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Sexual Health

Sexual health covers a range of areas that includes contraception, sexually transmitted infections, HIV and termination of pregnancy. The role of nurses, midwives and health practitioners working across all areas of this specialty is to provide high quality care and treatment focusing on the individual needs of patients, safeguarding, behaviour change and prevention. Use this guide to find information resources about sexual health including books, reports and journal articles.

Last updated: 27/10/2022

Key Resources

Book cover Royal College of Nursing (2020) Female genital mutilation. RCN guidance for sexual health care. London: RCN.
Publication cover Royal College of Nursing (2020) Genital examination in women. A resource for skills development and assessment. London: RCN.
Publication cover Royal College of Nursing (2020) Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Cervical screening and cervical cancer. London: RCN.
Publication cover Royal College of Nursing (2019) Sexual and reproductive health: education, training and career progression in nursing and midwifery. London: RCN.
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (2021) HIV: migrant health guide. London: OHID.
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (2021) Sexually transmitted infections (STIs): migrant health guide. London: OHID.
Public Health England (2021) Promoting the sexual health and wellbeing of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. London: PHE.
Public Health England (2021) Promoting the sexual health and wellbeing of people from a Black Caribbean background: an evidence-based resource. London: PHE.
RCN: Sexual health career stories and case studies
  • This selection of career stories, from nurses working across the UK and in a variety of organisations, demonstrate the various routes that senior nurses have taken to develop into the specialty and show the breadth of services providing sexual health care.
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RCN: Sexual Health education directory
  • This resource highlights training and qualification requirements for registered nurses, midwives, health advisers and nursing associates as well as unregistered health care support staff working in sexual health.
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Book cover Royal College of Nursing (2018) Sexual and reproductive health. RCN report on the impact of funding and service changes in England. London: RCN
Department of Health (2013) A framework for sexual health improvement in England. London: DoH.

Books

Book cover Ades V (2020) Sexual and gender-based violence: a complete clinical guide. Cham: Springer International.
Book cover Coffee G, Fenning P and Welsby P (2016) Promoting youth sexual health: home, school, and community collaboration. Abingdon: Routledge.
Book cover Cristaudo A and Giuliani M (2020) Sexually transmitted infections: advances in understanding and management. Cham: Springer International.
Book cover Everett S (2021) Handbook of contraception and sexual health. 4th edn. London: Routledge.
Book cover Guillebaud J (2020) Contraception today. 9th edn. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
Book cover Hussen S A (ed.) (2020) Sexually transmitted infections in adolescence and young adulthood: a practical guide for clinicians. Cham: Springer International.
Book cover Katz A (2021) Sexuality and illness: a guidebook for health professionals. Milton: Taylor and Francis.
Book cover Melville C (2015) Sexual and reproductive health at a glance. Chichester: Wiley.
Book cover Percy L and Mansour D (2020) Contraception made easy. 2nd edn. Banbury: Scion.
Book cover Rugoho T and Maphosa F (eds.) (2020) Sexual and reproductive health of adolescents with disabilities. Singapore: Springer.
Book cover Wylie K (2015) ABC of sexual health. 3rd edn. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.

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Journal articles

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Journals

Book cover Journals of interest for sexual health. Use these links to see details of availability.

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Page last updated - 27/10/2022