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New online tool supports people living with HIV to tackle stigma

03/06/2019

NAT (National AIDS Trust) has partnered with digital social enterprise, Reason Digital , to create a ground-breaking online tool to...

Employers’ unlawful vetting of job applicant health conditions and disabilities persists, says NAT

08/04/2019

Today marks nine years since the Equality Act was passed, yet social care providers across London have been found to...

May, Corbyn, Sturgeon and Cable speak out for World AIDS Day

30/11/2018

The leaders of the main UK political parties have issued messages – mainly on video - of hope and solidarity...

Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP discloses HIV status in Parliament

29/11/2018

Today Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP has become the first MP to disclose thier HIV status the House. Deborah Gold, Chief Executive...

Sherrie Silver shows the world how to Rock the Ribbon

27/11/2018

London, 28 November, 2018: A stunning video narrated by Stephen Fry, showcasing the dance skills of the incredible choreographer who...

PEP prescribed outside of clinical guidlelines perpetuates HIV myths, says NAT

09/11/2018

A new study from Germany has shown that over 10% of people given PEP (post-exposure prophylaxsis, a course of pills...

Sir Elton John calls on digital giants for action on HIV in landmark lecture

08/06/2018

In today’s ‘Diana, Princess of Wales Lecture on HIV’, Sir Elton John called for renewed global action on HIV. This...

Sir Elton John to deliver landmark lecture on HIV in remembrance of Princess Diana

31/05/2018

The Diana, Princess of Wales Lecture on HIV will be delivered by Sir Elton John in front of an invited...

NAT welcome statutory Relationships and Sex Education in Wales

22/05/2018

Deborah Gold, Chief Executive at NAT, said: “It’s fantastic news the Welsh Government is taking the step to put Relationships...

Grindr's HIV data sharing - NAT comment

04/04/2018

Deborah Gold, Chief Executive of NAT, said: "We are concerned to learn that Grindr has shared sensitive personal data with...

NHS Digital defies Health Committee call to stop sharing patient data with immigration enforcement – NAT response

28/02/2018

NHS Digital has today defied the Health and Social Care Committee’s call to suspend its practice of providing patients' addresses...

Health Committee calls for NHS Digital to suspend immigration tracing and respect patient confidentiality - NAT comment

31/01/2018

The Chair of the Health Committee, Dr Sarah Wollaston MP, wrote today to the Chief Executive of NHS Digital calling...

Progress for pilots living with HIV – NAT welcome CAA decision

18/01/2018

The Civil Aviation Authority have announced changes to their hitherto outdated rules on HIV. They are issuing initial Class 1...

Government's call for views on relationships and sex education - NAT response

19/12/2017

The Department for Education have asked parents and young people for input as they gather views on what should be...

HIV fake news: NAT sets out to tackle misinformation

01/12/2017

A review of UK media coverage of HIV has revealed that myths and stigma, reminiscent of the ignorance of the...

PM and party leaders united against HIV stigma ahead of World AIDS Day

01/12/2017

PM and party leaders united against HIV stigma ahead of World AIDS Day Video messages from Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn,...

Jasper Conran designs World AIDS Day brooch

14/11/2017

Jasper Conran and NAT (National AIDS Trust) are releasing a commemorative brooch for the charity’s 30th anniversary ahead of World...

Campaign to end impact of HIV in the next 30 years launches today in parliament

11/09/2017

NAT (National AIDS Trust) is launching the Let's End It campaign today at an event in the House of Lords...

NAT welcomes pivotal changes to blood donation rules

23/07/2017

NHS Blood and Transplant has today announced changes to the rules on blood donation in England. Amongst the new rules...

International Transgender Day of Visibility: trans people overlooked and misidentified in health data

31/03/2017

On International Transgender Day of Visibility, the National AIDS Trust is calling for policy change to improve HIV prevention, treatment...