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Sexual Health Links

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Government Departments & other:


Dept of Health Sexual Health pages

http://www.dh.gov.uk/policyandguidance/healthandsocialcaretopics/sexualhealth/fs/en

Teenage Pregnancy Unit
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/teenagepregnancy

National statistics Online
http://www.statistics.gov.uk

Health Protection Agency (HIV & STI statistics)
http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/hiv_and_sti/default.htm

National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
http://www.nice.org.uk

Sexual Health Information:


BBC Health Pages
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health

Like it is
http://www.likeitis.org.uk

Need 2 Know
http://www.need2know.co.uk

Playing Safely
http://www.playingsafely.co.uk

Positive Nation
http://www.positivenation.co.uk

RU Thinking
http://www.ruthinking.co.uk

Policy & Training organisations:


African HIV Policy Network
http://www.ahpn.org

All Party Parliamentary Group on AIDS (APPGA)
http://www.appg-aids.org.uk

Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/HealthAndSocialCareTopics/SexualHealth/ (...)

Medfash (Medical Foundation for AIDS & Sexual Health)
http://www.medfash.org.uk

Men's Health Forum
http://www.menshealthforum.org.uk

National Children’s Bureau (NCB)
http://www.ncb.org.uk

NSPCC
http://www.nspcc.org.uk

National AIDS Trust (NAT)
http://www.nat.org.uk

Sheffield Centre for Sexual Health
http://www.sexualhealthsheffield.co.uk

Sex Education Forum
http://www.ncb.org.uk/sef


HIV:

South London Partnership (details of all HIV services in south London)
http://www.hivsouthlondon.org.uk

THT
http://www.tht.org.uk

African Organisations:


            AHEAD – African Health For Empowerment & Development
            www.africanhealth.org.uk

               Uganda AIDS Action Fund (UAAF)
            www.uaaf.org.uk

               African Community Involvement Association (ACIA)
            www.acia-uk.org


Young People:


Sex & relationships information for young people
www.thesite.org.uk/sexandrelationships

Like it is
www.likeitis.org.uk

Teenage Health Freak
www.teenagehealthfreak.org

NHS:

Lambeth PCT
http://www.lambethpct.nhs.uk

Southwark PCT
http://www.southwarkpct.nhs.uk

Lewisham PCT
http://www.lewishamct.nhs.uk

South East London Strategic Health Authority
http://www.selondon.nhs.uk

SE London Shared Services Partnership
http://www.selssp.nhs.uk

GSTT (KIC)
http://www.kic.gstt.nhs.uk

GSTT (Lloyd & Lydia clinics)
http://www.gsttsexualhealth.org.uk

Kings (Caldecot)
http://http://www.kingsch.nhs.uk/clinical/clinical.asp?id=59

Kings (Sexual Reproductive Health)
http://http://www.kingsch.nhs.uk/clinical/clinical.asp?id=76

Health First (health promotion in Lambeth Southwark & Lewisham)
http://www.healthfirst.org.uk

NHS Direct
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

Voluntary & Private Sector provider organisations:

       FPA
      http://www.fpa.org.uk

       Terrence Higgins Trust (THT)
      http://www.tht.org.uk

       BPAS Abortion Care
      http://www.bpas.org

       Brook London
      http://www.brook.org.uk

       Cancer Research UK
      
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org

       Marie Stopes
      http://www.mariestopes.org.uk

       National AIDS Manual / AIDSmap
      http://www.aidsmap.com

       NAZ Project London
      http://www.naz.org.uk

      UK Coalition of People Living with HIV
      http://www.ukcoalition.org

       Mainliners
      http://www.mainliners.org.uk

       Relate
      
http://www.relate.org.uk

     British Liver Trust (Hepatitis A, B & C)
     www.britishlivertrust.org.uk

     Herpes Viruses Association
     www.herpes.org

 

 




Women's Health:

          
           Breast cancer
         www.breastcancercare.org.uk

            Breakthrough Breast Cancer
          
www.breakthrough.org.uk

           Cervical Cancer
          
www.cancerbacup.org.uk/cancertype/cervix

           National Association for Premenstrual Syndrome
          
www.pms.org.uk

           Women’s Health
         www.womenshealthlondon.org.uk

           Women's Health Concern
          
www.womens-health-concern.org

           Women’s Resource Centre (includes details of women’s organisations in London)
         www.wrc.org.uk


 

Lesbian & Gay:


Lambeth LGBT Forum

http://www.lambethlgbtforum.org.uk

Young Gay Men (THT)
http://www.ygm.org.uk

Metro
http://www.themetro.dircon.co.uk

Metromate (health & well-being services for gay men in London)
http://www.metromate.org.uk

GMFA
http://www.gmfa.org.uk

CHAPS (national partnership for gay men’s HIV prevention & sexual health promotion)
http://www.chapsonline.org.uk

Other Support / Advice Networks:

      SWAGNET (South West London HIV & GUM Network)
     http://www.swagnet.org

      Greater Manchester Sexual Health Network
     http://www.sexualhealthnetwork.co.uk

      Sandyford Initiative (Integrated sexual health service in Glasgow)
     http://www.sandyford.org

Public Health Information:


       London Health Observatory
       www.lho.org.uk  

 

Research:

      African HIV Research Forum
     
http://www.ahrf.org.uk

      Sigma
     http://www.sigmaresearch.org.uk

Men's Health:

           
            Prostate cancer charity

          www.prostate-cancer.org.uk

            Testicular cancer
          www.cancerbacup.org.uk/cancertype/testes

Professional Associations:


Amalgamated School Nurses Association (ASNA)
http://www.asna.org.uk

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)
http://www.bacp.co.uk

British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (BASHH)
http://www.bashh.org

British Assoc of Sexual & Relationship Therapy (BASRT)
http://www.basrt.org.uk

British HIV Association (BHIVA)
http://www.bhiva.org

British Medical Association (BMA)
http://www.bma.org.uk

Community Practitioners & Health Visitors Assoc (CPHVA)
http://www.msfcphva.org

Faculty of Family Planning (RCOG)
http://www.ffprhc.org.uk

Genito Urinary Nurses Association (GUNA)
http://www.guna.org.uk

London Standing Conference for Nurses, Midwives & Health Visitors – Sexual Health Working Group
http://www.london.nhs.uk/lscn/sxhealth/index.htm

RCGP (Sex, Drugs, HIV & Sexual Health Group)
http://www.rcgp.org.uk/clinspec/hiv_group/hivgr.asp?mennid=109

Royal College of Nursing
http://www.rcn.org.uk

Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
http://www.rcog.org.uk

Royal Pharmaceutical Society
www.rpsgb.org.uk

Society of Sexual Health Advisers SSHA
http://www.ssha.info

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