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‘Confidentiality in the NHS: your information, your rights’ – a new guide for people living with HIV in England.
11/07/2014
Today NAT (National AIDS Trust) publishes a new guide for people in England living with HIV, explaining how the NHS...
Royal College of Nursing's statement on aging and HIV - National AIDS Trust comment.
15/06/2014
Yusef Azad, Director of Policy and Campaigns, comments on the Royal College of Nursing's statement for the need for better...
National AIDS Trust comments on the Law Commission's Hate Crime Review
28/05/2014
Yusef Azad, Director of Policy and Campaigns, NAT (National AIDS Trust) said: "Hate crime is an issue for people with...
HIV charities welcome free treatment for everyone living in Scotland.
01/05/2014
NAT (National AIDS Trust) and HIV Scotland have applauded the Scottish Government’s decision to make HIV treatment free to everyone...
30 years on and still more to do to educate gay men about HIV prevention.
23/04/2014
Thirty years after the discovery of virus, new research from NAT (National AIDS Trust) reveals that gay men are in...
30 years on yet public knowledge of HIV stuck in the past.
23/04/2014
Thirty years after the discovery of the virus, new research from NAT (National AIDS Trust) reveals that the public are...
LONDON ELECTION CANDIDATES URGED TO TACKLE HIV AS NUMBERS IN THE CAPITAL CONTINUE TO INCREASE.
07/04/2014
A LEADING HIV charity is calling on London’s councillors and political groups to tackle the high rates of HIV in...
SRE Supplementary Advice published: NAT comments.
28/02/2014
Deborah Jack, chief executive, NAT (National AIDS Trust) response to the publishing of supplementary advice for schools on SRE for...
MPs urged to reject amendment to refuse visas to people living with HIV.
30/01/2014
NAT (National AIDS Trust) has called on MPs to reject an amendment to the Immigration Bill which would stop people...
More to do on NHS confidentiality for people with HIV.
22/01/2014
The NHS needs to do more to tackle HIV-related stigma, lack of patient knowledge on the use of their personal...
Dangerous failures in HIV care in the UK’s Immigration Removal Centres.
23/12/2013
A new report from NAT (National AIDS Trust) shows worrying gaps in HIV treatment and care within the UK’s Immigration...
Public demand reversal of BBC red ribbons ban.
20/12/2013
NAT (National AIDS Trust) has written to Lord Tony Hall, Director General of the BBC, asking him to reverse the...
New HIV figures show NHS is failing in its public health responsibilities.
21/11/2013
New statistics from Public Health England (PHE) show that 98,400 people were living with HIV in UK at the end...
FACT UP ABOUT HIV THIS WORLD AIDS DAY.
15/11/2013
This World AIDS Day (1 Dec), NAT (National AIDS Trust) is calling on the nation to #FactUp about the modern...
NAT responds to London Council's announcement about pan-London HIV prevention.
15/11/2013
NAT (National AIDS Trust) welcomes the news that London Councils will continue to deliver a range of pan-London HIV prevention...
Immigration Bill will have negative impact on health.
22/10/2013
A coalition of health, migrant, children’s and refugee organisations has come out against Government proposals to limit migrant access to...
NAT comments - lifetime ban on gay men donating blood in Northern Ireland is 'irrational'.
15/10/2013
NAT welcomes Friday's ruling in the High Court of Belfast that the lifetime ban on gay men donating blood in...
NAT launches My Care My Voice.
30/09/2013
Today (30 September 2013) NAT launches a new resource to empower people living with HIV to get the most from...
NAT response to the Government's final national curriculum framework
12/09/2013
Deborah Jack, Chief Executive, NAT (National AIDS Trust) said: "NAT (National AIDS Trust) is deeply disappointed that the Government have...
NAT statement on modernising HIV rules.
15/08/2013
NAT (National AIDS Trust) welcomes these changes to the guidance on HIV positive healthcare workers undertaking exposure-prone procedures as we...