British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH)
@bashhuk.bsky.social
Official Bluesky page of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV - formed in 2003 - guiding professionals and patients.
https://www.bashh.org/
https://www.bashh.org/
We want your research to be part of the joint BASHH x @bhiva.bsky.social Conference
There’s still time to share your insights with the wider sexual health and HIV community. Abstract submissions close on 19th January.
Submit your abstract ➡️ bit.ly/4riFD1O
There’s still time to share your insights with the wider sexual health and HIV community. Abstract submissions close on 19th January.
Submit your abstract ➡️ bit.ly/4riFD1O
January 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
We want your research to be part of the joint BASHH x @bhiva.bsky.social Conference
There’s still time to share your insights with the wider sexual health and HIV community. Abstract submissions close on 19th January.
Submit your abstract ➡️ bit.ly/4riFD1O
There’s still time to share your insights with the wider sexual health and HIV community. Abstract submissions close on 19th January.
Submit your abstract ➡️ bit.ly/4riFD1O
⏳ @ukhsa.bsky.social wants your input on gonorrhoea testing and culture practices in England.
Sexual health services (Levels 1–3) and diagnostic laboratories: please submit ONE coordinated response via an authorised representative.
Complete before 14th January ➡️ bit.ly/4qqvm32
Sexual health services (Levels 1–3) and diagnostic laboratories: please submit ONE coordinated response via an authorised representative.
Complete before 14th January ➡️ bit.ly/4qqvm32
January 12, 2026 at 5:41 PM
⏳ @ukhsa.bsky.social wants your input on gonorrhoea testing and culture practices in England.
Sexual health services (Levels 1–3) and diagnostic laboratories: please submit ONE coordinated response via an authorised representative.
Complete before 14th January ➡️ bit.ly/4qqvm32
Sexual health services (Levels 1–3) and diagnostic laboratories: please submit ONE coordinated response via an authorised representative.
Complete before 14th January ➡️ bit.ly/4qqvm32
The BASHH Scientific Meeting is coming up! Join us via Zoom on 23rd January for presentations from the Genital Dermatology and GSM SIGs.
Members can register for free, and the BASHH AGM follows immediately after.
📌 Register: bit.ly/4rc0aoN
Members can register for free, and the BASHH AGM follows immediately after.
📌 Register: bit.ly/4rc0aoN
January 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
The BASHH Scientific Meeting is coming up! Join us via Zoom on 23rd January for presentations from the Genital Dermatology and GSM SIGs.
Members can register for free, and the BASHH AGM follows immediately after.
📌 Register: bit.ly/4rc0aoN
Members can register for free, and the BASHH AGM follows immediately after.
📌 Register: bit.ly/4rc0aoN
BASHH welcomes the Government’s commitment a new national sexual and reproductive health framework.
This important step, outlined in a letter from Ashley Dalton MP to Layla Moran MP, marks progress toward improving sexual health outcomes.
This important step, outlined in a letter from Ashley Dalton MP to Layla Moran MP, marks progress toward improving sexual health outcomes.
January 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM
BASHH welcomes the Government’s commitment a new national sexual and reproductive health framework.
This important step, outlined in a letter from Ashley Dalton MP to Layla Moran MP, marks progress toward improving sexual health outcomes.
This important step, outlined in a letter from Ashley Dalton MP to Layla Moran MP, marks progress toward improving sexual health outcomes.
The BASHH / CoSRH Conference 2026 is now open for registration!
The conference will be beneficial for doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, and other health care professionals interested in sexual and reproductive healthcare.
Visit bit.ly/45EYpHq for more info.
The conference will be beneficial for doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, and other health care professionals interested in sexual and reproductive healthcare.
Visit bit.ly/45EYpHq for more info.
January 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The BASHH / CoSRH Conference 2026 is now open for registration!
The conference will be beneficial for doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, and other health care professionals interested in sexual and reproductive healthcare.
Visit bit.ly/45EYpHq for more info.
The conference will be beneficial for doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, and other health care professionals interested in sexual and reproductive healthcare.
Visit bit.ly/45EYpHq for more info.
BASHH offers a range of memberships for different healthcare professionals, or professionals at different stages of their development.
Kickstart the New Year by joining BASHH! 🤝 Find out which membership is for you ➡️ bit.ly/4cZFpoq
Kickstart the New Year by joining BASHH! 🤝 Find out which membership is for you ➡️ bit.ly/4cZFpoq
January 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
BASHH offers a range of memberships for different healthcare professionals, or professionals at different stages of their development.
Kickstart the New Year by joining BASHH! 🤝 Find out which membership is for you ➡️ bit.ly/4cZFpoq
Kickstart the New Year by joining BASHH! 🤝 Find out which membership is for you ➡️ bit.ly/4cZFpoq
📅 Save the Date! The joint BASHH x @bhiva.bsky.social Conference is happening in April 2026.
