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Health Committee calls for NHS Digital to suspend immigration tracing and respect patient confidentiality - NAT comment
31/01/2018
The Chair of the Health Committee, Dr Sarah Wollaston MP, wrote today to the Chief Executive of NHS Digital calling...
Progress for pilots living with HIV – NAT welcome CAA decision
18/01/2018
The Civil Aviation Authority have announced changes to their hitherto outdated rules on HIV. They are issuing initial Class 1...
London joins global HIV initiative - NAT comment
10/01/2018
Today the Mayor of London, London Councils, Public Health England and NHS England signed a historic pledge to join the...
Government's call for views on relationships and sex education - NAT response
19/12/2017
The Department for Education have asked parents and young people for input as they gather views on what should be...
NAT welcomes NHS England decision to provide treatment immediately to those diagnosed with HIV
18/12/2017
NHS England announced today that it has agreed that HIV antiretroviral medication will be provided to patients immediately once someone...
Blood-borne viruses in prison: guidelines launched for prevention, testing and treatment
07/12/2017
NAT (National AIDS Trust) has issued new guidelines to boost efforts to prevent, diagnose and treat blood-borne viruses (BBVs) in...
HIV fake news: NAT sets out to tackle misinformation
01/12/2017
A review of UK media coverage of HIV has revealed that myths and stigma, reminiscent of the ignorance of the...
PM and party leaders united against HIV stigma ahead of World AIDS Day
01/12/2017
PM and party leaders united against HIV stigma ahead of World AIDS Day Video messages from Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn,...
NAT comment following Daryll Rowe conviction
16/11/2017
Daryll Rowe has been convicted on five charges of intentional HIV transmission and five charges of attempted intentional transmission. Deborah...
The UK is moving towards elimination of HIV transmission
15/11/2017
NAM, NAT, BHIVA and BASHH welcome new data from Public Health England that gives hope that HIV can be conquered...
Jasper Conran designs World AIDS Day brooch
14/11/2017
Jasper Conran and NAT (National AIDS Trust) are releasing a commemorative brooch for the charity’s 30th anniversary ahead of World...
HIV rates plummet in new data but not good news for everyone says NAT
03/10/2017
Data released from PHE today shows that HIV diagnoses amongst men who have sex with men (MSM) have fallen by...
Campaign to end impact of HIV in the next 30 years launches today in parliament
11/09/2017
NAT (National AIDS Trust) is launching the Let's End It campaign today at an event in the House of Lords...
PHE action plan on sexual health, reproductive health and HIV services 'must be backed up by funding' says NAT
01/09/2017
Public Health England today published findings from a survey of commissioners across the NHS and local authorities showing significant issues...
English Harm Reduction Group Response to the 2017 Drug Strategy
13/08/2017
The Government has now published the 2017 Drug Strategy i . We express great concern at the lack of focus...
HIV prevention drug PrEP available on the NHS from September
03/08/2017
NHS England has announced that from September pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) will be available through the NHS as part of a...
NAT supports LGA calls for the Government to reverse cuts to public health
03/08/2017
The Local Government Association (LGA) today warned that sexual health services are at 'tipping point' as significant increases in demand...
People with HIV still struggling to access insurance
25/07/2017
People living with HIV continue to face barriers to accessing insurance, despite improvements in availability over the past decade, according...
NAT welcomes pivotal changes to blood donation rules
23/07/2017
NHS Blood and Transplant has today announced changes to the rules on blood donation in England. Amongst the new rules...
Personal Independence Payment not meeting support needs of people living with HIV
21/07/2017
People living with HIV are not getting the support they need from Personal Independence Payment (PIP), according to new research...