National Aids Trust Business News NAT comment: ‘HIV markers still used by English Police’ NAT highlights that the practice of recording HIV status within a ‘contagious’ indicator are still being used in England and other parts of the UK. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community Report into evidence on gay/bisexual men blood donation still due FAIR steering group, including THT, Stonewall and National AIDS Trust, is still hoping to report its findings before the end of 2020 in spite of the coronavirus pandemic. By Contributor • 4 min read
Sarah Wollaston MP General News Health Committee calls for a stop to immigration tracing NAT (National AIDS Trust) welcomes Health Committee’s call for NHS Digital to suspend immigration tracing and respect patient confidentiality. The Chair of the Health Committee, Dr Sarah Wollaston MP, has written today to the Chief Executive of NHS Digital calling for a suspension to the practice of By Besi • 2 min read
General News Progress for pilots living with HIV – NAT welcome CAA decision The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announce changes to their hitherto outdated rules on HIV. They are issuing initial Class 1 Medical certificates (with a restriction to multi-pilot operations) to applicants living with HIV wishing to become commercial pilots. 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 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 Man convicted of deliberately infecting sexual partners with HIV A man who deliberately infected at least five sexual partners with HIV has been convicted of causing grievous bodily harm. Darryl Rowe, 27, was also convicted of five counts of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent following a trial at Lewes Crown Court. By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Campaign to end impact of HIV in the next 30 years launches today in parliament NAT (National AIDS Trust) launches the Let’s End It campaign today at an event in the House of Lords which marks the 30th year of the charity working at the forefront of the UK’s response to HIV. Let’s End It sets a goal to end the growth of the HIV epidemic and the continued stigma surrounding HIV By Besi • 2 min read
Health Councils warn sexual health services at ‘tipping point’ NAT (National AIDS Trust) supports LGA calls for Government to reverse cuts to public health. The Local Government Association (LGA) today warned that sexual health services are at ‘tipping point’ as significant increases in demand have coincided with dramatic cuts in the public health budget. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Community News People with HIV still struggle to access insurance A new report published by NAT (National AIDS Trust) confirms that despite improvements over the past decade, people living with HIV continue to face barriers accessing insurance. The research shows that one in four (25%) people living with HIV have been refused a financial product or quoted an unaff By Besi • 4 min read
Health High Court rules NHS England can fund PrEP NHS England to appeal judgment brought before the courts by NAT which says interpretation of law by NHS England was incorrect. The High Court today ruled NHS England acted unlawfully in withdrawing PrEP, a game-changing drug preventing transmission of HIV, from its decision-making process. By Besi • 5 min read
