2012 BASHH statement on partner notification for sexually transmissible infections

Abstract

(1) Summary of key principles (2) Importance of partner notification (3) Aim (4) Statement development (5) Audience and care networks (6) Competency in partner notification (PN) practice (7) Offering PN (8) Infections for which PN should be offered and look-back intervals (9) Table showing look-back intervals for partner notification and where epidemiological treatment is recommended (10) Agreed contact actions (11) PN resolution (12) Legal issues regarding sharing of information between services (13) PN auditable outcome measures for the BASHH Clinical Effectiveness Group Guidelines and National Audit Group audit questionnaires (14) Updated chlamydial PN outcome standards and rationale for the updated standards (15) Interface between PN and outbreak/incident control (16) Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults (17) HIV-PN (18) Future developments in PN outcome measurement (19) Contributors (20) Document review plan (21) Appendix. Notes on measuring the updated chlamydial PN outcome measures (22) References