NAT statement on Public Health England, Sophia Forum and Terrence Higgins Trust’s new joint report HIV: women in the UK

NAT statement on Public Health England, Sophia Forum and Terrence Higgins Trust’s new joint report HIV: women in the UK

Publication date

Saturday, November 2, 2019

Kat Smithson, Director of Policy at NAT (National AIDS Trust), said: 

“This report provides essential insight into the needs of women living with HIV – a group whose experiences are often missing from discussions around the design of HIV services and research. 

Why Data Matters: HIV in Europe

Why Data Matters: HIV in Europe

A new paper published in Eurosurveillance today finds that there has been substantial progress towards achieving the global UNAIDS targets across Europe and Central Asia. Despite this, an estimated 1.2 million people living with HIV still have...

NAT welcomes new guidance on increased testing of HIV in key risk groups

NAT welcomes new guidance on increased testing of HIV in key risk groups

Publication date

Wednesday, March 23, 2011
New guidance released by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommends increased testing of HIV in key risk groups.   The guidance aims to increase the uptake of HIV testing to reduce undiagnosed infection and prevent transmission among African communities and gay men.

Need to Improve Prevention and Testing to Combat Undiagnosed HIV Among Africans and Caribbeans

Need to Improve Prevention and Testing to Combat Undiagnosed HIV Among Africans and Caribbeans

Publication date

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

New statistics released today from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) show that 42 per cent of all Africans diagnosed with HIV in the UK are diagnosed late.

Deborah Jack, Chief Executive of NAT, comments:

“The alarming proportion of late HIV diagnoses amongst Africans in the UK results in increased illness and death as well as increasing the risk of onward transmission.  We need to expand HIV testing urgently outside sexual health clinics - GPs in particular need to start testing for HIV and become better at recognising the signs and symptoms of HIV infection.”