Cumbria Sexual Health Service (CSHS) is announcing plans to offer its patients the ability to book appointments and order STI self-testing kits online. Expected to become available to patients in the New Year, the plans form part of an initiative designed to improve access and reduce pressure on clinic staff. During the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, CSHS implemented a number of operational changes in order to respond to clinic closures, staff re-deployment and the need to mitigate risk of Cov ...
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Sexual Health in the COVID-19 era: rolling back progress or a once in a lifetime opportunity to tackle STIs?
Conflicting reports have circulated in the media about the state of the UK’s sexual health in recent weeks. While some stories focus on the threat the current situation poses to sexual health services and therefore health outcomes, with the Independent reporting that sexual health services could be ‘rolled back decades after STI treatment delays and cancelled cervical screenings’, others have struck a more optimistic note. Highlighting the ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ for sexual health the ...
NUH NHS Trust rapidly reconfigures sexual health system for fully-electronic management of COVID-19 staff testing
In a remarkable demonstration of innovation and efficiency, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) has designed, set-up and tested a fully-electronic system for testing frontline NHS workers for COVID-19. The reconfiguration of the Inform Sexual Health system took just one day to complete and is now playing a pivotal role in the Trust’s management and containment of the virus, while supporting the wider community in achieving an overall strategic response to meet the national requiremen ...
Inform Health bolsters ranks ahead of new product launches
Healthcare IT firm, Inform Health, is announcing the appointment of three new recruits, as part of plans to cater for the anticipated high demand of two imminent product launches. Louise Gill has been appointed as Inform Health’s new business manager, following a 12-year career with rival Idox Health. Louise will report to commercial director, Susan Bunn, and support business growth in both existing and new markets. Jordanna Collins joins Inform Health as a service analyst, following operation ...
Lincolnshire tech firm marks decade in business
In a decade that has been fraught with economic uncertainty, one Lincolnshire-based healthcare IT firm is preparing for continued organic growth, after marking its 10th successful year in business. INFORM HEALTH Ltd, which specialises in designing technology to enable more efficient and effective sexual health and HIV provision, was set up by a trio of healthcare technology evangelists: Susan Bunn, Andrew Denman and Jeff Bassington. Now employing 23 people at the HQ in Skegness and development ...