Integrated sexual healthcare: the development and review of one model of service delivery.
Sexual health is topical with many factors impacting upon its concept and hence provision. In 1995 the Sexual Health Service in East Berkshire was formed by the integration of the clinical services of Family Planning, Genitourinary and HIV Medicine with Sexual Health Promotion. The philosophy of the service is to provide holistic sexual healthcare in one visit, on one site by one clinical team. This article outlines the practical developments and the strengths and weaknesses of this model of service.
Dawson
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Department of Sexual Health, The Garden Clinic, Upton Hospital, Slough, Berkshire, UK.
Callander
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Roche
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Kingsland
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Desmond
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D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D012736:Sex Education / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce