Chemsex: Neighborhood authorities should commission London-wide open entry sexual wellness and drug companies. Photograph: Dosfotos/PYMCA /REX
Your recent post (Gay men warned on critical dangers of ‘chemsex’, 9 April) highlights the critical risk to each individual and public wellness posed by the emergence of “chemsex”. Whilst this impacts overwhelmingly on the gay community and in distinct (though not only) in London, it is crucial to recognise other groups are also impacted by the developing use of these medicines (as well as “legal highs”), such as younger folks, college students and clubbers, as mentioned in yet another of your posts on the same day (Steroid users pose new HIV infection risk, authorities warn).
The robust association with substantial-threat sexual behaviour and sexual unwell-wellness, including the transmission of HIV and hepatitis C, has highlighted the require for better hyperlinks in between sexual well being and drug companies. Even so, really handful of integrated services exist, and these that do are now only accessible to neighborhood residents due to latest adjustments in NHS commissioning. We are concerned that this will severely restrict accessibility to care for these vulnerable groups from all areas of London. We phone on neighborhood authorities in London to jointly commission completely integrated, London-broad, open access, LGBT-distinct (but open to all) sexual overall health and drug companies, and for other nearby authorities to do likewise in regions the place equivalent problems have been identified.
Dr Ann Sullivan Consultant, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Jan Clarke President, British Association for Sexual Well being and HIV, Dr David Asboe Chair, British HIV Association, Yusef Azad Director of policy and campaigns, Nationwide Aids Trusts, Dr Emma Devitt Advisor, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Christopher Hilton Consultant liaison psychiatrist, West London Psychological Well being Believe in/Imperial College London, Dr Alan McOwan Lead clinician, 56 Dean Street, Dr Michael Rayment Advisor, Homerton University Hospital,, London Dr Fiona Burns Consultant, Royal Cost-free London NHS Basis Believe in, Dr Christopher Scott Advisor, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Believe in, Dr Alan Winston Reader in HIV medicine, Imperial University London
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