NUS and Terrence Higgins Trust Sexual Health Lobby of Parliament
National Union of Students and Terrence Higgins Trust have joined forces to tackle rising rates of sexually transmitted infections amongst young people, and will be lobbying Parliament to ensure adequate sexual health provision. NUS Women's Campaign is supporting this lobby as part of our Pro-choice and Proud of it! campaign. We want students from all over the country to come to the House of Commons to meet with their local MPs, and attend the debate with the party spokespeople on sexual health to ensure that they hear first hand about the problems faced by students.
The lobby will focus on three specific demands:
That the Government take urgent action to ensure that Primary Care Trusts meet the target that everyone should be able to get an appointment with a GUM clinic within 48 hours.
That all Primary Care Trusts should be encouraged to supply free sexual health provision to Students' Unions, thereby ending the postcode lottery that currently characterizes this scheme.
That MPs support the amendment to the Education Bill to make Personal Social and Health Education (PSHE) a compulsory part of the curriculum for 14-19 year olds.
Guest speakers:
- Nick Partridge, Chief Executive of Terrence Higgins Trust
- Baroness Gould, Chair of the Independent Advisory Group for Sexual Health and HIV and Chair of the APPG Pro-choice and Sexual Health
- Dr Andrew Murrison MP, Conservative Party Spokesperson for Sexual Health
- Sandra Gidley MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Sexual Health
This is your chance to tell the decision-makers about the problems you and your students face on the ground. Please attend the lobby and encourage your women's group and other students at your college to attend.
For more information:
A Lobby Pack has been posted to all Students’ Unions and is also available online.
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