What are your New Year Resolutions?

Happy New Year - What are your resolutions?

The start of a new year is traditionally a time for New Year Resolutions, where we make a list of things that we will not do, will do more of, or a list of things that we want to try in the next 12 months.

Some of us will have broken some of our resolutions already and we are only in the first week of the new year. But don't worry, we won't tell anyone and you can re-start them again now.

Read story • Posted: January 6 by Pete (updated January 6)

Home HIV testing kits have been illegal in the UK since 1992

Warning over HIV home test kits

Illegal home testing kits for HIV are giving people incorrect results, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has warned.

It said there were issues with other tests for sexually transmitted diseases which were legal but might also be inaccurate.

The MHRA is investigating a UK website which is selling the tests.

Read story • Posted: October 28, 2011 by Pete (updated December 14, 2011)

SHEA Releases new poster for Black History Month

SHEA have recently released a new poster in 16 languages encouraging BME communities to 'Talk to us about testing' for Chlamydia, Pregnancy and HIV.

The poster will be appearing in Sexual Health Services (GUM) clinics across the county and in other sexual health locations.

Read story • Posted: October 26, 2011 by Pete (updated October 26, 2011)

HIV treatment and children – avoid crushing Kaletra tablets

 

Read story • Posted: September 28, 2011 by Nozizwe

House of Lords says UK needs new national HIV prevention campaign, bigger push for testing

Keith Alcorn Published: 01 September 2011 Lord Fowler, Chairman of the House of Lords Select Committee on HIV & AIDS in the UK.  

Read story • Posted: September 5, 2011 by Nozizwe (updated October 26, 2011)

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Diary Dates

HIV Prevention Service in Sexual Health Services department, Southampton

The HIV Prevention Service now have a new clinic at the Sexual Health Services department (formerly GUM) at the Royal South Hants (RSH) Hospital in Southampton

Representatives from the HIV Prevention Service are available to anyone attending the clinic for you to talk to about any of the following:

  • HIV issues, including why you should test, what HIV means in todays lifestyle;
  • Questions around sexuality;
  • Cultural Issues;
  • and other general sexual health information and advice.

If you want to talk to someone while you are at the Sexual Health Services department, please speak to reception to make an appointment, or call 0845 643 9399 for more details

(Monthly on the first Friday.)

Sexual Health Services, Royal South Hants Hospital, Southampton, Fri March 2, 09.30 to 13.00

PA Aldershot Women's Group

Due to staff changes SHEA will not be attending the PA Womens Group for the near future.

A SHEA representative will be available for private one-to-one sessions by appointment ONLY. Please call Gary on 07795 470629.

This session is for Women Only.

If you are not female and would like to attend a PA session, please see our other listings in the diary.

(Monthly on the first Wednesday.)

Aldershot, Wed March 7, 1.00pm to 6.00pm

HIV Prevention Service in Sexual Health Services department, Southampton

The HIV Prevention Service now have a new clinic at the Sexual Health Services department (formerly GUM) at the Royal South Hants (RSH) Hospital in Southampton

Representatives from the HIV Prevention Service are available to anyone attending the clinic for you to talk to about any of the following:

  • HIV issues, including why you should test, what HIV means in todays lifestyle;
  • Questions around sexuality;
  • Cultural Issues;
  • and other general sexual health information and advice.

If you want to talk to someone while you are at the Sexual Health Services department, please speak to reception to make an appointment, or call 0845 643 9399 for more details

(Monthly on the third Friday.)

Sexual Health Services, Royal South Hants Hospital, Southampton, Fri March 16, 09.30 to 13.00

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