HIV prevention drug PrEP available on the NHS from September

HIV prevention drug PrEP available on the NHS from September

Publication date

Thursday, August 3, 2017

NHS England has announced that from September pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) will be available through the NHS as part of a three-year trial. This announcement comes a year and a day after an historic win for NAT (National AIDS Trust) at the High Court that confirmed the NHS’s legal ability to fund the drug, which stops people from getting HIV.

NAT calls for NHS to do more to reassure patients about confidentiality

NAT calls for NHS to do more to reassure patients about confidentiality

Publication date

Friday, January 8, 2010

Confidentiality a serious concern for people with HIV

A report released today by NAT (National AIDS Trust) calls for the Department of Health to clarify the rules surrounding patient confidentiality and for better staff training, particularly in relation to patients with HIV.