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Sexual Health & HIV Testing Week: 16-22 November 2019

Sexual Health & HIV Testing Week is a campaign to promote regular testing among the most-affected population groups in England. 

This year, the campaign will feature celebrities and influencers promoting ‘Give HIV the finger: a finger-prick test is all it takes’

Campaign advertising and resources

The campaign promotion begins 1 November 2019 across multi-channels including outdoor advertising, digital and social media, press coverage and influencer engagement.

Organisations can participate by:
Ordering information resources and merchandise: https://hperesources.org.uk/  to promote the campaign.

Share on social media  #HIVTestWeek

HPV Vaccination in Schools

From September 2019, all boys and girls will be offered the HPV vaccination in Year 8 at school.

People who miss their vaccination at school can get the HPV vaccine for free on the NHS up until their 25th birthday.

This service is not provided by the bSHaW sexual health service in Bucks.

For any further information around HPV in schools throughout Buckinghamshire, please view the following school nursing link

BSHAW SEXUAL HEALTH CLINICS IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

bSHaW sexual health clinics in Buckinghamshire offer both appointment and drop in services.

Click on the clinic names below to find out more about the services they offer and clinic opening times.

0300 303 2880 to book an appointment.

Brookside – Aylesbury
Oakfield Surgery – Aylesbury
The Swan Practice – Buckingham
Burnham Health Centre
Chalfont & Gerrards Cross Hospital
Watermeadow Surgery – Chesham
SHAW – High Wycombe
Lynton House – High Wycombe
Youth Enquiry Service (YES) – High Wycombe

Book your place on WISH training courses

The WISH (Wellbeing in Sexual Health) training programme aims to promote the sexual health and wellbeing of all Buckinghamshire residents and to equip those working with individuals of all ages, gender, ethnicity, disability or sexuality with the knowledge, skills and tools to develop resilience, respect and to promote consensual healthy and safe sexual relationships.

Upcoming WISH Training Courses

8th November – Wellbeing in Sexual Health (WISH) An Overview
15th November – Pornography and Sexting Awareness

To see a full list of courses and dates, click here 

New Under 25’s Walk in Clinic in Buckingham

Under 25’s can now get free condoms and access the C-card scheme at Citizens Advice Bureau, Wheeldon House, Market Hill, Buckingham, MK18 1JZ open Thursday afternoons from 3pm – 5pm.

Click here for more information and location of all bSHaW sexual health clinics.

FREE HPV vaccine now available for all MSM aged 45 and under

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is now available in Buckinghamshire for men who have sex with men (MSM) up to and including 45 years of age.

The vaccine will help prevent HPV infection, which can cause genital warts and certain types of cancer.

It is especially important for those who are living with HIV and those who have had more than one sexual partner.

The vaccine is available from bSHaW’s Brookside clinic in Aylesbury and the SHAW clinic in Wycombe

Please attend one of the drop in clinics or 0300 303 2880 for an appointment

For more information, check out the HPV Vaccine Leaflet