Press Release

Statement: National AIDS Trust's response to Department of Health and Social Care's new Office for Health Promotion announcement

Statement: National AIDS Trust's response to Department of Health and Social Care's new Office for Health Promotion announcement

Publication date

Monday, March 29, 2021

National AIDS Trust's response to Department of Health and Social Care's new Office for Health Promotion announcement

Kat Smithson, Director of Policy at National AIDS Trust, said:

Statement: National AIDS Trust response to change in blood donation criteria

Statement: National AIDS Trust response to change in blood donation criteria

Publication date

Monday, December 14, 2020

National AIDS Trust response to change in blood donation criteria

Men who have sex with men in a long-term relationship will be able to donate blood in England following changes to blood donation criteria announced by Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock today.

Deborah Gold, Chief Executive at National AIDS Trust, said:

Radical new report urges action on World AIDS Day

Radical new report urges action on World AIDS Day

Publication date

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Comprehensive HIV testing for all to end new cases by 2030 – radical new report urges action on World AIDS Day

Testing for HIV whenever blood is taken in England – regardless of the person’s gender, ethnicity or sexuality – is crucial to meet the Government’s pledge to end new HIV cases by its 2030 goal.

Statement: National AIDS Trust response to Public Health England’s National HIV self-sampling service report.

Statement: National AIDS Trust response to Public Health England’s National HIV self-sampling service report.

Publication date

Friday, November 20, 2020

National AIDS Trust response to Public Health England’s National HIV self-sampling service report.
 

Danny Beales, Head of Policy and Campaigns at National AIDS Trust, said:

Statement: We want access for all who need PrEP - Equitable access to PrEP Now

Statement: We want access for all who need PrEP - Equitable access to PrEP Now

Publication date

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

National AIDS Trust, Terrence Higgins Trust, PrEPster and 47 other HIV, health and equality organisations are today jointly calling for urgent action to ensure the benefits of the national roll out of PrEP – the HIV drug – means “no community is left behind”.

Statement: government intend to cut PrEP funding by a third in England

Statement: government intend to cut PrEP funding by a third in England

Publication date

Friday, July 3, 2020

Budget cut for HIV prevention pill before roll out even begins in England – response from Terrence Higgins Trust, NAT & PrEPster 

Today the Department of Health has told local authorities in England that the budget for rolling out HIV prevention pill PrEP has been cut by £5m. This follows the announcement in March that PrEP access would be uncapped in England from April of this year.