The Patient Safety Commissioner is endorsing the charter with the following comment: “I call on all healthcare organisations to sign up to the sexual safety in healthcare charter and then live by it. This will ensure that all workers and learners are safe at work, which is fundamental to delivering high quality safe care”. An exploratory, descriptive study was used. This qualitative design generated data that uncovered the professionals' attitudes, perceptions and experiences. It was suitable to get insights into this unexplored and sensitive subject and the reported factors behind sexual healthcare practice. This study aligns with COREQ, the consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research [ 30]. Sampling and participants Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassurance skills are required.

As a married woman, I will start (reflecting on the participants' hesitance to start the talk). I feel that sexual relation, a healthy/good relationship between a man and woman, starts with the sexual interaction and continues throughout other issues. (Nahla, Clinical Nurse Specialist/CNS, palliative care).The aim of the ACP Integrated Sexual Health and HIV curriculum is to provide a clear and comprehensive guide to the expected level and breadth of practice for advanced clinical practitioners working in integrated sexual health and HIV. It has been designed to support practitioners, managers, higher education institutions and commissioners.

The post holder will be guided by the Team Manager in working on the continued development of the Integrated Sexual Health Service (ISHS) within the locality (hub and spokes). The Sexual Health Nurse will work in a busy integrated sexual health environment, within a multidisciplinary team, with an infrastructure supporting the delivery of core services. Asefa A, Nigussie T, Henok A, Mamo Y. Prevalence of sexual dysfunction and related factors among diabetes mellitus patients in Southwest Ethiopia. BMC Endocr Disord. 2019;19(1):1–8. Lorraine Grover says there’s no evidence for veganism improving sexual performance, and lists the reasons men may struggle: diabetes, vascular problems and nerve damage. In addition to having a masters level award, ACPs will be independent non-medical prescribers, and be able to undertake advanced clinical assessments. For ACPs in Integrated Sexual Health area specific clinical training is likely to include STIF Advanced competency for STI and related conditions, Diploma of the Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, and Letters of Competence in Sub Dermal Implants and Intrauterine techniques for contraception. While for ACPs working in HIV, NHIVNA-STIF HIV Advanced competencies.

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Across the levels of practice, practitioners can come from any regulated healthcare profession, although generally in integrated sexual health and HIV they tend to come primarily from nursing, pharmacy, dietetics, and physiotherapy. Date of last episode of sex – to identify incubation periods for infection. In the under 25s the most common STI is chlamydia which has a two-week incubation period. Every second, every second (continued the husband). Here, for sure, I became red… I told him, 'you are abused?' I did it just to reduce my embarrassment… then. I changed the conversation and avoided more details about the subject with him because I was so shy. I made fun of it and left the interview room. However, during that time, you cannot imagine how much he was embarrassed, and I was intimidated! (Damy, psychiatry nurse). East L, Hutchinson M. Moving beyond the therapeutic relationship: a selective review of intimacy in the sexual health encounter in nursing practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2013;22:3568-3576.

These mostly open-ended questions allowed the participants to extensively discuss the different aspects of their role and the problems encountered in delivering sexual healthcare at the personal, professional and organisational levels. The questions were tested with one midwife and one nurse to ensure the clarity and pertinence. Minor adjustments were introduced. Improving lives: We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put our Patient First. Our mission is summed up by our 'where better never stops' motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves. An exciting training opportunity has arisen for a Nurse who wants to develop their skills in the field of Sexual Health to work towards and become a Nurse Specialist in Sexual Health (Band 6).The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Public Health Forum has created a training directory highlighting the training and qualifications needed by nursing staff working in sexual health. The tool sits alongside a new publication, Sexual and Reproductive Health, which explains the routes into this area of nursing. Sexual health education directory Yodchai K, Hutchinson AM, Oumtanee A. Nephrology nurses’ perceptions of discussing sexual health issues with patients who have end-stage kidney disease. J Ren Care. 2018;44(4):229–37.