@Prof_Matt_P

Consultant Genitourinary Medicine Physician; Honorary Professor @Uni_lancashire; Immediate Past President @bashh_uk

 Carlisle, England
Joined May 2011
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Final episode in this season of Rooted & Rising TODAY at 5pm! Joining co-host @vanessa_apea are iconic guests @BellRibeiroAddy & @SoSowemimo. We’ll be discussing pressing issues affecting Black women’s health. Watch live on @PhoenixHealthM YouTube youtube.com/live/ekc1rCzJT9c…
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BASHH@BASHH_UKOct 22
Join BASHH’s ‘STIs and HIV in Pregnancy: A training event for midwives.’ Delivered by national experts, the course will explore diagnosis, management and prevention of HIV and STIs in pregnancy. Register today: bit.ly/4yjhydS
STI and HIV in Pregnancy: A training event for midwives Topics covered will include: Introduction to HIV and STIs in pregnancy: confidentiality, language, law, sexuality and gender identity HIV in pregnancy Hepatitis B and C in pregnancy Herpes simplex virus in pregnancy

ALT STI and HIV in Pregnancy: A training event for midwives Topics covered will include: Introduction to HIV and STIs in pregnancy: confidentiality, language, law, sexuality and gender identity HIV in pregnancy Hepatitis B and C in pregnancy Herpes simplex virus in pregnancy

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News & Star@newsandstarOct 21
Five Cumbria health projects awarded up to £50,000 each to improve NHS care ift.tt/MYtPh63

Five Cumbria health projects awarded up to £50,000 each to improve NHS care

Five new health research projects are aiming to improve patient care and strengthen NHS services.

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BASHH@BASHH_UKOct 21
Applications for the BASHH 2026 elections are now open. This is your opportunity to help shape education, guidance and standards in sexual health and HIV care through Board of Trustee and Clinical Governance Committee roles. Apply today: bit.ly/4BbZmFk
BASHH 2026 Elections BASHH is your specialty association. Takes a leading role and apply now!

ALT BASHH 2026 Elections BASHH is your specialty association. Takes a leading role and apply now!

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BASHH@BASHH_UKOct 16
🔍Looking for a medical specialty that offers real variety? Genitourinary medicine (GUM) spans sexual health, HIV care, public health, research and education, with opportunities to work across a range of setting and patient groups. Take a closer look: bit.ly/4iUSd5z
GUM is... varied and holistic “People don’t know that GUM is so integrated and don’t realise that HIV, women’s health, contraception and public health are baked into it.”

ALT GUM is... varied and holistic “People don’t know that GUM is so integrated and don’t realise that HIV, women’s health, contraception and public health are baked into it.”

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BASHH@BASHH_UKOct 16
Today, we hosted a symposium at #IUSTI2026 exploring how multiplex testing can meet patient and clinical needs. Thanks to speakers, Ivo Sinicins, Tanya Applegate, Sophie Nash and Maggie Barr-DiChiarra (WHO), for sharing insights on co-production and person-centred diagnostics.
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BBC Cumbria
@BBC_CumbriaOct 6
£5m revamp for 'ageing' renal and gynaecology units bbc.in/472fETG

Whitehaven's renal and gynaecology units to be redeveloped

The West Cumberland Hospital says the units do not meet modern standards of healthcare.

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BASHH@BASHH_UKOct 4
Today is the final day to see the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt on display in Scotland. A powerful tribute to the history and lives lost to HIV and AIDS, and the importance of continuing to challenge stigma and improve care for those affected. Learn more: bit.ly/46RiA57
UK AIDs Memorial Quilt

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BASHH@BASHH_UKOct 3
Sexual Health Advisers are central to sexual health and HIV care, supporting prevention, safeguarding and improved patient outcomes. BASHH supports the recognition and development of this vital workforce: bit.ly/3Td4LuC
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John McSorley@JohnMcSorley10Sep 20
Promises to be very tasty 😋
Student & Trainee Assoc for Sexual Health & HIV@STASHH_UKSep 20
Don’t forget to sign up for the GUM taster day!!! Online —>
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BASHH@BASHH_UKOct 1
Bookings are now open for our Two Day Safeguarding Supervision Course, taking place on the 16th -17th March 2027. Designed for professionals providing safeguarding supervision in sexual health and HIV services, this interactive course has limited spaces: bit.ly/4jbtFFV
Two Day Safeguarding Supervision Course Do you provide safeguarding supervision as part of your role in sexual health and HIV? Topics will include: Safeguarding reflective supervision Support and where to seek it Differentiate between 1-2-1, Ad Hoc and group supervision 20th-21st October 2026 Zoom

