Sep
20
2011
NAT Welcomes Time to Test for HIV
NAT has welcomed the Health Protection Agency’s final report published today on expanding HIV testing in England. The report confirms for the first time that routine ‘opt-out’ HIV testing is “feasible, acceptable and effective” in a wide range of healthcare and community settings.
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Sep
06
2011
Fluctuating symptoms of HIV Report
NAT has launched a new report,
‘Fluctuating symptoms of HIV’, which looks at the symptoms experienced by people living with HIV – how they fluctuate over time and how this impacts their daily life. The report, based on an anonymous survey of people living with HIV, shows how fluctuating symptoms are a cause of real distress and place barriers on work, daily living and social participation.
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Sep
01
2011
NAT respond to new HIV statistics from HPA
Deborah Jack, Chief Executive of NAT (National AIDS Trust), comments:‘The figures show a worrying increase in diagnoses of heterosexuals infected with HIV in the UK, so it is crucial for us to step up our efforts on public education and awareness to tackle this. This is important not just among African communities who have high rates of HIV, but among the public more generally.
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