Tag: STIs & HIV/AIDS

Professionals from across the country came together recently to share best practice and discuss issues relating to the social care of people living with HIV…

A Conference addressing the challenges facing local authority social care in the provision of effective support for people living with HIV took place in December…

Published in the Health Service Journal (HSJ) 04 June 2008 Despite improvements in UK legislation protecting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people,…

Sheffield is the only Northern city in the UK chosen to pilot a new Government scheme that aims to reduce the spread of undiagnosed HIV….

‘Time 2 Test’ was a Department of Health funded pilot scheme that provided MSM (men who have sex with men) with home saliva sampling kits…

A conference to promote the health and wellbeing of people living with HIV Keynote Speech – Silvia Petretti (51kb pdf) Powerpoint presentations from the conference:…

Developments in treatments means that more and more people with HIV are living longer and healthier lives. But the prejudice and stigma experienced by people…

Gay and bisexual men account for a significant proportion of HIV infections that occur in the UK. Because of the continued impact of HIV on…

The Centre for HIV & Sexual Health have produced a range of resources for free download. Here we have made available mp3 files of the…

This training course covers the basic aspects of HIV and Viral Hepatitis for Sheffield workers and volunteers including: Information on HIV and Viral Hepatitis Routes…

A leaflet that gives basic information about HIV & AIDS and details Sheffield HIV testing and support services. FREE to Sheffield Organisations.

This one-day training course will explore the rationale for HIV prevention work with men who have sex with men (MSM), who continue to be one…

For experienced contact tracers to: Develop and hone existing negotiation and tracing skills Explore different partner notification strategies Update awareness of national guidelines and policies…

This two day course has been designed to assist practitioners who are new to the role of tracing and notifying sexual partners of those found…

HIV stands for Human Immuno-deficiency Virus. It is a viral infection that can be transmitted sexually. In fact, of the 40 million people infected with…

A training manual for health and social care professionals on raising awareness and addressing the issues of HIV related stigma and discrimination in service provision….

This one-day training course will give participants an introduction to the key aspects of diversity and equality. The course will: Enable participants to explore the…

Developments in treatments mean that more and more people with HIV are living longer and healthier lives. But the prejudice and stigma experienced by people…

We are pleased to have published our new Training and Publications brochures for Autumn 2011 which are available to view here National Training & Publications…

The Centre for HIV & Sexual Health will be hosting a free one-hour showcase of the ‘HIV Reality Check’ training manual for health and social…

Places are available for the next in the series of FREE Lunchtime seminars on Tuesday 28th February 2012 – CONTRACEPTION UPDATE  Dr Tracey Dibble, Associate…

A Candlelit Vigil to remember those who have been lost to HIV, both in the UK and globally, will be held in Sheffield’s Winter Garden…

Break The Silence Saturday 3rd December 2011 1.30 – 4.00 pm Vestry Hall, Burngreave Road,Sheffield The African Peer Education Project invite you to the ‘Break…

It must have been about twenty five years ago when I was a newly qualified social worker that I received my first HIV awareness training….

Volunteers are currently being recruited for a new medical study to help understand whether it is better to start taking HIV medicines as soon as…

The new website site Positively Sheffield is live from 28th March 2012!  For people living with or affected by HIV in Sheffield, the website has been…