Confirmed
Minutes of the Sexual Health Strategy Group
Wednesday 13th May 2009 at 09.30am within
The Beeches, Forth Park, Kirkcaldy
Present:
Dr Lorna Watson, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, (Chair)
Ms Carrie Lindsay, Education Officer
Ms Yvonne Kerr, Senior BBV & Sexual Health Improvement Officer
Dr Malin Sullivan, Kinghorn Medical Practice
Ms Elma Robertson, Dunfermline & West Fife CHP
Ms Julia Trowell, Senior Nurse, CASH
Mr John Taylor, Blood Borne Virus & Sexual Health Development Manager
Ms Lorraine Ronalson, Lead Nurse, G&NEFife CHP
Ms Ann Henderson, Addiction Services
Dr Nil Banerjee, Consultant, GUM & Sexual Health
Ms Bridget Barker, Team Leader, Fife Council
Ms Vicky Long, Dialogue Youth, Fife Council
Dr Karin Piegsa, Consultant, Contraception & Sexual Health
Apologies:
Ms Andrea Smith, Development Pharmacist, Community Pharmacy
Ms Jackie Barbour, Public Health Practitioner
Mr Ian Robertson, Social Worker, Fife Council
Dr Stephen Monaghan, Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Dr Daksha Patel, FRAE Fife
In attendance: Natalie Wilson, Secretary, (Minutes)
Item
Welcome & Apologies
1.
LW welcomed everyone to the meeting. LW informed members that
Dr Eddie Coyle, Director of Public Health officially started today. He will be
NHS Executive lead for sexual health. LW will brief Dr Coyle on
developments. LW stated Swine Flu had a significant impact on workloads.
Apologies are noted as above.
Minutes of Previous Meeting (25th February 2009)
2.
Previous minutes recorded as accurate.
Actions from previous meeting
3.
5.2. Communication Strategy – pending. LW has drafted documents and
changes will be made and circulated for the next meeting. NW to email CL
date of next communication strategy meeting.
6.
HIV Plan – complete.
7.
CEL (2008) 41 Domestic Violence – pending. JTrow will attend future
meetings. NW to email JTrow date of next meeting.
8.
Monitoring Teenage Pregnancy Statistics – on agenda.
9.
Drop-in services within Anstruther, Cupar and St Andrews had previously
been stopped due to attendance and funding.
14.
Engagement with young people – LW emailed Joe Fitzpatrick, awaiting reply.
15.
Confidentiality – CL will be attending a meeting on Thursday with the
Principal Teacher/Guidance Teacher. CL will feedback at next meeting.
17.
Update from Jackie Barbour – JB still off sick at present.
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NW
NW
CL
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18.
4.
5.
5.1
5.2
Key Clinical Indicators – LW stated KCI’s & high female sterilisation rates in
Fife was discussed at the recent management group. KP has emailed
Stephen Monaghan, awaiting a reply. KP will liaise with Les Bisset for an
update. It was noted that there has been a Service Manager appointed to
oversee GUM/CASH.
Government Update
LW has received a positive letter which was circulated. Public Campaigns
will be launched in June 2009 regarding safer sex and longer acting
contraception.
JTay advised that there is also a campaign being launched targeting men
who have sex with men.
Progress to Date
Respect & Responsibility Fife Progress Report May 2009
The above was previously circulated.
Sexual Health Strategy Action Plan 2006/2009 – Update May 09
The above was previously circulated. LW suggested the action plan be
updated after the Summer alongside the Respect & Responsibility outcomes
paper.
LW will circulate the Key Clinical Indicator Report for Primary Care once
received.
5.3
Mapping Drop-in Services
No further work completed to date. LW to email Lead Nurses to pursue
issue of school nurses taking on enhanced role. JTay also suggested
Elmwood College in Cupar was a possible venue for services.
5.4
Network Event Update
There will be a one day event held. Morning event will look at issues for
young people and the afternoon will look at the strategic issues and updating
the action plan. The event will take place in the autumn.
ACTION1: LW/YK to arrange a date.
Funding
HIF Funding
LW confirmed the Sexual Health Development Officer post has been banded
as grade 5 and will be advertised in the next few weeks with the closing date
being end of May. Interviews will take place mid June.
ACTION2: ER/LR to liaise and agree appropriate rep for interviews.
6.
6.1
LW/YK
ER/LR
LW stated that there will be slippage from the HIF fund of £3K. It was
agreed that Andrea Smith will receive the funding to support the continuation
of the Chlamydia testing in community pharmacies for this financial year.
6.2
Government funding for websites/information
CL stated that sections are with copy writer. CL meeting with Karen Kelly to
discuss progress on the website. CL will update at the next meeting.
Kirkcaldy & Levenmouth Specialist Sexual Health – Ms Dobbie awaiting
introduction from LW. LW will be emailing Mary Porter regarding the
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8.
8.1
8.2
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
contents page.
SIGN 109: Management of Genital Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection
The above was previously circulated. NB is lead for NHS Fife. The above is
not recommending opportunistic screening for Chlamydia testing rather very
targeted testing. NB setting up a meeting to take forward, in progress.
Community Pharmacy
Emergency Hormonal Contraception
Deferred to next meeting.
Chlamydia
Deferred to next meeting.
Sex and Relationships Education Update
CL informed members that all secondary schools have now been trained.
