Category Archives: Adult Social Care

Call for young men to test for chlamydia

Chlamydia campaignA NEW campaign is being launched in East Sussex highlighting how easy it is for young men to test for the UK’s most common sexually transmitted infection.

One in 12 people who test for chlamydia have the infection which, while there are often no noticeable signs, can cause a range of health issues, including those affecting fertility in men and women if left untreated. Continue reading

Partners come together to protect the vulnerable

Safer People Safer Places - Emma Barker and Rebecca Boardman from the charity Missing People with Ashlee Allchorn from STEPS, a service which helps people stay living independentlyCYBERBULLYING, radicalisation and homelessness were among the topics discussed at a major community safety conference in East Sussex.

Safer People Safer Places, held in Eastbourne, brought together representatives from 37 organisations ranging from local councils and the emergency services to the health, education and voluntary sector and the armed forces. Continue reading

Closer health and social care integration could be on way

Cllr Keith GlazierA RECOMMENDATION to further strengthen ties between health and social care providers will be discussed by councillors in East Sussex.

The proposals would see closer working between East Sussex Better Together (ESBT) Alliance partners in the short-term and a move towards setting up a new health and social care organisation in the longer-term. Continue reading