BMJ 1995;310:1194 (6 May)

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Australia and New Zealand have taken the lead

EDITOR,--Yvonne Stedman and Max Elstein's editorial touches on an issue in which Australia and New Zealand have perhaps taken the lead--the development of broad based sexual health services.1 Indeed, as well as providing services for sexually transmitted diseases and basic family planning under one roof2--a common practice for state funded sexually transmitted disease clinics for over 20 years--the clinical staff increasingly receive training in such diverse topics as sexual and relationship counselling, sexual assault, sexual dysfunction, and promotion of sexual health.3 As a minimum this promotes the identification of problems and efficient referral. Specialist counsellors on site can manage most of these broader problems, particularly if they give rise to a risk of sexually transmitted diseases or HIV infection. There has been no rivalry with our federally funded (and therefore separately located) family planning services, which have enthusiastically provided many of their clients' needs with regard to sexually transmitted . . . [Full text of this article]


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