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.
Key Resources
Royal College of Nursing (2020) Female genital mutilation. RCN guidance for sexual health care. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2020) Genital examination in women. A resource for skills development and assessment. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2020) Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Cervical screening and cervical cancer. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2019) Sexual and reproductive health: education, training and career progression in nursing and midwifery. London: RCN.
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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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Royal College of Nursing (2018) Sexual and reproductive health. RCN report on the impact of funding and service changes in England. London: RCN
Books
Aggleton P, Parker R and Thomas F (2015) Culture, health and sexuality: an introduction. London: Routledge.
Benge M (2014) Sexuality and sexual health for individuals with a learning disability: a care quality guide for health and social care staff and carers. Hove: Pavilion Publishing.
Coffee G, Fenning P and Welsby P (2016) Promoting youth sexual health: home, school, and community collaboration. Abingdon: Routledge.
Everett S (2014) Handbook of contraception and sexual health. 3rd edn. Abingdon: Routledge.
Guillebaud J (2020) Contraception today. 9th edn. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
Healey J (2015) Discussing sexual health. Thirroul, NSW: Spinney Press.
Melville C (2015) Sexual and reproductive health at a glance. Chichester: Wiley.
Mulhall J and Hsiao W (2014) Men's sexual health and fertility: a clinician's guide. New York: Springer.
Percy L and Mansour D (2020) Contraception made easy. 2nd edn. Banbury: Scion.
Wylie K (2015) ABC of sexual health. 3rd edn. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.
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Journal articles
Journals
Journals of interest for sexual health. Use these links to see details of availability.
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