NAT comments on how the Comprehensive Spending Review will affect people living with HIV

NAT comments on how the Comprehensive Spending Review will affect people living with HIV

Publication date

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Deborah Jack, Chief Executive of NAT (National AIDS Trust), comments:

‘The Chancellor’s decision to put a one year time limit on the length of time people can claim Employment Support Allowance (ESA)* is likely to be detrimental to those living with a disability – including HIV. 

‘What the Government has failed to take into account is – whilst they can put a one year time limit on ESA – there is not a one year time limit on a person’s disability, or on the stigma and discrimination unfortunately associated with it.  And this is the reality of the situation people living with HIV face.’

Spending Review acknowledges continuing importance of HIV social care

Spending Review acknowledges continuing importance of HIV social care

Publication date

Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Following a recent campaign led by NAT (National AIDS Trust) to protect funding for social care services in England for people living with HIV, the Government has committed in the recent Spending Review to take account of HIV social care needs within the overall local authority grant over the next five years.  Furthermore, funding linked to ‘AIDS Support’ will increase from £25.5 million in this year to £36.2 million by 2014/15.

NAT welcomes the findings within independent review of WCA

NAT welcomes the findings within independent review of WCA

Publication date

Tuesday, November 23, 2010
NAT welcomes the findings, released today, within Professor Malcolm Harrington’s independent review of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA)*.  We fully support the call for change to ‘improve the fairness and effectiveness of the WCA’ by improving transparency, empathy and communication within the assessment process for Employment Support Allowance (ESA).

Review of the National Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV

Review of the National Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV

Publication date

Thursday, July 31, 2008
The Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV published today the review of the National Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV, authored by MedFASH. The report outlines changes in the external environment, what aspects of the strategy have been achieved, the barriers to implementation, and makes recommendations for further action.

NAT welcomes second year Harrington review of Work Capability Assessment.

NAT welcomes second year Harrington review of Work Capability Assessment.

Publication date

Thursday, November 24, 2011
NAT today welcomes the release of the findings of Professor Malcolm Harrington’s second year independent review of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA)*, which brings the WCA a step closer to becoming a fairer and more effective test for people with fluctuating conditions like HIV.

Government’s review of Personal, Social, Health and Economic education in England - NAT comment.

Government’s review of Personal, Social, Health and Economic education in England - NAT comment.

Publication date

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Deborah Jack, Chief Executive of NAT (National AIDS Trust) said of the Government’s review of Personal, Social, Health and Economic education in England released today (21 March 2013):

“Today the Government has released the long-awaited findings from the review of Personal, Social, Health and Economic education in England, which went out to consultation in November 2011. 

“Unfortunately the lack of commitment and investment in sex and relationships education evident in the Government response to the review is in stark contrast to the ambitions set forth a mere week ago in the Sexual Health Improvement Framework. In that framework the Government stated its ambition for young people to ‘receive good-quality sex and relationship education at home, at school and in the community’.

National AIDS Trust comments on the Law Commission's Hate Crime Review

National AIDS Trust comments on the Law Commission's Hate Crime Review

Publication date

Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Yusef Azad, Director of Policy and Campaigns, NAT (National AIDS Trust) said: "Hate crime is an issue for people with HIV – it may be rare but we hear of vicious disclosure of someone’s HIV status on social media, or vandalism and graffiti against someone’s property, or verbal or physical assault simply because someone is living with this condition.