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Major UK study recommends extending abortion powers to nurses

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Nursing Times, Marc h 8th, 2023 Nurses and midwives should be allowed to authorise and perform abortions, the largest-ever UK study on abortion has recommended. The Shaping Abortion for Change (SACHA) study has been funded by the government through the National Institute for Health and Care Research and is being led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. While a full report is yet...

Prostitution and sex work: nature and prevalence in England and Wales (report)

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University of Bristol, commissioned by the Home Office and the Office of the South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner, October 2019 The University of Bristol was commissioned by the Home Office and the Office of the South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner to look in to the current ‘nature’ and ‘prevalence’ of prostitution in England and Wales, involving adults aged 18 or over. The research was...

Very high levels of chemsex and ‘slamsex’ seen in HIV-positive men attending UK HIV clinics

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nam/aidsmap, 24 February 2016 A survey of HIV-positive patients attending 30 HIV clinics in England and Wales has found that nearly a third (29%) of gay male patients reported engaging in ‘chemsex’ (defined by the researchers as “The use of drugs to increase disinhibition and arousal”) in the past year and that one in 10 reported ‘slamsex’ (injecting – or being injected with – the drugs). Read...

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