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In strictest confidence

01 December 2005

Nursing Management

Feature

ONE OF THE MOST fundamental principles of healthcare ethics and law is that treatment should only be given with patients’ consent.

Time for ministers to rethink the cervical cancer vaccine

22 March 2011

Nursing Standard

Reflections

The launch of the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination programme in 2008 was a major advance in cancer prevention for women. Previous generations could only have...

Let’s talk about sex

08 January 2014

Nursing Standard

Careers

Poor sexual health is a public health concern in the UK with high rates of teenage conceptions, abortions, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and increasing...

The right to know

01 February 2006

Primary Health Care

Editorial

On Monday January 23 we heard the ruling of Mr Justice Silber on the result of the judicial review into the provision of confidential sexual-health advice and...

Talking to young people about sexual health

01 June 2010

Primary Health Care

Analysis

A TOOLKIT has been developed to help primary healthcare professionals communicate more effectively about contraception in consultations with young people. It gives...

Long-acting reversible contraceptives

01 May 2009

Primary Health Care

CPD

Although contraception is freely available, many women fail to use it effectively and some health professionals remain unaware of the full range of methods. This...

Emergency contraception

30 June 2004

Nursing Standard

CPD

The authors outline practical issues related to emergency contraception.