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 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 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
Arts PREVIEW: Pink Singers to raise the roof on World AIDS Day This year’s ‘World AIDS Day Concert’ in London with The Pink Singers will raise support for the National AIDS Trust, and will include guest singers and Rainbow Singers Across Borders. By Besi • 1 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 Brighton Kemptown MP says “HIV stigma: Not Retro, Just Wrong” World AIDS Day is tomorrow, December 1, and this year Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven is asking people to join the fight against HIV stigma. By Besi • 2 min read
Peter Kyle MP for Hove & Portslade Health Court of Appeal rules in favour of NAT, PrEP Appeal The Court of Appeal rules in favour of the NAT (National AIDS Trust) in a judgment that confirms an earlier high court judgment that NHS England can legally fund the HIV prevention drug PrEP. By Besi • 3 min read
Health Have your say on PrEP! Londoners are being urged to have their say on HIV prevention drugs, known as PrEP, which can be prescribed to people at greatest risk of contracting HIV. By Besi • 2 min read
National Aids Trust Health New report finds HIV prevention is underfunded and deprioritised A report by the National AIDS Trust (NAT) has found that not enough money is being spent on HIV prevention to have any impact of the rate of new HIV infections. NAT estimates in 2014/15 that £15 million was spent nationally on HIV prevention compared with £55 million allocated in 2001/02. In this ti By Besi • 2 min read
