Sexual Health and Contraception

<p><strong>Alyesha Proctor </strong>is an advanced paramedic practitioner and independent prescriber working in general practice. Alyesha is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and previously worked as a senior lecturer in Paramedic Science at the University of the West of England. Alyesha received a National Institute for Health and Care Research Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship to develop an intervention to support paramedics to safely assess and manage children with minor head injury. She has a passion for all aspects of prehospital care and her particular interests include the clinical decision-making processes that occur in the out-of-hospital setting, the interfaces between primary, second­ary and ambulance care, the evaluation of prehospital interventions to reduce avoidable conveyance and the impact of multidisciplinary teams in primary care. Alyesha has a keen interest in sexual health and contraception, as increasingly primary care practitioners are expected to have generalist knowledge on a range of sexual health and contraception issues. She is currently undertaking her Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health Diploma. </p><br><br><p><strong>Hettie Lean </strong>has had an extensive career as a practice nurse and nurse practitioner in a range of settings, including primary, secondary and community care within the NHS and voluntary sector. For 12 years, she worked as a nurse/nurse manager for Brook, a national charity offering clinic and outreach services for young people, as well as training for professionals across the UK. Hettie is a senior lecturer in sexual health at the University of the West of England and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. In 2015 she became a member of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists – being one of the first nurses to achieve the Diploma of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare and Faculty Registered Trainer status. She continues to engage in practice as a nurse in community contraception and sexual health clinics.</p><br>