tailieunhanh - Guidelines for the appointment of General Practitioners with Special Interests in the Delivery of Clinical Services

There are many resources available to assist school staff and their partners in the health and education sectors to plan, implement, and evaluate school health initiatives. These are in the form of evidence-based guidelines, surveillance tools, assessment approaches, etcetera. Many of these resources can be found on the websites of international organizations, as well as those country and regional agencies and organizations (. health and education ministries and non government organizations) with responsibilities for promoting the health and educational outcomes of young people. A number of these are identified in the References section. Additional resources can be located. | i DH F Department 7 of Health Guidelines for the appointment of General Practitioners with Special Interests in the Delivery of Clinical Services April 2003 Sexual Health Sexual health This general practitioner with special interest GPwSI framework is one of a number which the Department of Health has commissioned the Royal College of General Practitioners RCGP to produce. The frameworks have been written following extensive consultation with general practitioners secondary care specialists Primary Care Trust managers patients the Department of Health and the PwSI team in the NHS Modernisation Agency. The frameworks are intended to be advisory for the development of local services providing good practice and experience offering recommendations to assist PCOs in determining how to implement a local GPwSI service to meet their needs. This guidance should be read in conjunction with the Department of Health and Royal College of General Practitioners Implementing a scheme for General Practitioners with Special Interests April 2002 pricare gp-specialinterests and the NHS Modernisation Agency s Practitioners with Special Interests A Step by Step Guide To Setting Up a General Practitioner with a Special Interest GPwSI Service April 2003 . Rationale for GPwSI service in sexual health The risk of unwanted pregnancy and the risk of sexually transmitted infections are often associated with each other. Evidence showing associations between mental ill-health drug and alcohol problems and sexual ill-health and high-risk sexual behaviour supports the need for a GPwSI to take a broader approach to sexual health. a. The core activities of a GPwSI service in sexual health It is recommended that the National Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV nshs and the subsequent Tool Kit for Primary Care Trusts sexualhealthandhiv pdfs commissioning should underpin the development of a GPwSI service. The .