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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...
Statement: We believe claims that HIV transmission occurred through needle attacks to Iceland staff are inaccurate and have fueled HIV stigma.
20/09/2023
It was shocking to read about Iceland employees who have been attacked while doing their job, in a piece published...
Statement: Medication on time, every time: people shouldn't fear going into hospital
18/09/2023
Diabetes UK, Epilepsy Action, National Aids Trust, Parkinson's UK, Rethink Mental Illness and The Richmond Group of Charities with the...
Announcing World AIDS Day 2023
14/09/2023
RockTheRibbon_Banner Media Folder banner-images National AIDS Trust is calling on you to #RockTheRibbon for people living with HIV this World...
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)...
Guidance on how to handle blood products in the workplace needs updating
21/02/2023
The current guidance on handling blood products in the workplace needs to be updated to prevent discrimination against people living...
Expand Routine Testing for HIV and Hepatitis
17/01/2023
Routinely testing patients attending A&E is identifying HIV and Hepatitis cases and stopping new transmissions in London, Manchester Brighton and...
New HIV data must be "a wake-up call" to Government to get England back on track for 2030 goal, says National AIDS Trust
01/12/2022
Today, on World AIDS Day 2022, the UK Health Security Agency has published the latest data on HIV in England...
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...
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Statement: UKHSA data shows impact of COVID on HIV progress
04/10/2022
National AIDS Trust responds to new UKHSA HIV data which shows that; Background There has been no improvement in the...
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: Fractional dosing for Monkeypox
22/08/2022
UKHSA has announced that they are exploring fractional dosing for Monkeypox. Deborah Gold, Chief Executive of National AIDS Trust, said:...
Government challenged over ‘cruel’ ban on people living with HIV using fertility treatment
07/08/2022
HIV rights charity National AIDS Trust is calling on the government to end the ban on people living with HIV...
Statement: Travelling with medication
03/08/2022
Media reports that some airlines are requesting documentation confirming not just what medication people take, but why, have generated understandable...
National AIDS Trust joins world leaders, experts & artists to call for HIV medicines for all
20/07/2022
National AIDS Trust today joined UNAIDS and other prominent figures around the world to call for the price of ground-breaking...
Consensus statement on response to the monkeypox outbreak
12/07/2022
We are united in calling for urgent action to prevent Monkeypox (MPX) becoming endemic in the UK. Since May 2022,...