ALT Two Day Safeguarding Supervision Course Do you provide safeguarding supervision as part of your role in sexual health and HIV? Topics will include: Safeguarding reflective supervision Support and where to seek it Differentiate between 1-2-1, Ad Hoc and group supervision 20th-21st October 2026 Zoom

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AIDS is not over. The situation in Fiji is a stark reminder that HIV epidemics can change quickly when prevention and treatment services do not reach everyone who needs them. Fiji is stepping up its response. @UNAIDS will continue working with 🇫🇯 and countries across the Pacific, alongside communities and partners, to strengthen national responses and regional cooperation. theguardian.com/world/2026/s…

‘Children are dying’: Fiji hopes declaring an HIV emergency will help it tackle crisis

One in 60 adults Fiji lives with HIV but a recent emergency declaration may help address key issues such as syringe sharing

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John McSorley@JohnMcSorley10Sep 30
It’s getting exciting. Can’t wait
BASHH@BASHH_UKSep 30
Ahead of IUSTI World Congress 2026 in Prague, meet BASHH’s four scholars and hear what they’re looking forward to. Read: bit.ly/3SiTusr
World Congress of the International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections BASHH is proud to be hosting four scholars for this year's IUSTI Congress in Prague.

ALT World Congress of the International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections BASHH is proud to be hosting four scholars for this year's IUSTI Congress in Prague.

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Over the past 20 years, we have expanded research beyond traditional academic settings. We invest in people, skills and infrastructure to ensure research becomes part of everyday practice across the NHS, public health, social care and internationally. By giving more people the opportunity to get involved in and lead research, we are building the foundations for long-term growth and a more diverse workforce. This helps transform new ideas into better care, better services, and better outcomes for people and communities. Through investing in people, infrastructure, partnerships and culture, we are building a skilled and resilient workforce equipped to solve tomorrow’s health and social care challenges. Explore the latest in our #NIHR20 Gamechanger series to find out how we are building the foundations for research ⬇️ nihr.ac.uk/nihr20/gamechange…
Gamechangers - Building the foundations for research

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Supporting clinical academic careers - Since 2006, we have helped thousands of people develop research careers alongside their clinical practice. Photo of researchers examining an x-ray on a screen

ALT Supporting clinical academic careers - Since 2006, we have helped thousands of people develop research careers alongside their clinical practice. Photo of researchers examining an x-ray on a screen

Today, we support people across 200 professions and specialities, helping to build a clinical academic workforce that can transform new ideas and evidence into better treatments, services and care. Photo of a woman stood at a lecturn delivering a lecture to an audience

ALT Today, we support people across 200 professions and specialities, helping to build a clinical academic workforce that can transform new ideas and evidence into better treatments, services and care. Photo of a woman stood at a lecturn delivering a lecture to an audience

Explore more Gamechangers Search ‘NIHR Gamechangers’ to find out how we’re changing the game across health and social care research

ALT Explore more Gamechangers Search ‘NIHR Gamechangers’ to find out how we’re changing the game across health and social care research

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Call to all SpRs and consultants in GUM! We would be very grateful if you could sign up to mentor students and resident doctors who could be our GUM physicians of the future forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/…
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BBC Cumbria
@BBC_CumbriaSep 23
Deaf passengers face 'anxiety' on public transport bbc.in/3TiA5bE

Public transport source of "anxiety" for deaf travellers

Charlotte Young, who has hearing loss, says information whilst travelling is often inaccessible.

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BHIVA
@BritishHIVAssocSep 22
Interested in a career in Genitourinary Medicine (GUM)? 🩺 Join the GUM Taster Day on 5 October 2026, 09:15-17:15 on MS Teams. Hear from speakers across the UK and discover what a career in GUM has to offer. Open to medical students & resident doctors and it’s FREE to attend! Register here: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/… #GenitourinaryMedicine #GUM #MedicalStudents #ResidentDoctors #MedicalCareers
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Prevention doesn't only happen in a clinic. Since 2017, CAHN's CATCH model has taken cardiovascular screening into churches, barbershops and community centres. It catches risk early and walks people into care. Now we're building the evidence: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/EpVg…
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HIV is on the agenda in Wales.   In today's Programme for Government, the First Minister of Wales has committed to action to end new cases of HIV in Wales by 2030.
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It's a win! Today, Minister for Public Health @mareetoddmsp has committed to a new HIV Action Plan for Scotland.
Scottish Parliament with banner announcing a new HIV Action Plan for Scotland, aiming to end new HIV cases by 2030.

ALT Scottish Parliament with banner announcing a new HIV Action Plan for Scotland, aiming to end new HIV cases by 2030.

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