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The Current LiSH Newsletter!

Brand New LiSH Website

The new website for Lincolnshire Sexual Health (LiSH) is now live! Visit www.lincolnshiresexualhealth.nhs.uk for information on #STIs, #contraception, #safersex and to find a clinic near you.

We also have a dedicated and comprehensive Young Person’s page with resources for secondary schools as well.

New STI Testing Site

Testing for an STI couldn't be easier! If you're between 16 and 24 and live in Lincolnshire you can order a free and confidential chlamydia & gonorrhoea test online at http://www.freeandclear.me

Brand New LiSH Video!

Please enjoy our brand new video for LiSH HERE. Aimed at young people, we hope to dispel any fears they may have in attending an appointment at a sexual health clinic.

Feel free to share far and wide.

ChatHealth is coming to Lincolnshire

LiSH is implementing a new, confidential digital service that allows young people to send a mobile text message and receive a response quickly from a dedicated sexual health practitioner. This triage service will help inform choices and provide signposting and direct advice about sexual health issues.

Planned launch will be July 2019.

Public Health News / Commissioner’s Corner

Recent commissioner visits to clinic sites have demonstrated the excellent, friendly and efficient service provided by LiSH staff at the end of their third year of LCHS provision.

Rated as GOOD, the service has had very positive feedback: 98% of patients would recommend LiSH to their friends and family. The new website will encourage and promote good sexual health and wellbeing for the people of Lincolnshire.

SHAL – Sexual Health Alliance Lincolnshire

This forum is where health professionals, working with a wide variety of people, come together to look at evidence-based practice; discuss the sexual health needs of Lincolnshire residents; share their expertise and insight; and work together to develop, improve and plan local delivery of national campaigns.

The next meeting is today, Tues 14^thMay 2019 from 1.30pm at Myle Cross in Lincoln. Please contact Elaine.Symmonds@lincs-chs.nhs.uk if you are interested and want to be an active partner.

‘Test & Treat’ Syphilis Campaign

Public Health with support from PHE (Public Health England) implemented a targeted Syphilis campaign from Dec to March 2019 to encourage prevention and testing due to an increase in outbreaks last year. The washroom posters in the Waterside shopping centre were very successful and the poster (attached) was distributed to all GP practices, sexual health clinics, student accommodation providers and 70 nightclubs/bars in Lincolnshire. Please support the message-if you think you have been at risk of any STI- 'Test and Treat'.

LiSH Ladies take on the MoonWalk London 2019

The LiSH team took on #MoonWalkLondon last Saturday and have raised £1,382 thus far for the Walk The Walk breast cancer charity! Our sexual health team power-walked 15.1 miles through the night to raise funds for breast cancer awareness. Well done team!

For more details regarding the charity, click here. To donate to the team click here.

Free Sexual Health Education and Training for health workers

Do you work in an area where you may provide sexual health advice? LiSH services are providing free training to candidates who would like basic, intermediate or advanced knowledge of both general STI’s, contraceptive options and signposting options.

Upcoming dates:

Beginner/Intermediate courses:

15th July: Thoresby Suite, Louth County Hospital, High Holme Road, Louth, LN11 0EU,

7th October: Beech House, Maple Boardroom, Witham Park, Waterside South, Lincoln LN5 7JH

Intermediate/Advanced courses:

9th July: Thoresby Suite, Louth County Hospital,

High Holme Road, Louth, LN11 0EU

Morning session: 9am -12pm*

Afternoon session: 1pm – 4pm*

*Please choose which session you prefer

For more details and how to register please click HERE

Sexually Transmitted Infections Courses (STIF) Scheduled for January 2020

The aim of the STIF course is to equip participants with the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes for the effective management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) outside the GUM setting. STIF Core and STIF Plus will be available for registration.

This is a multi-disciplinary course and applications are invited from doctors and nurses working in general practice, family planning and reproductive health, GUM, health advisers, secondary care clinicians who may encounter patients with STIs (e.g. O&G, A&E, rheumatology, ophthalmology), pharmacists, and staff in the Children and Young People 0-19 service.

