The government has set out its strategy for prioritising prevention in the health system today.
New data from PHE England released today shows falls in HIV diagnoses in 2017.
Lord Paddick has today spoken of his use of the HIV prevention drug PrEP in a personal story shared on the Prepster website.
In the post he tells of his enduring anxiety around HIV, stemming from the early days of the epidemic when he says he may have avoided HIV acquisition because he was “playing it straight” and married at the time.
The Northern Ireland Department of Health has announced a new £450K HIV Prevention Pilot to be funded through the Health Transformation Fund. Yusef Azad, Director of Strategy at NAT (National AIDS Trust), said:
Deborah Gold, Chief Executive of NAT (National AIDS Trust) said: “This proposed trial expansion, from 10,000 to 13,000 participants, is essential and we urge NHS England to confirm the decision urgently. This expansion was first proposed by NAT as necessary to estimate accurately the likely long-term needs of a routinely commissioned PrEP programme and it’s great news that this is now on the table.
A Royal College of Nursing survey has shown that sexual health services are understaffed and turning patients away from testing services. The survey of over 600 nurses found services to be at the point of crisis.
Kat Smithson, Director of Policy and Campaigns at NAT (National AIDS Trust) said: “The Rowe case is the first of its kind in the UK and the circumstances are unique, wh
Daryl Rowe is to be sentenced today for the intentional transmission of HIV to five men and for attempting to infect a further five.
Deborah Gold, Chief Executive of NAT, said: "We are concerned to learn that Grindr has shared sensitive personal data with third parties, including apparently HIV status, email address and location. We are pleased the matter is being investigated by the Information Commissioner's Office and we look forward to their assessment of what happened. It is vitally important that individuals are told of how their personal information is going to be used and shared with third parties, for whatever reasons.
NHS England announced today that it has agreed that HIV antiretroviral medication will be provided to patients immediately once someone is diagnosed.
