to-date resources to take back to your practice to support your consultations.
Join Us for the next Maldon Business Breakfast, what does the Autumn Budget mean for business? You are invited to an informal breakfast meeting featuring expert insights from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) on the newly announced Autumn Budget. As many of you know, this budget brings a number of key changes that could have a significant impact on businesses of all ages and sizes. Whether you're concerned about tax reforms, funding opportunities, or new regulations, today's session is a great chance to dive deeper into the details and understand what it means for your business. Don't miss this opportunity to stay ahead of the curve and prepare your business for the future – all while enjoying a relaxed cooked breakfast with fellow business owners. 🗓 Date: Thursday 7th November 2024 🕒 Time: 8.45am – 10.30am 📍 Location: The Bull, 2 Maldon Rd, Great Totham, Maldon CM9 8NH £ FREE Who should attend? Maldon District and local area Business leaders who are looking to understand what the budget means for them and network with other like-minded business owners. Limited spaces available – reserve your spot today! Meet Our Speakers David Bell FSB, East of England Regional Chair Founder of Simboc Limited, a business consultancy and management company providing bespoke services to other organisations. Jade Uko East of England Policy Representative Jade is Associate Director at DevComms, where she has worked on major infrastructure projects, residential schemes, and commercial development. Jade has a strong background in community public relations roles where she helped to develop, shape, and promote local policy and contribute to national policy. Nigel Richardson Secret Hamper / Lambton and Jackson Nigel Richardson is a former City broker turned entrepreneur who founded Secret Hamper; a feel-good gifting business with a mission to support local producers and spread kindness. He is also currently the Sales Director for another award-winning Maldon business, the Luxury Smokehouse Lambton and Jackson, Nigel’s passion for championing local business continues as he takes the brand nationwide and internationally. Nigel will be sharing his experiences of running a business in the current economic climate and what the Budget means for his business.
The INSTI HIV Self Test is a single use, rapid test used for the detection of antibodies to HIV in blood obtained through fingerprick collection. · Would you like to learn how to use this fabulous little magical test? · Does your practice use Insti tests to screen for HIV and you need to learn this easy skill? · Feeling a bit rusty-would you like to retrain and update your certificate? We are holding a 2 hour session looking at how to use the test and pathways of care for reactive tests. PLEASE NOTE: This is not full SHIP training- those courses are currently full. This training focuses on HIV Point of Care testing only.
LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTION Amanda Preston has been a literary agent for over 20 years and co-founded LBA in 2005. She won the RNA Literary Agent of the Year award in 2018. She represents commercial and reading group fiction, as well as a range of narrative non-fiction and memoir. She loves working with authors, championing them every step of the way, and works with them and their publishing teams to build them into brand names and award winning and bestselling authors in the UK and internationally. Whether commercial or reading-group, she loves innovative and well-written stories that hook her in from the start and whose voice stays with her. She is looking for novels that demand to be talked about and shared, whatever their genre, and that she is still thinking about days after finishing. She is on the hunt for a high-concept thriller which is character and plot driven, but also has a discussable issue at its heart i.e Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey and Girl A by Abigail Dean. She love thrillers where the location is as integral to the plot as the crime i.e The Dry by Jane Harper and The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse, and would love a good locked-room thriller but is only looking for fresh and unique ideas in this area. She is also on the hunt for a glorious book club love story that is doing something a bit different and special i.e Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus or anything by Taylor Jenkins Reid or Liane Moriarty! Or smart, contemporary, observant romcoms with a very strong emphasis on diverse / own voices. Finally, she would love a historical that vividly brings that period to life as well as having a stunning plot i.e, The Familiars by Stacey Halls and The Doll Factory by Elizabeth MacNeal. Amanda would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 page synopsis and the opening three chapters (max 5,000 words). (In addition to the paid sessions, Amanda is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print). By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting. The submission deadline is: Monday 4 November 2024