14 Educators providing Sexual Health courses in London

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 HIV 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: Camden, Islington and Haringey 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 HIV 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: An estimated 55% of pregnancies in the UK are planned; the remainder are unplanned or associated with ambivalence1 12% of women aged 15–44 in heterosexual relationships report not using any method of contraception2 NICE guidance (2016) stipulates that women asking for contraception are given information about, and offered a choice of, all methods including long-acting reversible contraception (LARC)2 Over 1/3 of all women in England and Wales have ever an abortion3 Of all woman in England and Wales who had an abortion in 2021, 43% had had a previous abortion4 Why is SHIP training relevant to YOU? Do you worry about how to bring up the topic of contraception out of the blue? Find out how to outline key points about different methods of contraception to patients in a concise and time-efficient way Learn how to assess women to safely reissue combined hormonal contraception, progesterone only pill and injections Do you know what to do if you see a woman has had a recent abortion? Learn quick simple strategies to work out which methods of emergency contraception you should offer women We will help you become confident in bringing up and discussing contraceptive choices and make meaningful changes to your clinical practice! Basic Contraception 1 Differentiate between methods of contraception, including LARCs (long acting reversible contraception) Practice how to bring up contraception & promote LARC appropriately Establish guidelines for re-issuing combined hormonal contraception & progesterone only pill Establish guidelines for administering & re-issuing the contraceptive injection Basic Contraception 2 Manage requests for emergency contraception Outline and practise applying Fraser Guidelines Assess whether a woman is at risk of pregnancy and identify criteria for ‘near patient’ pregnancy testing Understand your role as general practice nurse in abortion referrals & aftercare Each session provides you with up-to-date resources to take back to your practice to support your consultations. References: Wellings K, Jones KG, Mercer CH et al. (2013) The prevalence of unplanned pregnancy and associated factors in Britain: findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3).Lancet 382: 1807–16 NICE Contraception Quality standard Published: 8 September 2016 nice.org.uk/guidance/qs129\ UK Government Abortion statistics, England and Wales https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/report-on-abortion-statistics-in-england-and-wales-for-2016 Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2021, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities https://www.nice.org.uk/sharedlearning/sexual-health-in-practice-training-increases-hiv-testing-in-primary-care Pillay TD, Mullineux J, Smith CJ, et al. Unlocking the potential: longitudinal audit finds multifaceted education for general practice increases HIV testing and diagnosis. Sexually transmitted infections 2013;89(3):191-6. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050655 Click here to see how SHIP training in Haringey led to increases in testing & changes in practice