Support centres – 2 out of 3 have been trained and all have gone well. To
date 110 teachers are trained in SHARE. There is also a large number of
people outwith trained as it is a multi-agency training scheme.
A ½ day event is being scheduled to look at the next steps of SHARE.
YK/CL meeting to discuss rolling out a pilot in primary schools. LW asked
about user/pupil evaluation. CL stated this wouldn’t be feasible through
Health Promoting Schools. CL stated that Curriculum for Excellence is
where SHARE training links into. Schools require to choose their own focus
areas delivering this.
Supporting parents to engage with sexual health issues
VL met with Ross Martin regarding ‘Speakeasy’ a Family Planning
Association Courses for Parents. VL is costing the project in principle and
will liaise with Kirsten Boyle. VL stated that in terms of community education
Speakeasy fits in with Adult Basic education, Youth Work and lifelong
learning and potentially is very interesting in terms of CLD targets. CL
suggested VL also link with Shirley Fraser/Dona Milne.
ACTION3: LW to liaise with Mary Ferris/Garry Crosbie regarding parenting
strategy group.
LGBT Youth Needs Assessment
The above was previously circulated. Concerns were raised in relation to
who oversees recommendations as a group had not met for some time. YK
meeting with Ross Martin in early June to progress on how to move this
forward. It was suggested that some actions be incorporated into the Sexual
Health Strategy Group Action Plan when revised. LW encouraged sexual
health services to consider the LGBT charter accreditation.
Engagement with Young People
ER sent out a draft D&WFife CHP report. LW liaising with public health
scientists to progress. One questionnaire had been given out in error in
Glenrothes, this has been rectified. LW will distribute once available.
JTrow stated a group has been set up for the Equally Well project. It was
noted Wendy McCartney is a rep on the group looking at reducing health
inequalities in Templehall, Kirkcaldy.
Voluntary Sector Representative on Group
ACTION4: LW will contact CVS Fife to representation or ways of better
communication.
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Updates
NaSH IT System – pending – will be under remit of new Manager.
Re-design of GUM/CASH – ongoing
Sessional Workers – 5 candidates have been appointed to help with running
projects.
Family Health Projects – Pauline McQueen is lead person.
Health & Wellbeing Alliance – Equally Well, 5 strands funded by Fairer
Scotland, Belinda Morgan is Chair teenage parents.
Youth Sexual Health Week – VL stated that the week is structured on
resilience (mental health). It was thought there may still be merit in linking
sexual health to this. VL to update at next meeting.
JTaylor’s job is now focusing on development of Hep C Action Plan, HIV and
Hep B. JTay stated that the next version of the National HIV Action Plan is
still a concern, there is no clear indication of what the final version will say. It
has been suggested 75% funding goes towards Fife’s African population and
men who have sex with men. Any directive that dictates a reallocation of
funding will have a significant impact on Fife’s sexual health programme.
JTay stated that the updated action plan is intended to be out at the end of
May.
ACTION5: BBV Action Plan will be an item on the agenda for next meeting.
Hep C – Prevention Network is established with Terms of Reference.
Communication Strategy document is in its first draft.
ACTION6: Before the August meeting these documents and the BBV
Prevention Action Plan will be circulated to SHSG members.
JTay
JTay
Postcards – S1 pupils targeted. It was agreed CL will distribute the
postcards to S1 pupils at the beginning of next term. CL will inform guidance
teachers.
Children’s Services Plan monitoring – still to be finalised, Maxine Moy liaising
with LW in relation to teenage pregnancy figures. Actual numbers for each
Area Committee would not be available.
LR stated that the drop-in centres in North East Fife is becoming an outreach
model.
Fairer Scotland Funding – there is a 1 year pilot which will take place in the
Levenmouth area. A worker will work along side young girls to assist them
into support services. LR stated this may be replicated in Glenrothes.
KP raised concern in relation to the Condom Policy being approved. KP is
liaising with Isobel Easson.
ACTION7: LW to write to Isobel Easson to find out reason for delay.
LW
LW was recently contacted in relation to bus advertising. LR to investigate
information on buses being made available through Fife Constabulary for
North East Fife and surrounding areas incorporating sexual health.
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MS meeting with a pharmaceutical representative to discuss information on
promoting audits of service provision on LARC and what could be done
locally. KP stated that the faculty have teamed up with Orgonon regarding
training on Implanon which KP is doing at present.
19.
Dates of Next Meeting
Wednesday 26th August 2009 at 09.30am within The Seminar Room,
Forth Park
Wednesday 25th November 2009 at 09.30am within The Seminar
Room, Forth Park
Abbreviations
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BBV/MCN
CASH
CHP
CLD
EHC
GPASS
GUMSH
HPS
HMIe
ISD
IUD
KCI
LARC
LGBT
NaSH
NES
PGD
QIS
SIGN
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–
–
–
–
–
–
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Blood Borne Virus/Managed Clinical Network
Contraception and Sexual Health
Community Health Partnership
Community Learning Development
Emergency Hormonal Contraception
General Practice Administration System for Scotland
Genito-urinary Medicine Sexual Health
Health Protection Scotland
Her Majesties Inspectorate of Education
Information Services Division of NHS National Services Scotland
Intra-uterine Device
Key Clinical Indicators
Long Acting Reversible Contraception
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender
National Sexual Health IT System
NHS Education Scotland
Patient Group Directive
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
Scottish Intercolligate Guidelines Network
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