http://www.drpetra.co.uk/blog Sex and relatonship issues that matter Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:07:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. Here’s some information about a forthcoming public meeting about sex workers and wellbeing organised by Safety First. Please circulate as appropriate. Since the tragic murders of Gemma Adams, Tania Nicol, Anneli Alderton, Annette Nicholls and Paula Clennell, prostitution has been pushed out of sight. But are women safer? Find out ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DrPetraBoyntonBlog/~3/335014641/ http://www.drpetra.co.uk/blog/?p=664 What’s the legal age of consent for heterosexual sex in the UK? Is it the same for gay sex - or is the age of consent different for homosexual sex? How about oral sex? Is there an age of consent for that? And what does the UK law say about ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DrPetraBoyntonBlog/~3/335005589/ http://www.drpetra.co.uk/blog/?p=663 You’ll have probably seen the big press fuss over the latest research showing that sex is important for seniors. The study, (rather catchily) entitled “Secular trends in self reported sexual activity and satisfaction in Swedish 70 year olds: cross sectional survey of four populations, 1971-2001” will be published later ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DrPetraBoyntonBlog/~3/331049816/ http://www.drpetra.co.uk/blog/?p=661 Well loved puppets Sooty and Sweep have been busy texting Happy Birthday to Nelson Mandela. Make sure you get your message to Tata before his birthday on 18 July by email , or by texting a message on 84707 and in the process raise money for his HIV ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DrPetraBoyntonBlog/~3/328769260/ http://www.drpetra.co.uk/blog/?p=660 Those of you working in healthcare may be interested in this forthcoming workshop ‘Opening the door’. The event promises to be a ‘hands-on weekend for artists and healthcare professionals interested in developing the relationships between arts, health and wellbeing - and the opening of doors between artistic practice and ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DrPetraBoyntonBlog/~3/328769261/ http://www.drpetra.co.uk/blog/?p=659 News out today has drawn attention to reported high levels of women and children trafficked into prostitution in the UK. Trafficking is always an emotive issue, as to question any aspect of it means you are automatically branded as someone who denies any abuse within the sex industry, or who does ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DrPetraBoyntonBlog/~3/326063231/ http://www.drpetra.co.uk/blog/?p=658 It’s no secret that I have concerns over the ethics of the TV show Big Brother. From the way the programme is set up, to the involvement of psychologists in the series there are major issues about the show. Concerns include the problem of experts in the programme not always ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DrPetraBoyntonBlog/~3/321596949/ http://www.drpetra.co.uk/blog/?p=657 The big news today is that ‘TV psychiatrist’ Dr Raj Persaud is being investigated by the General Medical Council for passing off other people’s academic work as his own in media features and academic journals. Dr Persaud has admitted to plagiarism, but the GMC has to decide what ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DrPetraBoyntonBlog/~3/313271655/ http://www.drpetra.co.uk/blog/?p=656 Iris Robinson is a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP, wife of Peter Robinson (the chair of the DUP), and the chair of the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Committee on Health. You would expect that someone in charge of a health committee would be well aware of evidence relating to health care issues, ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DrPetraBoyntonBlog/~3/311747833/ http://www.drpetra.co.uk/blog/?p=655 Every day myself and colleagues are asked this question by journalists working in print and broadcast media (particularly those working in TV). Unfortunately for journalists if experts they contact are ethical they are not able to refer case studies (more on this later). This can mean journalists and ... http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DrPetraBoyntonBlog/~3/309154010/ http://www.drpetra.co.uk/blog/?p=654