Announcements – NHS Sexual Health & Blood Borne Viruses

Access to Hormonal Contraception Now Available from Your Pharmacy

On 9th November a new service was launched in Tayside to allow access to hormonal contraception via community pharmacy. Community Pharmacies in Tayside are now able to issue a 3 month supply of Desogestril (Progestogen Only Pill/POP) as short term bridging contraception, allowing more time for people to arrange an appointment with their GP. A…

Words Can Be Walls To Recovery

The Dundee Alcohol and Drug Partnership’s Resilient Communities working group is pleased to release a short animation which aims to raise awareness of the impact of language on people who experience substance use challenges.

Clinician Referral Guidance to Tayside Sexual & Reproductive Health Service

Please see link for Referral to TSRHS Guidelines for Clinicians

Peer Support Scotland – Terrence Higgins Trust

Peer Support Scotland is a new service for people living with Hepatitis C and/or HIV. They offer a range of workshops and activities to provide support and skills development. For more information please read the Peer Support Scotland leaflet .

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and HIV: Patient information & Service Letter

There is a lot of information available in the news and online about COVID-19 and the guidance for the public and high-risk groups is changing all of the time and will continue to change as the situation evolves. We wanted to provide you with some basic information specific to people living with HIV, to direct…

Elimination of Hepatitis C in Tayside

World first as NHS Tayside eliminates hepatitis C A new approach to treating people with hepatitis C in Tayside has seen the region become the first in the world to effectively eliminate the virus. In late 2019, NHS Tayside had diagnosed 90% of patients and treated 80% of eligible infected subjects, meeting the World Health…

PrEP for life after Lockdown

PrEP your body for life after lockdown – HIV getting to zero During this pandemic we have been provided with a unique opportunity to get new HIV infections to zero. You have probably had little or no sex with new partners since lockdown and therefore HIV testing at this time is unlikely to miss any…