Respect and Responsibility Sexual Health Outcomes 2008-2011
NHS Health Scotland supports the implementation of the Sexual Health Strategy and the HIV Action Plan in these four areas:
Advancing our understanding of Scotland's sexual health and wellbeing
* supporting the evaluation of Healthy Respect (external link), a national health demonstration project on young people’s sexual health
* input to commentaries on the Information Services Division Key Clinical Indicators (external link), Health Protection Scotland Annual Sexual Health Report (external link) and NHS Quality Improvement Scotland Standards on HIV (external link)
* commissioning research on the effectiveness of non clinical interventions
Timely, evidence informed/specialist inputs to sexual health and wellbeing policy
* supporting the development and distribution of social marketing approaches around:
- longer-lasting contraception, through the provision of public and professional materials launched on 14 July 2009
- HIV, through the development of national key messages and materials for use by NHS Boards and others on a Scotland wide basis
* supporting the Scottish Government policy team and attendance at Ministerial Group
Increasing the capacity and competence to deliver Respect and Responsibility and (HIV Action Plan when released)
* support to the sexual health lead clinicians group through quarterly meetings, leadership programme, facilitating input to policy initiatives
* chairing the sexual health promotion specialists group meeting through quarterly meetings, peer support and supporting inputs to policy initiatives, eg Curriculum for Excellence (external link), HIV Action Plan (2009-2012)
* updating the SHARE resource in light of new policy/legislation, eg Rape and Sexual Offences Bill (external link), Curriculum for Excellence
* mainstreaming sexual health in other programmes, eg Gender Based Violence programme at national level, Young People through Walk the Talk (external link)
* providing workplace resources to promote sexual wellbeing and for example, highlighting links between alcohol and sexual health, in conjunction with Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives
* redeveloping patient sexual health leaflets on genital herpes, genital warts, gonorrhoea, chlamydia and vaginal health
* joint work with Learning and Teaching Scotland and Scottish Government on guidance on how to reduce teenage pregnancy
Disseminating evidence, learning and good practice
* WISH network offering free national and regional thematic events, monthly e-bulletins and circulating evidence briefings
* sharing learning from Healthy Respect (leaflets, presentations, technical reports) and exploring how wider sexual health work can mainstream some of the learning
* providing Scottish commentaries on NICE guidance
* developing a review of sexual health resources for parents/carers and professionals (similar to that developed in relation to learning disabilities)
* sharing the results from the review of primary school sex and relationships education
Content last reviewed: 1 June 2009
Next review due: 1 Dec 2009