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Government commits to opt-out testing expansion
29/11/2023
OptOutExpansion Media Folder Media Root Ahead of World AIDS Day 2023, the Government has confirmed the expansion of routine opt-out...
Statement: The Government must expand opt-out testing without delay
09/11/2023
Today UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the University of Bristol published a report which has found that opt-out testing...
Statement: New data highlights “profound inequalities” in fight against HIV
03/10/2023
New data from UKHSA shows an increase in HIV testing and PrEP access, and a fall in diagnoses, for white...
HIV organisations unite to #FightHIVStigma
30/06/2023
Community organisations from across the city are uniting in the fight against HIV stigma for the Pride in London parade...
Opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing sees almost 2,000 new diagnoses in first year – it must be expanded, says leading charities
07/06/2023
Today NHS England released the results from the first year of opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing in hospitals in areas...
Statement: HIV Action Plan Annual Report
07/06/2023
On June 7th, the Department of Health and Social Care release the Annual Report on the HIV Action Plan for...
Thousands call on Government to expand opt-out testing for HIV and Hepatitis
10/03/2023
Leading charities have delivered an open letter to Public Health Minister Neil O’Brien and NHS England Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard,...
Next First Minister of Scotland must act with urgency in ensuring Scotland remains a world leader on HIV
09/03/2023
Leading HIV and sexual health charities in Scotland are calling on the next Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP)...
New report reveals extent of barriers to HIV prevention pill in England – while seven people still newly diagnosed with HIV every day
03/11/2022
New research released today has revealed two thirds (65%) of people who want to access highly effective HIV prevention drug...
Monkeypox’s devastating impact on sexual health services must be urgent priority for new Health Secretary, warn charities
22/09/2022
Leading charities have warned newly appointed Health Secretary Thérèse Coffey MP that sexual health clinics are in crisis with the...
Statement: New HIV data shows significant inequalities exist in UK’s HIV response
01/12/2021
On World AIDS Day 2021, the UK Health Security Agency released data about HIV testing, new diagnoses and the quality...
Statement: response to Government HIV Action Plan: A step in the right direction, but more to do
01/12/2021
Deborah Gold, Chief Executive said: “We warmly welcome the publication today of the Government’s new HIV Action Plan , including...
Joint statement: We're calling for PrEP to be made more widely available
16/11/2021
Joint statement with Terrence Higgins Trust, Prepster and the National Pharmacy Association calls for Government to pilot PrEP in community...
Statement: National AIDS Trust, Terrence Higgins Trust and Elton John AIDS Foundation response to today’s Comprehensive Spending Review
27/10/2021
"The Government was silent today on funding for HIV and ominous on public health. "If it is serious about ‘combating...
Blood donation rules to be updated to remove discriminatory criteria
11/10/2021
Today the Department of Health and Social Care have confirmed that the question; ‘In the last three months, have you...
Statement: response to Cambridge University and PHE research about ending HIV transmission in England by 2030  
24/09/2021
National AIDS Trust’s response to Cambridge University and Public Health England research about ending HIV transmission in England by 2030...
The Government and NHS are failing migrants in the UK, finds National AIDS Trust research
22/06/2021
The Government and NHS are failing migrants in the UK living with or at risk of HIV, new National AIDS...
HIV charities write to MPs to oppose the Nordic model on sex work
15/04/2021
National AIDS Trust, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) and The Love Tank are backing the wide sex-worker led opposition to efforts...
Statement: National AIDS Trust's response to Department of Health and Social Care's new Office for Health Promotion announcement
29/03/2021
National AIDS Trust's response to Department of Health and Social Care's new Office for Health Promotion announcement Kat Smithson, Director...
National AIDS Trust response to new 2019 HIV data in the UK
03/11/2020
Today (3 November 2020) Public Health England released Trends in HIV testing, new diagnoses and people receiving HIV-related care in...