1 / 12

Implementing the Sexual Health and HIV Strategy

Implementing the Sexual Health and HIV Strategy. Baroness Joyce Gould Chair, Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV. Background. Independent Advisory Group established as part of the Sexual Health and HIV Strategy and Implementation plan Remit to advise Government

leo-harris
Download Presentation

Implementing the Sexual Health and HIV Strategy

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Implementing the Sexual Health and HIV Strategy Baroness Joyce Gould Chair, Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV

  2. Background • Independent Advisory Group established as part of the Sexual Health and HIV Strategy and Implementation plan • Remit to advise Government • Drive forward the Sexual Health Strategy • Advise on areas of improvement • Determine undeveloped policy areas • Identify barriers to the implementation of the Strategy

  3. Who we are • Chaired by Joyce Gould, Labour peer • Joint Vice Chairs Anne Weyman, Chief Exec of fpa, and Derek Bodell, former Chief Executive of National AIDS Trust • 27 of the UK’s leading national and regional experts in sexual health – abortion, contraception, STIs, HIV and provision of sexual health services

  4. National Strategy for Sexual Health & HIV Key themes: • holistic approach : to sexual health • provide : a sound evidence base • ensure : managed networks for HIV/SH services • develop : a programme of chlamydia screening • provide : open access to GUM services • ensure : a range of contraception services • set : standards for treatment of STIs • address : the training needs of the workforce • address : disparities in abortion service

  5. Government Response • Government funding 2004 – additional £12 million • An extra £15 million for GUM clinics • Sexual Health leads installed in PCTs • Standards for HIV treatment and care • Expert group on contraception • Abortion – PCT performance indicator • Medical abortion pilots in 2 areas • Sex Lottery campaigns • Phase 2 of chlamydia screening programme • White Paper consultation

  6. But Current Environment • years of under-resourcing, lack of co-ordination • lack of political pressure and leadership • lack of central direction • absence of performance management • low awareness of understanding of sexual health issues • lack of priority • sexual health must be a Government priority • shifting the balance of power • GMS contract

  7. Programme of Work • Access and Service Development • Primary Care • Workforce • Priority and Resourcing • Evidence base • Performance Management • Prevention

  8. Choosing Health – IAG’s Key Messages

  9. Choosing Health

  10. Working with Stakeholders • Working with SHAs and PCTs – Chairs, Chief Execs, and sexual health leads • Liaising with other national committees working in Sexual Health • Working with the voluntary sector groups

  11. Communicatingwith Stakeholders • Annual review • Quarterly newsletter • Local visits • IAG meetings and activities

  12. Key Prioritiesfor the IAG • Raise sexual health as a priority on the government’s agenda • Work toward prioritisation of sexual health and HIV in the next PPF • The IAG recognised as a ‘critical friend’ for Government and stakeholders • Better sexual health provision for the nation

More Related