With growing numbers of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV, being diagnosed in general practice in the UK, the RCGP and the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) have updated their popular UK national guidelines on the management of STIs and related conditions in General Practice.
2013 update of popular guidance by Dr Neil Lazaro
Download RCGP Sexually Transmitted Infections in Primary Care 2013 [PDF]
British HIV Association (BHIVA) guidelines on the use of vaccines in HIV-positive adults
Download summary of recommendations 2015 [PDF]
e-learning on Sexual Health in Primary Care
Access e-learning here
‘Antenatal screen-negative’ Congenital Syphilis
An increase has been reported in cases of congenital syphilis since March 2016. Public Health England have issued the following statement regarding syphilis in pregnancy.
Access statement here