MTW Sexual Health

15/09/2025

Sexual Health Week will run from 15 – 21 September

Theme: Chronically Online 📱

From deepfakes to dating apps and algorithms to AI, this week explores how being online is influencing attitudes and behaviours around s*x, relationships and s*xual health.

Find out more: brook.org.uk/shw

10/02/2025

It's HIV Testing Week 10-16th February.
Don't know your HIV status? Pop into The Rubin Clinic at Maidstone Hospital or The Riverside Clinic at Gravesham Hospital during working hours this week, have a rapid HIV test and know your status. It's a free and confidential instant finger prick test which gives a result in 1 minute.
Call 0300 3730709 for opening times of each clinic.

If you prefer, you can order a free home test from kent.sh.uk

01/12/2024

Get tested
Getting tested is the only way to find out if you have HIV. If you are living with HIV, starting treatment early means you can live a full, healthy and productive life. Free and confidential HIV tests are available from NHS s*xual health clinics (also called GUM clinics), charity testing services, many GP surgeries, pharmacies or online for self-testing at home.

29/11/2024

1st December 2024 - Worlds Aids Day - How will you help end HIV stigma?

Join in
World AIDS Day is for everyone. Join a global community showing solidarity with people living with HIV today and remembering lives lost.

There are so many ways you can get involved this World AIDS Day.

Wear the Red Ribbon
The iconic red ribbon is an enduring symbol of support for anyone who has been affected by HIV and AIDS. By purchasing a red ribbon from National AIDS Trust, you’ll send a message of solidarity while helping us to reach our goal of ending new HIV transmissions by 2030.

Get tested
Getting tested is the only way to find out if you have HIV. Get a free home testing kit from sh.uk or visit your local s*xual health clinic.

Tell others
This World AIDS Day, we’re asking: How will you help end HIV stigma? Everyone has a role in challenging stigma and making the world a better place for people living with HIV.

10/09/2024

Sexual Health wee 2024.... Are you feeling it?

ith mental health in decline and STIs on the rise, it’s more important than ever to shine a light on the inextricable links between s*xual health and mental health, from s*x and relationships to body image and social media.

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09/09/2024

Sexual Health Week 9th-15th September 2024

Are You Feeling It? 🧠❤️

With mental health in decline and STIs on the rise, it’s more important than ever to shine a light on the inextricable links between s*xual health and mental health, from s*x and relationships to body image and social media.

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09/02/2024

It’s good s*xual health practice to test for STIs regularly. This could mean every time you have a new s*xual partner, or testing every three to six months. Using condoms helps lessen the likelihood of getting or passing on STIs and testing and treatment is easy and free.

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08/02/2024

The sooner someone with HIV starts treatment, the better it is for their health. People on treatment achieve an undetectable viral load, which means there's no more risk of transmission. Treatment is free to everyone in the UK.

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07/02/2024

Most new infections come from unprotected s*x with someone who doesn’t know they have HIV – so aren’t on medication and aren’t undetectable. Choose your way to protect yourself and prevent HIV, from options including condoms and PrEP.

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06/02/2024

Your body, your s*xual health, your wellbeing – looking after them starts with you.

We have the tools to stop HIV. Testing, treatment, condoms and PrEP. Each of us can play our part.

‍Be part of the generation that stops HIV.

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05/02/2024

It's National HIV Testing Week 2024.
It’s a good idea to test at least once a year. Testing is the only way to know if you have HIV, so you can stay in control of your health.
You can get a free HIV test at your local clinic or by ordering a free home test via sh.uk.
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18/10/2023