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.
The Sussex HIV Chaplaincy: a listening ear, a friendly face and a supportive voice The Sussex HIV Chaplaincy launched on World AIDS Day 2004. It continues to provide a free, confidential service to anyone affected by HIV, regardless of their faith background.
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.
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
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.
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.
Saving Lives attends Birmingham’s Fast Track Cities+ launch event Saving Lives is a Birmingham-based national charity which aims “to reduce the stigma that still surrounds testing for the blood-borne viruses [BBVs] known as HIV and Hepatitis.”