25th February 2016 HIV charities across the country have united with health professional bodies to launch a new campaign opposing government cuts to HIV services. Charities from Liverpool to Leicestershire to London have come together with the British Association For Sexual Health And HIV and the British HIV Association to form Support People With HIV: Stop The Cuts. The … [Read more...]
‘Confidentiality in the NHS: your information, your rights’ – a new guide for people living with HIV in England
The NAT published a new guide for people in England living with HIV, explaining how the NHS handles, stores and shares their personal confidential health information. The short booklet also explains patients’ rights in relation to their records and advice on how to raise questions or concerns. The guide, endorsed by BHIVA (the British HIV Association), was developed following … [Read more...]
Sexpression: UK petition launch
SIGN THE PETITION HERE! Here is the petition by Advocacy Co-ordinator Jack Fletcher: At present, there is no statutory SRE in the Scottish Education system. I feel very strongly that this is an area that needs vast improvement and that legislation should be passed for comprehensive high quality SRE to be taught as statutory in schools at primary and secondary level, with age … [Read more...]
NAT’s HIV Partner Notification Report
NAT's report argues that HIV partner notification can be highly effective in diagnosing people with HIV (with significant benefits for personal and public health), and makes the case for better prioritising and performing partner notification for HIV than is currently the case. It seeks to address current barriers to better practice around HIV partner notification - including … [Read more...]
ACPO Review of Police Investigations for Criminal Transmission of HIV: Appeal for Evidence
ACPO (the Association of Chief Police Officers) is about to review its Investigation Guidance relating to the Criminal Transmission of HIV, published in July 2010, which sets out the standards for police investigations in these complex and very sensitive cases. NAT is collecting information on experiences of police investigations of people with HIV since July 2010 to feed in … [Read more...]