Sexual Health Strategy

The national picture

Nationally there is widespread concern at the increase of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) which have been reported at the Genito-Urinary Medicine Services (GUM). Significant increases have been recorded for all STIs, most notably HIV infection, chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis where the number of new infections has more than doubled since 1996. Higher rates of infection have placed enormous pressures on those services involved in the treatment and care of those infected, with many services struggling to meet the increased demand placed on their services. Similar concerns exist for contraception and termination services, where teenage conception rates are among the highest in Western Europe and the number of abortions continues to rise.

The Haringey picture

These sexual health concerns are mirrored in Haringey where there are increasing levels of STIs, high teenage conception rates, high termination of pregnancy rates and an increase in the number of HIV infections. Sexual health and contraceptive services in Haringey are therefore highly pressured, where sexual health needs of the local population clearly exceed the ability of local services to meet this demand.

Meeting the needs of local people

Against this background, the Haringey Sexual Health Partnership Board has taken responsibility for developing a Sexual Health Strategy and Action Plan to guide and inform the process of increasing local sexual health capacity to meet the increasing sexual health needs of the people of Haringey. The Strategy and Action Plan also aim to present a framework in which services can deliver change and improvement in the sexual well-being of the people living in Haringey.

• Go to Attached Files section on this page to download copies of the Sexual Health Strategy and the Action Plan.

Dosyayên Pêvekirî

Filename	Filetype	Size
haringey sexual health strategy - part 1.pdf	PDF	158K
haringey sexual health strategy - part 2 - action plan.pdf	PDF	146K
haringey sexual health strategy - part 3.pdf	PDF	878K
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Useful External Links

Ev lînkên li jêr parçeke cîtewna Belediya Haringeyê nînin.

Ji kerema xwe daxûyaniya me ya legal bixwînin beriya ku hun van lînkan bi kar tînin.

• 4YP website - sexual health advice for young people
• Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust

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