Share your research or insights with the sexual health and HIV community - abstract submissions close 19th January.
Learn more: bit.ly/4riFD1O
Share your research or insights with the sexual health and HIV community - abstract submissions close 19th January.
Learn more: bit.ly/4riFD1O
January 5, 2026 at 10:01 AM
📅 Save the Date! The joint BASHH x @bhiva.bsky.social Conference is happening in April 2026.
Share your research or insights with the sexual health and HIV community - abstract submissions close 19th January.
Learn more: bit.ly/4riFD1O
Share your research or insights with the sexual health and HIV community - abstract submissions close 19th January.
Learn more: bit.ly/4riFD1O
🎉 Happy New Year! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2026 from all of us at BASHH.
Thank you for supporting our work to deliver expert sexual health care and advocate for better patient experience and outcomes.
What would you like to help BASHH achieve in 2026?
Thank you for supporting our work to deliver expert sexual health care and advocate for better patient experience and outcomes.
What would you like to help BASHH achieve in 2026?
January 1, 2026 at 10:01 AM
🎉 Happy New Year! Wishing you a happy and healthy 2026 from all of us at BASHH.
Thank you for supporting our work to deliver expert sexual health care and advocate for better patient experience and outcomes.
What would you like to help BASHH achieve in 2026?
Thank you for supporting our work to deliver expert sexual health care and advocate for better patient experience and outcomes.
What would you like to help BASHH achieve in 2026?
🌟 As we head into the New Year, we’re celebrating the progress made across sexual health services nationwide.
Share your own achievements from this year - or nominate someone whose work in championing sexual health deserves recognition! ✍️
Share your own achievements from this year - or nominate someone whose work in championing sexual health deserves recognition! ✍️
December 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🌟 As we head into the New Year, we’re celebrating the progress made across sexual health services nationwide.
Share your own achievements from this year - or nominate someone whose work in championing sexual health deserves recognition! ✍️
Share your own achievements from this year - or nominate someone whose work in championing sexual health deserves recognition! ✍️
Have you explored BASHH’s Sexually Transmitted Infections Foundation (STIF) training? The Theory Course covers STI diagnosis, management and referral, while the Competency Programme offers recognised hands-on training.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4leIo0v
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4leIo0v
December 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Have you explored BASHH’s Sexually Transmitted Infections Foundation (STIF) training? The Theory Course covers STI diagnosis, management and referral, while the Competency Programme offers recognised hands-on training.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4leIo0v
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4leIo0v
Is teamwork important to you? 👐🏽
As a GUM physician, you’ll collaborate with a diverse, multi-disciplinary team and consult with healthcare professionals from other specialties.
Learn more about this rewarding career via the LoveGUM website ➡️ bit.ly/3KzJMue
As a GUM physician, you’ll collaborate with a diverse, multi-disciplinary team and consult with healthcare professionals from other specialties.
Learn more about this rewarding career via the LoveGUM website ➡️ bit.ly/3KzJMue
December 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Is teamwork important to you? 👐🏽
As a GUM physician, you’ll collaborate with a diverse, multi-disciplinary team and consult with healthcare professionals from other specialties.
Learn more about this rewarding career via the LoveGUM website ➡️ bit.ly/3KzJMue
As a GUM physician, you’ll collaborate with a diverse, multi-disciplinary team and consult with healthcare professionals from other specialties.
Learn more about this rewarding career via the LoveGUM website ➡️ bit.ly/3KzJMue
🔬 Our Bacterial Special Interest Group (BSIG) has a dedicated platform to help promote communication between microbiologists and clinicians involved in the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
Visit the eLearning platform for more info➡️ bit.ly/3WsOmRf
Visit the eLearning platform for more info➡️ bit.ly/3WsOmRf
December 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🔬 Our Bacterial Special Interest Group (BSIG) has a dedicated platform to help promote communication between microbiologists and clinicians involved in the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
Visit the eLearning platform for more info➡️ bit.ly/3WsOmRf
Visit the eLearning platform for more info➡️ bit.ly/3WsOmRf
📣 Registration is open for the Dermatology Plus Course.
Building on the Genital Dermatology Basics Course, this year’s event is delivered in collaboration with the British Society for Penoscrotal Dermatology.
Mark the date and find out more here: bit.ly/3LZyK5z
Building on the Genital Dermatology Basics Course, this year’s event is delivered in collaboration with the British Society for Penoscrotal Dermatology.
Mark the date and find out more here: bit.ly/3LZyK5z
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📣 Registration is open for the Dermatology Plus Course.
