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The humble wank could save the NHS millions
That thing we all do could be the best medicine ever.
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Almost a quarter of gay and bi men unable to get access to PrEP via the NHS
New data shows that nearly a quarter of gay and bisexual men who tried to access PrEP via the NHS IMPACT trial were unable to in the past year.
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This children’s hospital has launched rainbow badges to show solidarity with LGBT+ patients
Evelina London Children’s Hospital and community services have introduced NHS rainbow badges for its staff to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) patients. The scheme at Evelina London, which is part of Guy’s and St Thomas’, is now being rolled out across the Trust, following a successful pilot at the children’s hospital, launched last […]
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This is how many sexually transmitted infections were diagnosed in 2017
Oi Government… Sex ed is failing the young.
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Many LGBT+ people hit out over plans to raise rainbow flags in doctors’ surgeries
After it announced that there are plans to bring the rainbow flag to doctor surgeries, many in the LGBT+ community slammed the idea, calling for more focus on what really matters – saving people. The British Journal of General Practice released guidelines on how to make surgery waiting rooms more visually inclusive by adding rainbow […]
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COMMENT | The NHS is wrong to ask patient’s their sexuality
Doctors have been ordered to ask patients if they are gay. This is one of the most ludicrous decisions I feel the NHS has ever decided to make. What is the point of GP’s having to record every patient’s sexuality? I really fail to see the point of this new rule and to me, I […]
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NHS staff to ask about patients’ sexuality
NHS staff in England are set to ask about their patients’ sexuality to ensure “that no patient is discriminated against” new guidelines have promised. The new policy, which will require healthcare professionals to ask patients who are over the age of 16 about their sexuality, are part of new guidelines to help ensure that patients […]
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Syphilis is on the rise – up 97 percent from 2012
Gay and bisexual men are being warned to take extra precautions as official figures show that syphilis infections are on the increase. Data released by NHS England has shown that new syphilis infections have increased dramatically over the last five years. Stats show that in the last year alone there has been a 12 percent […]
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LGB community share their experiences with cancer care
A number of lesbian, gay and bisexual people with cancer have taken part in a groundbreaking project to expose their experiences and highlight the differences in their care. The University of Manchester, funded by Macmillan Cancer Support, have just launched a video website, which shares the experiences of LGB people who have cancer. It was created […]
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This is the amazing reason this NHS nurse wears a rainbow lanyard
Meet the NHS nurse who wears his rainbow lanyard with pride so that LGBT patients have a visual sign on who they can confide in on LGBT issues. “Why I wear the rainbow lanyard” The following is an excerpt of an article that will appear in full in the next issue of the Trust Body […]
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Court of appeal rules that NHS England has legal power to fund PrEP
The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court judgement which ruled NHS England has the legal power to fund PrEP. NHS England claimed earlier this year that it does not have the power to commission PrEP but a judicial review brought by the National Aids Trust determined that NHS England could commission PrEP. NHS […]