NAT (National AIDS Trust) and the British HIV Association (BHIVA) have launched the first ever best practice guidance to support detainees living with HIV in Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs).

NAT welcomes new Green Paper and the opportunity it presents to reform the current social care system

NAT (National AIDS Trust) welcomes the publication of the long awaited Green Paper on social care. This looks at how as a society we can both pay for increasing social care costs and improve the way services are delivered.

Lessons for employers after first major survey of people living with HIV at work

The findings of the first major piece of research to be conducted into the working experiences of people living with HIV have been revealed by NAT (National AIDS Trust). The research shows that the health effects of HIV are having little impact on people’s ability to work thanks to improvements in treatment, however stigma surrounding HIV still creates barriers in the workplace. 

Charity sets target of £25,000

NAT (National AIDS Trust), the UK’s leading charity dedicated to transforming society’s response to HIV, has launched a fundraising appeal to raise awareness of its work for the gay community and to secure support needed for the future.

NAT is holding a Parliamentary Reception on 20 October to launch its new publication HIV: an Agenda for Action.

HIV has for too long been a neglected issue in the UK and real improvements still need to made in HIV prevention, care and rights.  The ‘Agenda for Action’ sets out what the key aims should be to address HIV effectively in the UK.  NAT is inviting everyone – including MPs, Peers, journalists and individuals – to sign up and pledge to ‘act’ on this Agenda, do everything they can to help meet the aims and so make a real difference.

This World AIDS Day – as we encourage everyone to ‘Act Aware’ – NAT is delighted to launch their new ‘HIV Activists Network’. The network has been established to give people living with HIV a stronger voice on a wide range of topics that matter to them; including stigma and discrimination, funding for effective HIV prevention, treatment and support, poverty and HIV education and awareness.

NAT has launched a new guide for people living with HIV explaining the basic principles of confidentiality in healthcare. The guide, ‘Personal information and the NHS’, goes through common concerns that people living with HIV might have about their HIV status, explains how their personal information will be handled, and gives practical advice about what to do if they have any concerns.

On Wednesday evening NAT held their annual fundraising event ‘Spring Awakening’ at The Sackler Hall, Museum of London. The event, this year themed ‘spring sparkles’, was a glittering evening of champagne, canapés, and entertainment – and a fantastic £38,000 was raised to support NAT’s vital policy and campaigning work. 

Following an expert seminar in November 2010, NAT has launched a report on HIV ‘treatment as prevention’ and what this means for the future of HIV prevention strategies and safer sex advice in the UK.

NAT has launched a report looking at the validity and meaning of RITA tests (Recent Infection Testing Algorithm) in the context of criminal prosecutions for HIV transmission. RITA tests estimate the likelihood that a person diagnosed HIV positive has been infected recently (usually within the previous six months).