Health
Project supporting homeless people at end-of-life in Brighton & Hove wins Nursing Times award
Local hospice charity Martlets and the NHS Sussex Community Foundation Trust celebrated at national awards
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The Lawson Unit – Moving on up!
The next stage in the journey of the HIV outpatient clinic will be moving to the sixth floor of the brand new hospital building at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in the first quarter of 2023.
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Routine HIV screening at Royal Sussex County Hospital’s emergency department is helping to detect undiagnosed HIV in Brighton
HIV screening at the Royal Sussex County Hospital emergency department has helped detect undiagnosed HIV in the city and offer the chance for effective and early treatment.
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Martin Fisher Foundation: innovation and impact
We want to publicise the message that ‘if everyone tests for HIV, commences HIV treatment if diagnosed positive, or accesses effective HIV prevention if negative’ then we can end new HIV transmissions
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Community HIV Specialist Service: supporting HIV positive people in Sussex
World AIDS Day again – when we spare a thought for the looped red ribbon. This is particularly true of the HIV health and social care community, which includes our NHS Community HIV Specialist Service, which works across Brighton & Hove and West Sussex.
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More to Me than HIV: normalising and desensationalising the reality of living with HIV
For as long as people living with HIV, (and even those not living with HIV), experience the detrimental effects of HIV stigma, our work is not complete. Stigma and the perceived threat of stigma prevent people from getting tested and even from taking their medication, scared that others will notice.
Community News
Local HIV charity Lunch Positive launches new HIV Warm Hub Tuesday
Thanks to funding from the Brighton Rainbow Fund, HIV charity Lunch Positive has launched a new support session every week, helping people cope with the pressures of winter and the cost of living crisis.
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PrEP2U: Terrence Higgins Trust clinic makes accessing PrEP easy
PrEP is a drug taken by HIV negative people before and after sex that protects against HIV. It’s been a game changer in reducing the number of new cases of HIV
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HIV Community Representation
“I’m proud to stand alongside so many others that do just that and as a result to make a difference to the lives of people in the HIV community that I value and belong to.”
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Supporting sexual health and HIV research at Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Since opening in 2003, Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) has trained more than 1,700 new NHS doctors who now work across the UK. In addition to the commitment to education, BSMS has a strong reputation for supporting translational research that has a real impact to patients. Sexual health an
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The Sussex Beacon celebrates 30 years supporting the community
This has been a special year for the Sussex Beacon, with it being 30 years since the foundation stone was laid at the Brighton-based HIV charity’s main centre.
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‘Breaking Barriers’ with Terrence Higgins Trust and African Families in the UK
Over the past year, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) has been collaborating with African Families in the UK (AFiUK) to raise awareness of HIV and break down the stigma associated with it.