The STIF course is scheduled for January 2020. Exact date TBA.

For more details and how to register please click HERE

Fitter’s Forums

Register now for free interactive training for implant and coil fitters

The LiSH team will be hosting 3 clinical supervision morning sessions across the county to allow clinicians who fit Nexplanon and IUCD to share their experiences and explore best practice.

Upcoming dates:

18th June: Lindum Sports Association, St Giles Avenue, Lincoln, LN2 4PE

17th Sept: Meeting Room, Community Base,Tollmarche Rd S, Spittlegate Level, Grantham, NG31 7UH

5th Nov: Parkside Medical Centre, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 6PF

For more details and how to register please click HERE

New Website for Positive Health

Positive Health (Lincolnshire) launched its new website on 1^st of April. The new website is much easier to navigate and has lots of useful information on it. This includes information about the services that we offer but also links to other sites that provide information on sexual health and other related issues.

www.positivehealthlincs.com

Tel: 01522 513999

24 Hour Helpline: 0800 252534

25 Newland, Lincoln LN1 1XP

Better Births Lincolnshire’s new community hub now open!

On 1^st May, Better Births Lincolnshire opened a new hub in Mablethorpe at Mablethorpe Children’s Centre, Stanley Avenue, LN12 1DP. This is their 6th hub across the county.

Skegness
Lincoln
Boston
Grantham
Spalding
Mablethorpe

The hub brings the services in one place for the families and has been seen as a great model for service integration

https://betterbirthslincolnshire.co.uk/

Young Person’s Drop-In Clinics: Gainsborough, Bourne and Market Deeping

LiSH now has drop-in clinics for young people in:

Gainsborough - Every Thursday 12pm - 2:30pm & 3:30pm - 7pm (GU Dept - John Coupland Hospital Ropery Rd, DN21 2TJ)
Bourne - 2nd Tuesday of the month 3pm - 5pm (St. Gilberts Road PE10 9XA)
Market Deeping -Every 1st & 3rd Monday of the month 3:30pm - 5:30pm (Deepings Practice Godsey Lane PE6 8DD)

Please also visit our dedicated and comprehensive Young Person’s page on the LiSH website.

C-Card Scheme and Training

The Lincolnshire C-Card Scheme provides free condoms, lube and sexual health information to young people aged 13–19 years old.

We are offering a one day training course for those who already do face-to-face work with young people and wish to be trained to register young people onto the C-Card scheme as well as provide chlamydia screening within your service.

DATE OF TRAINING	VENUE
13^th June 2019	Gainsborough Hospital
25^th July 2019	Grantham Community Base
22^nd August 2019	Beech House Lincoln
Date TBC September 2019	Venture House Boston
17^th October 2019	Louth County Hospital
7^th November 2019	Beech House Lincoln
Date TBC December 2019	Gainsborough Hospital

For more details and how to register please click HERE

LiSH Mobile Unit – out and about!

Our Outreach Team are raising awareness of LiSH services as well as offering screening and advice.

The following dates have been confirmed:

20^th May - Grantham College - Health Promotion Event 10am – 4pm

23^rd May - New College Stamford -Health Promotion Event 10 – 4pm

Please keep your eye on our website for new dates:

https://lincolnshiresexualhealth.nhs.uk/about-lish-mobile-community-clinic

Sexually transmitted infections foundation (STIF) course

The aim of the course is to equip participants with the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes for the effective management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) outside the GUM setting.

Early registration is preferable. It is recommended to attend both days although if you have attended a STIF course in the past 3 years, you can attend the STIF PLUS day to update your knowledge and skills.

It is highly recommended that delegates study the appropriate modules in e-Learning for Health before attending.

This will entail around 8-12 hours of study depending on your experience. Further information about the modules will be provided by the course organisers approximately four weeks before the course commences.

