Health MindOut to run ‘Self Advocacy Workshop for LGBTQI+ People of Colour’ MindOut, the LGBTQ+ mental health charity, will be running a ‘Self Advocacy Workshop for LGBTQI+ People of Colour’ over Zoom on Thursday, August 25 from 2.30 – 4pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
FILE PHOTO: Test tube labelled “Monkeypox virus positive” is seen in this illustration taken May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Health Terrence Higgins Trust: “Monkeypox vaccine supplies running low in the UK” “It’s high time we got a proper grip on the monkeypox response and for that we need to see this taken seriously at the highest level of Government.” By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health NHS Blood and Transplant to attend UK Black Pride festival to celebrate one year since changes to blood donation eligibility rules The NHS hopes to reach the 15,000 people expected to attend the event this weekend from the African, Asian and Caribbean and LGBTQ+ communities in London with the message that more people than ever before can now donate blood. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
FILE PHOTO: Test tube labelled “Monkeypox virus positive” is seen in this illustration taken May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Health LGBTQ+ groups for political parties unite to call for urgent Government action to tackle rising number of monkeypox cases The joint letter to Secretary of State for Health, Steve Barclay MP, has been signed by the LGBTQ+ groups for the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Greens and Scottish National Party. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Birmingham Umbrella Health Birmingham – monkeypox information Umbrella Health is now able to vaccinate people who are at high risk of contracting monkeypox. However, due to very limited stocks of the vaccine, these will be offered “through routine services based on the risk level of the person, in the same way we offer other vaccines such as hepatitis A and HP By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Young woman showing something on digital tablet to senior woman, they are sitting ob in living room, looking at digital tablet, they are having havig fun together Features & Longread FEATURE: How can technology help make healthcare safer for the LGBTQ+ community? Written by Alicia Ahmed, Customer Success Manager at Radar Healthcare By Contributor • 3 min read
Health It Starts With Me publishes top tips for your sexual health this summer Visit http://startswithme.org.uk for STI advice, condom resources, and information on how to access PrEP and unite in the fight against HIV. By Contributor • 3 min read
Health Sussex Beacon awarded over £370,000 for three years from National Lottery Community Fund Local HIV charity the Sussex Beacon has announced it has been awarded over £370,000 for three years from the National Lottery Community Fund towards the charity’s Community Services By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health Whitehawk and Dulwich Hamlet football clubs launch their pre-season campaigns with mental health fundraiser The ‘SHOUT OUT FOR MENTAL HEALTH’ cup takes place at Whitehawk FC on Saturday, July 9 from 1.30pm By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health Martin Fisher Foundation: AIDS is over, if you want it Martin Fisher Foundation tells us about a new HIV animation By Contributor • 1 min read
Health UK Civil Aviation Authority announces landmark changes for pilots and air traffic controllers living with HIV The UK Civil Aviation Authority, with the support of Terrence Higgins Trust, the National AIDS Trust and the British HIV Association, has issued a landmark package of measures for pilots living with HIV to support them flying and continuing with their careers. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Health People living with HIV now recognised as fully fit for service in the UK Armed Forces People with HIV, but no detectable virus, are now able to join the military and fully deploy on operations By Graham Robson • 3 min read
