5 August 2016 by Sarah Boseley (Guardian) Link to Article Draft guidance from Nice says councils should consider schemes to provide free advice and condoms to halt rise in HIV and gonorrhoea Local authorities should run schemes to supply young people with free condoms and sex advice in an attempt to curtail the number of sexually transmitted infections, a health … [Read more...]
NHS can fund ‘game-changing’ PrEP HIV drug, court says
By Press Association Guardian 2nd August 2016 NHS has legal power to fund pre-exposure prophylaxis, which is highly effective in preventing HIV transmission, judge says A leading Aids charity has won a high court battle over whether a preventative treatment for HIV that charities say is a “game-changer” can legally be funded by the NHS. NHS England said it had … [Read more...]
NHS will not fund anti-HIV Prep drug plan
31st May 2016 By Michelle Roberts BBC News website Article Link NHS England has reiterated it will not fund a "game-changer" drug treatment that can prevent HIV, angering HIV charities which had been campaigning to reverse the decision. The NHS is standing firm and says it has no responsibility to provide the treatment, known as Prep. It says the onus should fall … [Read more...]
David Cameron says approving PrEP on NHS will “make a difference”
11th May 2016 Rari Vlad / Gay Times Article Link David Cameron has announced that he will push the NHS for a decision on PrEP availability “in this month if possible”. During the Prime Minister’s Questions today, Cameron spoke in favour of funding the Pre-exposure Prophylactic treatment Truvada on the NHS. The treatment – which has been approved by the World Health … [Read more...]
Shocked HIV Charities Blast NHS For “U-Turn” On Drug That Prevents HIV
Mar. 21, 2016 by Patrick Strudwick The NHS has scrapped plans to make Truvada available, prompting fury from HIV organisations. HIV charities are shocked and angry over a “shameful” NHS statement released on Monday announcing that the drug that prevents HIV infection will not be made widely available on the NHS. NHS England published a decision on its website on … [Read more...]