by Dr Wayne Cottrell | Sep 13, 2022 | screening, AIDs, Gay, Genital Herpes, Genital Warts, Gonorrhoea, GP Services, HCV, HIV, HPV, STI
Monday the 12th of September marks the start of sexual health week. A week is dedicated to raising awareness of sexual health issues and treatments and generally opening the floor to discussion on some topics that not everyone feels comfortable discussing This year we...
by Dr Wayne Cottrell | Jul 25, 2022 | HIV, AIDs, HCV, screening
World Hepatitis Day is celebrated on the 28th of July and is designed to raise awareness, support and show a unity of strength in the community. Currently, here in the UK, over 180,000 people are chronically infected with Hepatitis B, and over 144,000 are estimated to...
by Dr Wayne Cottrell | Mar 4, 2019 | Genital Herpes, Gonorrhoea, HCV, HIV, HPV, screening, STI
Our busy lives are having an affect on our health, with over 15 million people each year missing doctors appointments. Recent studies how found that the top two reasons for not showing up, are illness or forgetfulness. With this huge strain on the NHS and...
by Dr Wayne Cottrell | Dec 7, 2018 | Gonorrhoea, Genital Herpes, HCV, HIV, HPV, screening, STI
The parties have started, the office is buzzing and Santa is on his way! “Are you getting anything nice for Christmas?” – Jewellery? – New sneakers? – Chlamydia? Seems a silly question right? However 1 in 10 people are set to get an STI this festive...
by Dr Wayne Cottrell | Apr 30, 2018 | HCV
NHS England are claiming to eliminate the HCV (Hepatitis C virus) by 2025, making it the first ever country in the world to achieve this. Over 160,000 people are affected by HCV in the UK, and the number still rising. How are we going to tackle such an immense...
