Features & Longread FEATURE: Moving on – Dr Adrian Brown After recently stepping down as Chair of the Martin Fisher Foundation to focus on other ventures, Dr Adrian Brown talks to James Ledward about the achievements of the Foundation in its first two years. By Besi • 4 min read
Community News Today at B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival: Meet up with MindOut As part of LGBT HISTORY MONTH and The B Right On LGBT Community Festival, the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum highlight the amazing work of MindOut, the LGBT mental health service. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Lunch Positive hold planning day for volunteers Lunch Positive volunteers met in February to start planning delivery of the HIV lunch club over the next 18 months. Starting with a group reflection of 2017 to learn from and build upon experiences, the team expressed deep appreciation to all their supporters and members, before moving on to key pri By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Community Lunch brings people together at B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival Lunch Positive held a Community Lunch on Saturday February 17 as part of the B.RIGHT.ON LGBT Festival at the Phil Starr Pavilion in central Brighton. The lunch was attended by the Mayor of Brighton & Hove Cllr. Mo Marsh and around 120 people. By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread FEATURE: 8 ways how not to be an idiot to someone who has quit drinking What do the phrases “Is there any vodka in that coke?” and “Not another one?!” have in common? They’re two types of things you shouldn’t say to someone when they’re trying to quit drinking. The biggest way you can help someone try to kick booze is to help yourself first. By this, I mean educate your By Contributor • 4 min read
Health Anthony Nolan blood cancer charity launches new LonDONORS campaign Over a hundred student volunteers in universities across London are attempting to recruit hundreds of Londoners to the Anthony Nolan stem cell register this week as part of a charity campaign to recruit more young people to become potential lifesavers. By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Switchboard opens ‘The Rainbow Cafe’ today Continuing their work with hard to reach and seldom heard of groups, Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard are to open an LGBT+ dementia café today. With an £11,725 grant awarded by the Rainbow Fund, the Rainbow Café is an exciting new initiative for LGBT+ people living with dementia or memory loss and t By Besi • 2 min read
General News New report reveals vulnerable people applying for benefits in the City receive “shocking” treatment Healthwatch Brighton and Hove, the local consumer champion for health and social care finds vulnerable people applying for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and Employment Support Allowance (ESA) have their applications routinely declined. By Besi • 2 min read
Health 56 Dean St offers generic PrEP outside NHS trial 56 Dean Street, Europe’s largest sexual health clinic introduces new private prescription service for the HIV prevention drug PrEP. Having filled its allocated number of places in the current NHS trial of the same drug this new service launches on Monday, February 12. By Besi • 2 min read
Health MindOut Counselling Service deliver unique training opportunity Dr Meg-John Barker will be presenting a workshop for counsellors and psychotherapists on March 10. in Brighton for MindOut the LGBT mental health service. The workshop will cover the new BACP guidelines written by Meg-John Barker for working with Gender and Sexual Relationship Diversity. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Worthing Pride announce main stage line up Organisers reveal main stage line up for Worthing Pride on July 14 at launch party at the Libertine Bar on Thursday, February 8. Entertainment at the launch was provided by Spice and Miss Disney with speakers from the two nominated charities Worthing Pride are supporting this year Allsorts Youth Pro By Besi • 2 min read
Health New campaign to help eliminate HIV The University of Brighton is working on a national campaign which aims to help eliminate HIV within a generation. In partnership with clinicians and researchers, the campaign’s goal will be to improve the nation’s knowledge and understanding of HIV, and by doing so reduce the stigma associated with By Besi • 3 min read
