The Syphilis Support Program provides Syphilis management and referral expertise to Aboriginal Health services as well as Public Health Units (PHU), GPs and maternity services.
The program prioritises follow up of people diagnosed with Syphilis during pregnancy and their sexual partners.
Offerings:
- Searches on Notifiable Conditions Information Management System (NCIMS) and other public health databases for previous Syphilis records in NSW.
- Complex Syphilis contact tracing, this includes searching social media and dating apps.
- Syphilis case management support where clients have disengaged with a care provider (Lost to Follow Up).
- Clinical support for GPs and health care workers inexperienced in Syphilis case work.
- Contact tracing support to Publicly Funded Sexual Health Services and PHUs experiencing outbreaks and high Syphilis caseloads.
- Clinical advice Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm and access to a medical doctor when needed.
- Easy to navigate web-based referral system and prompt service responses.
This program is coordinated by NSW Sexual Health Infolink (SHIL). SHIL is a state-wide, nurse-led, NSW Health service. SHIL is a key partner in the initiatives of the NSW HIV Strategy 2021-2025, the NSW Hepatitis C Strategy 2022-2025, and NSW Sexually Transmissible Infections Strategy 2022-2026.
