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The national strategy for sexual health and HIV: implications for genitourinary medicine
  1. M W Adler1,
  2. P French2,
  3. A McNab3,
  4. C Smith4,
  5. S Wellsteed3
  1. 1Department of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Royal Free and University College Medical School, The Mortimer Market Centre, Off Capper Street, London WC1E 6AU, UK
  2. 2Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Camden and Islington Community Health Services NHS Trust, The Mortimer Market Centre, Off Capper Street, London WC1E 6AU, UK
  3. 3Department of Health, Skipton House, 80 London Road, London SE1 6LH, UK
  4. 4Parkside Health NHS Trust, Charles' Hospital, Exmoor Street, London W10 5SH, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 M Adler, Department of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Royal Free and University College Medical School, The Mortimer Market Centre, Off Capper Street, London WC1E 6AU, UK;
 madler{at}gum.ucl.ac.uk

Abstract

The first ever national strategy for sexual health and HIV in England was published in July 2001 and proposes a comprehensive and holistic model for dealing with an increasing public health problem. The strategy covers the issues of prevention, service provision, commissioning of services, and the necessary requirements to support change. This paper concentrates on service issues and developments in relation to genitourinary medicine/HIV services, and outlines a model for providing these which attempts to do so around patients' needs, delivered through comprehensive and interlinked local networks of services.

  • national sexual health strategy
  • STI/HIV services
  • screening

https://doi.org/10.1136/sti.78.2.83

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    • Funding: Department of Health

    • Conflict of interest: None.