Fundraising News International lottery business raises money for THT Leading international lottery betting business, myLotto24, donates all bets made on its site on Friday, December 15 to leading HIV and sexual health charity, Terrence Higgins Trust, (THT). By Besi • 2 min read
General News Use NHS Walk-in Centre at station to free up A&E this Xmas NHS bosses urge local people and visitors to use the Brighton Station Health Centre for treating minor illnesses and injuries this Christmas, helping free up emergency care services for those most in need. By Besi • 1 min read
Health NAT issues new HIV guidelines for prisons National AIDS Trust (NAT) has issued new guidelines to boost efforts to prevent, diagnose and treat blood-borne viruses (BBVs) in prisons. Prevalence of BBVs such as HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C are four times higher amongst people in prisons than in the general population with hepatitis account By Besi • 2 min read
Health Time to Talk AND Change our mental health It is now more than a year since local lads Davey Shields and Damian Friel started their MenTalkHealth (MTH) initiative. Created to openly discuss mental health issues, initially on a series of podcasts, accompanied by a range of guests and their regular original team member Eli Beaton, their campai By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 3 min read
Health UK moves towards elimination of HIV transmission NAM, NAT, BHIVA and BASHH issue a joint statement welcoming new data from Public Health England that gives hope that HIV can be conquered. By Besi • 5 min read
Health Prime Minister and party leaders unite against HIV stigma on World AIDS Day Video messages from Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn, Nicola Sturgeon and Vince Cable, were release to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. By Besi • 3 min read
Health National AIDS Trust tackle HIV fake news A review of UK media coverage of HIV revealed that myths and stigma, reminiscent of the ignorance of the 80s, are still rife in the press. NAT examined 400 online news stories from recent months. 13% of national stories contained misinformation or stigmatising language. And in local news, more than By Besi • 2 min read
Health People and Parliament: Remembering 30 Years of HIV and AIDS Thirty years since the outbreak of the HIV epidemic, the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt has been on public display in Westminster Hall from November 27 to December 2. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Mayor of Brighton & Hove lunches at Lunch Positive on World AIDS Day Lunch Positive, the HIV lunch club, marked World AIDS Day 2017 with an extra special lunch club session attended by the Mayor of Brighton Hove, Cllr. Mo Marsh.The Mayor, fifty-four lunch club members, together with the entire volunteer team shared friendly social time together over a freshly cooked By Besi • 2 min read
Health 1 in 5 Brits uncomfortable wearing a red ribbon to mark World AIDS Day Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) reveals on World AIDS Day (December 1) the extent to which stigma, prejudice and fear still surround HIV. Their YouGov survey of 2,049 people found that 20 per cent of British adults would feel uncomfortable wearing a red ribbon on this day to show support and raise awar By Besi • 3 min read
Health Local MPs take public HIV test during National HIV Testing Week Caroline Lucas MP for Brighton Pavilion and Peter Kyle MP for Hove & Portslade took a public HIV test in an effort to encourage more local people to test for the virus during National HIV Testing Week. Organised by Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), both MPs met with volunteers and staff to discuss the By Besi • 2 min read
General News New campaign calls residents to action: #HelpMyNHS A new campaign was launched yesterday (November 27) to help people become aware of all the services available, so they can get the right care and free up essential emergency and GP services for those most in need. By Besi • 2 min read