Building on the Genital Dermatology Basics Course, this year’s event is delivered in collaboration with the British Society for Penoscrotal Dermatology.
Mark the date and find out more here: bit.ly/3LZyK5z
Building on the Genital Dermatology Basics Course, this year’s event is delivered in collaboration with the British Society for Penoscrotal Dermatology.
Mark the date and find out more here: bit.ly/3LZyK5z
📄 Stay up to date with the latest BASHH guidelines, developed by the Clinical Effectiveness Group (CEG), a national team of experts working to improve clinical standards across the UK.
🆕 Check out the newly updated Scabies and Gonorrhoea 2025 guidelines: bit.ly/3YFp7fy
🆕 Check out the newly updated Scabies and Gonorrhoea 2025 guidelines: bit.ly/3YFp7fy
December 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
📄 Stay up to date with the latest BASHH guidelines, developed by the Clinical Effectiveness Group (CEG), a national team of experts working to improve clinical standards across the UK.
🆕 Check out the newly updated Scabies and Gonorrhoea 2025 guidelines: bit.ly/3YFp7fy
🆕 Check out the newly updated Scabies and Gonorrhoea 2025 guidelines: bit.ly/3YFp7fy
Are you based in the Trent region?
Join us for the upcoming Trent BASHH Regional & Audit Group Meeting, hosted at the Kegworth Hotel and Conference Centre.
Stay tuned for further details: bit.ly/48wfftW
Join us for the upcoming Trent BASHH Regional & Audit Group Meeting, hosted at the Kegworth Hotel and Conference Centre.
Stay tuned for further details: bit.ly/48wfftW
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Are you based in the Trent region?
Join us for the upcoming Trent BASHH Regional & Audit Group Meeting, hosted at the Kegworth Hotel and Conference Centre.
Stay tuned for further details: bit.ly/48wfftW
Join us for the upcoming Trent BASHH Regional & Audit Group Meeting, hosted at the Kegworth Hotel and Conference Centre.
Stay tuned for further details: bit.ly/48wfftW
To mark #WorldAIDSDay, we spoke with Co-Chairs of the BASHH HIV & BBV Special Interest Group, to explore why this day remains vital and what’s next in the effort toward ending HIV transmission.
Read the full Q&A with Lisa and Eleanor ➡️ bit.ly/3KcrKBS
Read the full Q&A with Lisa and Eleanor ➡️ bit.ly/3KcrKBS
December 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
To mark #WorldAIDSDay, we spoke with Co-Chairs of the BASHH HIV & BBV Special Interest Group, to explore why this day remains vital and what’s next in the effort toward ending HIV transmission.
Read the full Q&A with Lisa and Eleanor ➡️ bit.ly/3KcrKBS
Read the full Q&A with Lisa and Eleanor ➡️ bit.ly/3KcrKBS
BASHH has collaborated on the Sexual Health and HIV eLearning (eHIV-STI) programme.
This resource provides healthcare professionals with a knowledge base for supporting individuals with STIs, including HIV, and related conditions.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3PJ8CdK
This resource provides healthcare professionals with a knowledge base for supporting individuals with STIs, including HIV, and related conditions.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3PJ8CdK
December 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
BASHH has collaborated on the Sexual Health and HIV eLearning (eHIV-STI) programme.
This resource provides healthcare professionals with a knowledge base for supporting individuals with STIs, including HIV, and related conditions.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3PJ8CdK
This resource provides healthcare professionals with a knowledge base for supporting individuals with STIs, including HIV, and related conditions.
Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3PJ8CdK
Join us on Friday 23rd January for the BASHH Scientific Meeting, held virtually on Zoom.
Hear presentations from our Genital Dermatology and GSM SIGs. The event is free for members, but registration is essential to receive the joining link.
Register now: bit.ly/4rc0aoN
Hear presentations from our Genital Dermatology and GSM SIGs. The event is free for members, but registration is essential to receive the joining link.
Register now: bit.ly/4rc0aoN
December 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Join us on Friday 23rd January for the BASHH Scientific Meeting, held virtually on Zoom.
Hear presentations from our Genital Dermatology and GSM SIGs. The event is free for members, but registration is essential to receive the joining link.
Register now: bit.ly/4rc0aoN
Hear presentations from our Genital Dermatology and GSM SIGs. The event is free for members, but registration is essential to receive the joining link.
Register now: bit.ly/4rc0aoN
BASHH warmly welcomes the publication of the new HIV Action Plan for England and the strong focus on securing the future HIV workforce, including supporting access to specialists in Genitourinary Medicine.
Learn more about our specialty ➡️ bit.ly/3M7DaHC
Learn more about our specialty ➡️ bit.ly/3M7DaHC
December 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
BASHH warmly welcomes the publication of the new HIV Action Plan for England and the strong focus on securing the future HIV workforce, including supporting access to specialists in Genitourinary Medicine.
