Sexual Health - Training for Professionals

Are you involved in care following childbirth, and interested in developing your sexual and reproductive healthcare knowledge and skills? Then our Essential contraception following childbirth course is for you. This course has been accredited by the Royal College of Midwives.

This course is aimed specifically for healthcare professionals who provide care following childbirth. It provides an interactive day with scenario based learning, presentations, time for discussion, questions and role play.

It is relevant for all practitioners working with patients following birth, who need an introduction to contraception and provides a useful update for more experienced staff. This course benefits from being delivered in multi-disciplinary groups, where practitioners can learn from one another. It is delivered  in a variety of locations across the UK, as well as online. Essential contraception following childbirth is not a competency based course and it is not assessed.

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Describe the currently available contraceptive methods
• Discuss the main advantages and disadvantages of these contraceptive methods
• Identify contraindications to contraceptive methods by using the UKMEC
• Understand when contraception can be started after pregnancy
• Introduce contraception into consultations with pregnant and recently delivered women
• Understand the use of “Bridging contraception”

Who is this course for?           
All learners who work in a relevant setting are welcome to take the course, including Doctors, Midwives, Health Visitors, and other Allied Professionals. 

This half day course will be run by Specialist Sexual Health Staff from Worcestershire Integrated Sexual Health Service as well as GP Colleagues with a Special Interest in Sexual Health

Upcoming dates!

Dates TBC

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Any queries please email WISH Training team 

Are you a primary care practitioner interested in developing your sexual and reproductive healthcare knowledge and skills?

Then our SRH Essentials in Primary Care course is for you.

The SRH Essentials Course is aimed specifically at healthcare practitioners working in primary care settings.  It provides an interactive day with scenario based learning, presentations, time for discussion, questions and role play. It is relevant for those needing an introduction to SRH and also provides a useful update for more experienced staff. These courses are delivered in a variety of locations across the UK. SRH Essentials is not a competency based course and it is not assessed. 

 At the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Develop the skills and confidence to consult with patients about their sexual and reproductive healthcare needs
• Recommend an appropriate method of emergency contraception 
• Review the COC, POP and injection contraceptive methods
• Carry out sexual health risk assessments 
• Identify when patients are at risk of STIs

Who is this course for?           
GPs / GP Registrars / Nurses / Physician’s Associates / Paramedics / Pharmacists / Other Healthcare Professionals working in Primary Care

This full day course will be run by Specialist Sexual Health Staff from Worcestershire Integrated Sexual Health Service as well as GP Colleagues with a Special Interest in Sexual Health

Upcoming dates

TBC

Any queries please email the WISH training team

The Assessment half day forms part of the assessment for the new redesigned Diploma from the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (DFSRH)

It is a clear, standardised assessment done face to face.

It consists of two parts – a written assessment lasting one hour and four stations that will be completed in rotation.  Before you go into each station, the candidate will have a short time to read through each case scenario to understand what skills and knowledge will be assessed

It is recommended that the AHD is undertaken towards the end of the candidate’s journey when they have completed the majority of the learning and assessments for the DFSRH.

Who is this course for? Anyone eligible to undertake the DFSRH including Doctors, Nurses,  Physician’s Associates, Pharmacists, Midwives

Cost £250

This half day course will be run by Specialist Sexual Health Staff from Worcestershire Integrated Sexual Health Service (WISH)

Upcoming dates

Any queries please contact WISH Training team  

 

This area of the website is for Worcestershire GPs and for Worcestershire GPs who fit long-acting reversible contraception (LARC).  

We aim to hold an annual update for both coils and implants and also a general sexual health annual update 

Please note:

At Worcestershire Integrated Sexual Health (WISH) we are only commissioned to fit 'coils' for contraceptive purposes.  Please do not refer women for an Intrauterine System (IUS) if this is not for contraception. If they are needing an IUS purely for HRT or to control heavy menstrual bleeding and not contraception, then you will need to refer them to Gynaecology. Unfortunately, any such referral we receive will be sent back to the referrer.

Our current wait for a routine coil or implant procedure is 15 weeks.  More urgent cases will be seen sooner. 
 

Coil fitters update

Our last coil fitter's update was held via Teams on Thursday 7th December 2023

Thank you to those who attended.  You should have received a course attendance certificate and a link to complete feedback. If not, please contact email the LARC team.

If you were unable to attend but would like to watch the recorded presentation, then please email the LARC team and we will send you a link.

Implant fitters update

Our implant fitter's 2022 update was held via Teams on Thursday 10th November 2022

Thank you to those who attended.  You should have received a course attendance certificate and a link to complete feedback. If not, please contact the LARC team.

If you were unable to attend but would like to watch the recorded presentation, then please email the LARC team and we will send you a link.

Sexual health update 

Our last sexual health update for Primary Care was via Teams on Tuesday 16th April 2024 from 1-3pm

This included an update on contraception, GUM and WISH vasetomy service

If you were unable to attend but would like to watch the recorded presentation, then please email the LARC team and we will send you a link.

Pornography & the impact it has on people’s relationships

22nd October  2024

10:00 – 15:00

Room 1, Education Centre, Kidderminster Hospital, DY11 6RJ

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Gender & Sexuality awareness

12th November 2024

13:00 – 16:00

Orchard Place, Redditch B98 7DP

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Sexual Health & Relationships for staff working with people who have SEND / LD

11th December 2024

10:00 – 15:00

Room 1, Education Centre, Kidderminster Hospital, DY11 6RJ

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