This is a multi-disciplinary course and applications are invited from:

Doctors and nurses working in general practice, family planning and reproductive health, GUM, health advisers, secondary care clinicians who may encounter patients with STIs (e.g. O&G, A&E, rheumatology, ophthalmology), pharmacists, and school nurses.

SIGN UP NOW FOR OUR JANUARY 2020 COURSE HERE

Register for free sexual health education training

Register now for free sexual health education training for healthworkers

Beginner/Intermediate and Intermediate/Advanced sessions available

Do you work in an area where you may provide sexual health advise? LiSH services are providing free training to candidates who would like basic or intermediate knowledge of both general STI’s, contraceptive and signposting options.

Intermediate/Advanced Sessions:

Friday, 9th August: Thoresby Suite, Louth County Hospital, High Holme Road, Louth, LN11 0EU (Attendees to bring case studies to discuss)

Morning session: 9am -12pm*

Afternoon session: 1pm – 4pm*

*Please choose which session you prefer

Beginner/Intermediate Sessions:

Monday, 15th July: Thoresby Suite, Louth County Hospital, High Holme Road, Louth, LN11 0EU (9:15am – 3.30pm)

Monday, 7th October: Beech House, Maple Boardroom, Witham Park, Waterside South, Lincoln LN5 7JH (9:15am – 3.30pm)

*Please note: a reserve list will be implemented once we meet our maximum numbers for each session

To register please email: katherine.trimble@lincs-chs.nhs.uk

C-CARD and chlamydia training

This is a one day training course for those who already do face-to-face work with young people and wish to be trained to register young people onto the C-Card scheme and also provide Chlamydia Screening within your service.

Objectives:

To have the confidence and skill to successfully register young people onto the C-Card scheme.
Increase knowledge of specialist sexual health services, and be able to signpost young people to them
Raise profile and increase uptake of Chlamydia screening within Lincolnshire
*Applicants must hold an up to date DBS certificate and safeguarding level 1 certificate
The next training dates are:

DATE OF TRAINING	VENUE

13^th June 2019	Gainsborough Hospital
	Sleaford, Clinical Skills Centre, Lion’s Way, NG34 9GG
22^nd August 2019	Beech House Lincoln
19th September 2019	Venture House Boston
17th October 2019	Louth County Hospital
7th November 2019	Beech House Lincoln
12th December 2019	Gainsborough Hospital
30th January 2020	Unit 15, The Point Sleaford
11th February 2020	Venture House Boston
17th March 2020	Beech House Lincoln

Registration 9:15

Prompt Start 9:30

Coffee Break 10:45 – 11am

Lunch 12:15 – 12:45

Course finish 1 :45pm

Update Session

Registration 2:15pm

Course Commence 2:30pm - Course finish 4:30pm

If interested, please email the SAPP team (located at Lindon House, Dixon Street, Lincoln) LHNT.c-card@nhs.net or call Elaine/Vanda on 01522 504380 x 215 for further information.

Fitter's Forums Dates & Registration 2019

FITTER’S FORUMS 2019

Register now for free interactive training for implant and coil fitters

This year the LiSH team will be hosting 4 clinical supervision morning sessions across the county to allow clinicians who fit Nexplanon and IUCD to share their experiences and explore best practice. All clinicians will be expected to bring case studies to present, informally, within the session. One of our LiSH Consultants will chair the interactive session.

ALL SESSIONS ARE MORNING ONLY 9am – 12.30pm

18th June: Lindum Sports Association, St Giles Avenue, Lincoln, LN2 4PE
17th Sept: Meeting Room, Community Base, Tollmarche Rd S, Spittlegate Level, Grantham, NG31 7UH
5th Nov: Parkside Medical Centre, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 6PF

*Due to limited spaces please book early by emailing: katherine.trimble@lincs-chs.nhs.uk

*Please note: a reserve list will be implemented once we meet our maximum numbers for each session