Sax Institute for the Centre for Population Health, NSW Ministry of Health, October 2015 This Evidence Check Review reports on the effectiveness of interventions which aim to reduce the transmission of three Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs): chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis. This rapid review was commissioned by the Centre for Population Health, New South Wales (NSW) Ministry of Health...
Scarlet Alliance, March 2016 Please note that sex work experience is necessary to apply for these jobs Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association, through their objectives, policies and programs, aims to achieve equality, social, legal, political, cultural and economic justice for past and present workers in the sex industry, in order for sex workers to be self-determining agents...
NSW Government, 2016 This website lets you access up to date resources, information and professional learning to support teaching K-6 sexuality education and 7-12 sexual health education. It is aimed at teachers in NSW but there are also content which can be used more generally or adapted for other jurisdictions. Contents: Teaching sexuality and sexual health education Creating a supportive...
NSW Caselaw, February 2016 A psychologist in NSW has been banned by from registration or providing any health services for five years. The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission brought complaints of unprofessional conduct and professional misconduct against Seth Talmadge. The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) found that the patient (who had transitioned from female to male some years...
NSW STI PROGRAM UNIT, February 2016 The NSW STI Strategy was officially released on February 5th. It is aligned with the HIV Strategy and focuses on priority populations and priority settings. Prevent, test and treat areas of action are identified and includes lead and partner organisations where through collaboration and partnership success can be achieved . The Strategy focuses on gonorrhoea...
Croakey, Dec 22, 2015 Health Minister Sussan Ley’s announcement of PBS listing for new treatments for hepatitis C has been welcomed by Hepatitis NSW as “brilliant news”. Given the high rates of hepatitis C among people in prisons, it is significant that the Government has agreed to fund these medicines for prisoners. However, tackling hepatitis C will also require public health interventions such...