Learn more about our specialty ➡️ bit.ly/3M7DaHC
Learn more about our specialty ➡️ bit.ly/3M7DaHC
According to The Guardian, for the first time since 1988, the US government will no longer commemorate #WorldAIDSDay.
In response, @bhiva.bsky.social and BASHH stand in solidarity with all affected by HIV globally.
Read the full story here: bit.ly/4okzC1T
In response, @bhiva.bsky.social and BASHH stand in solidarity with all affected by HIV globally.
Read the full story here: bit.ly/4okzC1T
December 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
According to The Guardian, for the first time since 1988, the US government will no longer commemorate #WorldAIDSDay.
In response, @bhiva.bsky.social and BASHH stand in solidarity with all affected by HIV globally.
Read the full story here: bit.ly/4okzC1T
In response, @bhiva.bsky.social and BASHH stand in solidarity with all affected by HIV globally.
Read the full story here: bit.ly/4okzC1T
Today, the Government unveiled the new HIV Action Plan for England, backed by £170 million.
This marks a pivotal moment in shifting the dial in the HIV response.
Please read BASHH's response below ⬇️
This marks a pivotal moment in shifting the dial in the HIV response.
Please read BASHH's response below ⬇️
December 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Today, the Government unveiled the new HIV Action Plan for England, backed by £170 million.
This marks a pivotal moment in shifting the dial in the HIV response.
Please read BASHH's response below ⬇️
This marks a pivotal moment in shifting the dial in the HIV response.
Please read BASHH's response below ⬇️
📅 Mark your diaries!
BASHH’s 2026 events programme is live. As the UK’s leading provider of general and specialist postgraduate education in STI management and care, there’s something for every healthcare professional.
Explore the full events programme ➡️ bit.ly/3J9wlEe
BASHH’s 2026 events programme is live. As the UK’s leading provider of general and specialist postgraduate education in STI management and care, there’s something for every healthcare professional.
Explore the full events programme ➡️ bit.ly/3J9wlEe
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
📅 Mark your diaries!
BASHH’s 2026 events programme is live. As the UK’s leading provider of general and specialist postgraduate education in STI management and care, there’s something for every healthcare professional.
Explore the full events programme ➡️ bit.ly/3J9wlEe
BASHH’s 2026 events programme is live. As the UK’s leading provider of general and specialist postgraduate education in STI management and care, there’s something for every healthcare professional.
Explore the full events programme ➡️ bit.ly/3J9wlEe
Through the BSIG platform, you can access curated resources covering key areas of sexual health — from performing microscopy to understanding governance in sexual health laboratories.
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/46VTIdz
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/46VTIdz
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Through the BSIG platform, you can access curated resources covering key areas of sexual health — from performing microscopy to understanding governance in sexual health laboratories.
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/46VTIdz
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/46VTIdz
📣 We’re excited to share the report on BASHH’s Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EEDI) review.
Embedding EEDI principles is essential to advancing excellence in genitourinary medicine, sexual health and HIV care.
View the full report here: bit.ly/49FPwjZ
Embedding EEDI principles is essential to advancing excellence in genitourinary medicine, sexual health and HIV care.
View the full report here: bit.ly/49FPwjZ
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
📣 We’re excited to share the report on BASHH’s Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EEDI) review.
Embedding EEDI principles is essential to advancing excellence in genitourinary medicine, sexual health and HIV care.
View the full report here: bit.ly/49FPwjZ
Embedding EEDI principles is essential to advancing excellence in genitourinary medicine, sexual health and HIV care.
View the full report here: bit.ly/49FPwjZ
#WorldAIDSDay2025 is just one week away!
Show your support for people living with HIV worldwide by wearing a red ribbon - a symbol of solidarity and commitment to ending HIV for good.
Find out how to get involved, donate, or fundraise ➡️ bit.ly/4h46rOi @NAT_AIDS_Trust
Show your support for people living with HIV worldwide by wearing a red ribbon - a symbol of solidarity and commitment to ending HIV for good.
Find out how to get involved, donate, or fundraise ➡️ bit.ly/4h46rOi @NAT_AIDS_Trust
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#WorldAIDSDay2025 is just one week away!
Show your support for people living with HIV worldwide by wearing a red ribbon - a symbol of solidarity and commitment to ending HIV for good.
Find out how to get involved, donate, or fundraise ➡️ bit.ly/4h46rOi @NAT_AIDS_Trust
Show your support for people living with HIV worldwide by wearing a red ribbon - a symbol of solidarity and commitment to ending HIV for good.
Find out how to get involved, donate, or fundraise ➡️ bit.ly/4h46rOi @NAT_AIDS_Trust