The prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in young people and other high risk groups

This report finds sexual health services (SHSs) to be under severe pressure, funding has reduced while data for 2022, the most recent available, shows that rates of gonorrhoea are the highest since records began in 1918 with young people most affected. In the same year syphilis cases reached a peak not seen since 1948, the cross-party committee cautioned. The Committee calls on the government to “radically increase” the public health grant to local authorities to a level that allows SHSs to operate effectively and meet local need.ReportPress release
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news