Since the passing of Anne Szarewski, the Journal has been stewarded by David Horwell temporarily. We are now seeking to appoint a permanent Editor In Chief. The full job advert can be found on the FSRH pages, along with the role of the Editor In Chief. The closing date for applications is the 2nd of […]
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Commission On Sex In Prison
The Howard League For Penal Reform is a charity dedicated to improving prisons, the justice system and crime prevention. As part of their work, they commission research into aspects of life in the prison system and one of their ongoing concerns is the Commission on Sex in Prison which is the first large scale review […]
NICE PGD good practice guidance implementation tools
NICE has published competency frameworks to support the implementation of patient group directions NICE good practice guidance. The competency frameworks have been produced as developmental tools to support individual people and organisations and may help to: identify training and competency needs develop educational materials establish a comprehensive and appropriate training programme facilitate continuing professional development […]
In The News: The Risks of ISP Filtering for Young People
The idea of how to police the internet has always been a complex one, and striking a balance between protecting those who use it, in particular those who are not yet adults, remains something that we have not achieved. The idea of restricting what ISP (Internet Service Provider) subscribers can be allowed to access has […]
FSRH nominated for UK Sexual Health Award
The FSRH Quality Training Project has been nominated in the ‘Adult Sexual Health Service/Project of the Year’ category of this year’s Brook fpa awards. The shortlisted finalists were announced this week. The Awards recognise outstanding people, projects, services, campaigns and media in sexual health. Winners will be announced at a glittering awards […]
The Price of Competitive Tendering
As part of the new NHS reforms, which came into effect on the 1st of April 2013, NHS services in England were required to be placed on the open market. Service providers are now allowed to bid for services as part of these tendering arrangements. As part of the new reforms, responsibility for sexual health […]
Clinical Effectiveness Unit – Your Views Please
The FSRH will be holding a focus group on Wednesday January 22nd from 10.30 – 12.30 at the Faculty Offices in Regent’s Park to discuss the role of the Clinical Effectiveness Unit (CEU). The CEU produces the NICE-accredited Clinical Guidelines as well as running the Members’ Enquiry Service. We are keen to hear from […]
The Week The Women Came
Channel 4’s The Week The Women Came is a behind-the-scenes look at the world of psychosexual counselling, in which the sexual difficulties of two couples are explored and solved. Counsellor Trudy Hannington practises in Yorkshire, and has been working in her field for over ten years. She is Chair of The College of Sexual and […]
Historic News for Nurse Training in SRH
Members of the Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) have voted overwhelmingly to widen membership to include nurses, paving the way for the development of a new nationally recognised qualification for nurses working in sexual health. This happened last Thursday at an extraordinary general meeting before the Current Choices Conference in London, after which […]
NICE PGDs – Template & Baseline assessment tool
Two implementation tools have now been published to support the patient group directions NICE good practice guidance. These are available from the NICE website at the links below: GPG 2 Patient group directions: baseline assessment tool GPG 2 Patient group directions: template […]