Press Release

Charity urges better availability of early treatment to prevent spread of HIV.

Charity urges better availability of early treatment to prevent spread of HIV.

Publication date

Tuesday, January 22, 2013
The National AIDS Trust (NAT) is calling on the NHS to allow people with HIV to start treatment early in order to protect their sexual partners after two leading HIV clinical bodies - the British HIV Association (BHIVA) and the Expert Advisory Group on AIDS (EAGA) – authoritatively set out the scientific basis for HIV treatment as prevention.

Functional HIV cure in USA - NAT comment.

Functional HIV cure in USA - NAT comment.

Publication date

Monday, March 4, 2013
Deborah Jack, Chief Executive at NAT (National AIDS Trust) comments on the recent news a baby in the USA has been functionally cured of HIV. The baby tested positive at birth and was given a course of three antiretroviral drugs. When tested again they found she had found traces of HIV, but no viruses that were capable of multiplying. In effect she had been 'functionally cured'.

Government Sexual Health Framework - NAT comments.

Government Sexual Health Framework - NAT comments.

Publication date

Friday, March 15, 2013
Deborah Jack, chief executive, National AIDS Trust: "Today the government published its long-awaited Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England. Whilst it is heartening to see that it deals with HIV as a sexually transmitted infection in great detail and that the key tools for tackling the HIV epidemic – testing and prevention - are give the emphasis they deserve, the document does not go far enough. 

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’.

NAT calls for urgent action from London Councils to address drug use amongst gay men.

NAT calls for urgent action from London Councils to address drug use amongst gay men.

Publication date

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
NAT (National AIDS Trust) today publishes a letter written to the London Councils, calling for effective action to address a recent and rapid rise in the use of crystal meth, mephedrone and GHB/GBL on the London gay scene.

Health Tourism - Daily Mail letter.

Health Tourism - Daily Mail letter.

Publication date

Friday, April 19, 2013
In your article, 19 April 2013, 'How I'll weed out the health tourists, by Hunt: Minister acts after Mail highlights abuse of NHS', the article talks of ‘thousands’ of people coming to the UK for HIV treatment then leaving without paying. However, our 2008 report, ‘The myth of HIV health tourism’, clearly demonstrates that HIV health tourism in the UK is simply not the problem your article claims.

National AIDS Trust publishes guidance on reducing late HIV diagnosis for commissioners.

National AIDS Trust publishes guidance on reducing late HIV diagnosis for commissioners.

Publication date

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

NAT (National AIDS Trust) has produced a comprehensive toolkit for commissioning HIV testing services in England, in time for the NHS changes taking place this April.

The toolkit and its appendices, designed primarily for those with responsibility for commissioning HIV testing services, signposts readers to data and research on HIV testing, showcases best practice and offers suggestions of how to decide what sort of services are needed in different areas.