Sexual Health




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Special thanks

Healthcare A2Z extends special thanks to our Review Panel for this infection A2Z Sexual Health website,
Anne Howers, Children's Health Services Manager, Sutton & Merton PCT (SMPCT);
Belinda Shear, School Nurse Team Co-ordinator, SMPCT;
Jill Pearson, Family Planning Co-ordinator, SMPCT;
Dr Ruth Clancy, Consultant in Family Planning & Reproductive Health, SMPCT;
Pauline Holly, Lead Nurse for Young People in Sexual Health, SMPCT;
Barbara Dennis, Fertility Nurse Specialist, Assisted Conception Unit, St Helier Hospital;
Lucy Higgins, Fertility Nurse Specialist, Assisted Conception Unit, St Helier Hospital,
Yvonne Walker, Head of Clinical Services and Senior Health Advisor, GUM Services, St Helier Hospital.

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infection A2Z has been developed in consultation with the Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association (CPHVA).

The CPHVA and Healthcare A2Z do not endorse any products mentioned within this site.

Healthcare A2Z works in collaboration with healthcare organisations and nursing practitioners and would like to thank everyone that has contributed to the development of
infection A2Z.

    



 

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Core Content
There are three core content areas contained within this website.  
Sexually transmitted diseases  
Prevention and treatment  
Screening programmes  
   
     
Site Guide

For more detailed listings of website content, visit the infection A2Z Sexual Health interactive Site Guide.

 
 
 
Job-related Support
The infection A2Z Sexual Health website contains a substantial background section, which you may find useful for quick reference, training support, or professional development.    
Fertility services  
Teenage pregnancy  
Contraceptive methods  
Early pregnancy assessment units (EPAU)  
Women and the menopause  
Men's health  
Child protection  
HIV services  
Juvenile education programme  
Multiprofessional working  


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This website supports healthcare professionals in the prevention and control of infections by providing information on practices that promote sexual health. It also provides a holistic view of broader sexual health topics (through the inclusion of job-related supporting content).

The information contained within this website, will be particularly useful for:

- school nurses
- health visitors
- practice nurses
- district nurses
- infection control nurses 
- public health nurses
- community infection control nurses
- communicable disease nurses
- children's community nurses
- professionals allied to medicine.



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