Health New course for people with HIV in Worthing Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), the HIV and sexual health charity, is holding a new course to support people with HIV, which takes place over seven weeks at the East Worthing Community Centre from Friday, April 21 at 10.30am. In conjunction with Sussex Community NHS Trust, the free course will help lo By Besi • 1 min read
Health THT Open Day on Thursday, March 21 Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), the HIV and sexual health charity, will be running an open day at its Brighton centre at 61 Ship Street on Thursday, March 21 from noon. Public and professionals will be able to get to know more about the charity’s work and have their say. There will be free and confide By Besi • 1 min read
Health Helping ME Since its inception in 2005, the Brighton-based NHS Sussex Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Myalgic Encephalopathy (ME) Service, has dealt with over 3,000 referrals. With help from the national ME Society, the NHS Sussex CFS/ME Service is staffed by a specialist doctor and a multidisciplinary team By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health THT joins in the fun at Eastbourne pyjama party Staff and volunteers from HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) were at The Hart pub’s ‘Ultimate Pyjama Party’ on Saturday, February 23 to promote safer sex. Around 100 guests were dressed in pyjamas, dressing gowns and onesies for the night, while members of the charity’s Eastb By Besi • 1 min read
Health Emergence of untreatable gonorrhoea in England and Wales The first Gonorrhoea Resistance Action Plan for England and Wales has been published, and recommends a heightened national response to combating the serious threat posed by the emergence of untreatable gonorrhoea. The Action Plan was developed by the Gonococcal Resistance to Antimicrobials Surveilla By Besi • 3 min read
Health Mayor visits MindOut Wellbeing Day Cllr Bill Randall, Mayor of Brighton & Hove paid a visit to the MindOut For Each Other Wellbeing Day event held at Community Base on Saturday, February 23. The event was staged to mark MindOut broadening their activities outside of Brighton & Hove. Organisations present with stalls included Lunch Po By Besi • 1 min read
Health THT Brighton Open Day On Thursday March 21, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust will open the doors of its Brighton centre for members of the public and professionals who want to learn more about and have their say in the charity’s local HIV prevention and health promotion work. As part of the open day, By Besi • 1 min read
Health ME – a system under stress Recent important research indicates that stress-response systems in people with Myalgic encephalopathy (ME) or Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are signalling to the body that it is not safe to relax, creating a state of high alert that can be likened to post-traumatic stress disorder. Researchers fro By Besi • 2 min read
Health New wellbeing project MindOUT the Brighton based LGBT mental health project are launching a new Wellbeing Project on February 23. This new project will see MindOut moving outside of Brighton and Hove for the first time bringing 13 years of experiencing in supporting LGBT people with mental health issues to LGBT communiti By Besi • 1 min read
Health HIV tests now available by post HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) and the Health Protection Agency (HPA) are co-launching a pilot project that will allow gay and bisexual men to access HIV home sampling kits by post. Men in England are able now to visit the THT website at www.tht.org.uk/postaltest and requ By Besi • 2 min read
Health Measles at highest level for 18 years There were 2,016 confirmed cases of measles in England and Wales reported to the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in 2012, which is the highest annual total since 1994. The measles cases identified during 2012 have been associated with prolonged outbreaks in Merseyside and Surrey and Sussex, as well a By Besi • 2 min read
Health Gaydar and Grindr remove advert after protests An advert that appeared on Grindr and Gaydar and other dating sites and apps over the weekend has been removed following protests on Facebook and via Twitter. The advert, under the heading ‘Got the cool gene?’, promoted a test that could determine whether an individual had a genetic mutation which m By Besi • 2 min read
