Health ‘It Starts With Me’ highlights increased HIV risk during recent infection New campaign highlights the risk of recent HIV infections and encourages gay and bisexual men in England to use condoms. Research shows that as many as half of new HIV transmissions take place during the period known as primary infection. During this period, it is estimated that someone with HIV may By Besi • 2 min read
General News Independent Drugs Commission issues final conclusions The Independent Drug Commission for Brighton & Hove is releasing its final conclusions at a public meeting this morning (May 12) on drugs policy in Brighton & Hove. The Commission, brought together by Brighton MP Caroline Lucas, and chaired by crime writer Peter James, has now considered the respons By Besi • 4 min read
General News Dementia Awareness Week Alzheimers Society to hold a special Open Day Cafe at Sussex County Cricket Ground. The Alzheimers Society are organising a special free drop-in cafe for people who live with dementia on Saturday, May 17 at Sussex County Cricket Ground in Hove to help celebrate and raise awareness for Dementia Aware By Besi • 1 min read
Health Keep an open mind for Mental Health Awareness Week City Council is supporting Open Minds, a free event at the University of Sussex on Monday May 12. The event, part of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week runs nationally from May 12-18 and has been organised by Albion in the Community, will be hosted by the University of Sussex Students’ Union, By Besi • 2 min read
Health Rainbow Fund continues support to popular Lunch Positive, thanks to funding from Brighton Pride A grant by the Rainbow Fund has enabled Lunch Positive to continue its well-received work providing a popular weekly lunch club for people with HIV, serving healthy food and offering a community space for people to meet up and make new friends. The funding was made possible by Brighton Pride from th By Besi • 2 min read
Health GMFA helps young gay men to ‘Think Again’ about HIV In April this year, GMFA launched the Think Again campaign, encouraging young gay men to reconsider what they knew about HIV and sexual safety. In 2012: 5,250 UK based gay men were diagnosed with HIV. A third of these men were in their teens or twenties. In the two weeks since the campaign was launc By Besi • 2 min read
Community News People with HIV benefit from Rainbow Fund and Pride grant funding Peer Action’s health and wellbeing therapies benefit people living with HIV following a Rainbow Fund and Brighton Pride grant. Peer Action was established to encourage and empower people living with HIV to value their health and wellbeing while minimising the impact of loneliness and anxiety. Peer A By Besi • 2 min read
Health Hove MP Weatherley helps raise awareness of children’s heart conditions Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, helps draw attention to the warning signs of possible heart problems in babies. He is calling on parents to watch out for important warning signs following a reception launching the initiative in Parliament. Mike is backing Think HEART, a By Sarah Green • 1 min read
Health Local LGBT charity receives national recognition MindOut the LGBT mental heath organisation is shortlisted for BBC award. MindOut, Brighton’s LGB&T mental health charity has been shortlisted for BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind 25th Anniversary Awards. One of over seven hundred projects to be nominated, MindOut is one of three on the shortlist for th By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton Pride enables Rainbow funding for LGBT mental health project MindOut Thanks to last year’s funding from Brighton Pride, the Rainbow Fund has been able to continue its support to MindOut, the LGBT mental health project working in the city. Following a Rainbow Fund grant provided to the group last year, Helen Jones, Director of MindOut has reported that: “The funding e By Besi • 2 min read
Health Rainbow Fund reports on HIV grant funding made possible by Brighton Pride Since its inception, the Rainbow Fund has repeatedly supported a range of local community groups and charities working in the field of HIV. Last year funding was provided to groups including the Sussex Beacon, Lunch Positive and Peer Action. The Sussex Beacon offers specialist care and support for m By Besi • 1 min read
Health George Osborne visits Brighton’s Royal Sussex County Hospital The Chancellor of the Exchequer paid a surprise visit to Brighton today to announce the release of £420 million funding for the redevelopment of the Royal Sussex County Hospital. Simon Kirby MP for Kemptown & Peacehaven accompanied the Chancellor to the hospital where he met staff, local dignitaries By Besi • 4 min read
