HIV Welsh Government announces £9million boost to end new HIV cases Jeremy Miles MS, Welsh Labour‘s Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, has announced £9million in new funding to end new cases of HIV in Wales by 2030. This includes almost £4million of investment to expand Wales’ online HIV testing service, which currently provides 40,000 at-home HIV tests e By Graham Robson • 2 min read
HIV National AIDS Trust reacts to latest HIV surveillance data, published by the UK Health Security Agency The latest HIV surveillance data for 2023, published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on October 1, shows that the number of heterosexual men and women newly diagnosed in England with HIV has increased by more than 30% since 2022. Diagnoses among heterosexual men rose by 36% (445 in 2022 to By Graham Robson • 2 min read
HIV HIV organisations react to NICE draft guidance not recommending use of two month-injectable PrEP NICE, the body which produces guidelines for which treatments are available within the NHS, has published draft guidance not recommending the use of the first available long-acting injectable form of PrEP, Cabotegravir. PrEP is medication which can be taken to prevent a person from acquiring HIV. Cu By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health “PrEP means I can enjoy sex without thinking about HIV” PrEP is a pill taken by HIV negative people that protects you against HIV. It has been a life-changer for me because it gives me confidence and lets me just enjoy sex. It’s important that we take our sexual health seriously. Not everyone feels like this though. Especially in the Black queer communit By Contributor • 2 min read
HIV UKHSA highlights further HIV progress needed among heterosexual women More awareness is needed to encourage women to take up HIV testing amid slow progress in tackling transmission, the UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) Chief Medical Adviser has warned today. Despite a significant fall in cases among gay and bisexual men between 2019 and 2022, heterosexual groups ar By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Richard Angell HIV “We can and must go further when it comes to PrEP”: Terrence Higgins Trust reacts to publication of UK government’s ‘PrEP Roadmap’ Terrence Higgins Trust has reacted to the publication of the UK government’s first PrEP roadmap for meeting the need ‘of those at significant risk of HIV’., saying “we can and must go further when it comes to PrEP”. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
HIV Central and North London’s Sexual Health Services becomes first in the country to offer PrEP medication online Central and North London‘s (CNWL) Sexual Health Services have become the first in the country to offer PrEP medication, which is taken by people who don’t have HIV to stop them contracting the virus, online. Existing patients who meet certain clinical guidelines and are residents in the boroughs of By Graham Robson • 2 min read
HIV Study into PrEP use at sexual health clinics confirms it to be extremely effective at preventing HIV HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective at preventing HIV acquisition and should be used more widely by eligible groups, a new study into PrEP’s real-world effectiveness has confirmed. While studies have previously been carried out on the effectiveness of PrEP within clinical setting By Graham Robson • 2 min read
HIV Martin Fisher Foundation: working in partnership towards ZERO HIV stigma, ZERO new HIV infections and ZERO deaths from HIV The Martin Fisher Foundation (MFF) continues to work in partnership with other HIV organisations in Brighton & Hove towards ZERO HIV stigma, ZERO new HIV infections and ZERO deaths from HIV. Our aim, to work collaboratively and support shared HIV prevention and treatment goals across the city, is g By Contributor • 3 min read
Health Innovative projects to receive vital funding to trial new ways to improve sexual health and HIV outcomes Brighton & Hove Switchboard, Terrence Higgins Trust, Love Tank and Birmingham LGBT are among 14 organisations to benefit from a new fund to boost engagement and outreach activity to reduce sexual health inequalities across England By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Health Terrence Higgins Trust appoints Rhys Goode to deliver HIV Action Plan in Wales Rhys Goode becomes Head of Terrence Higgins Trust Cymru to help ensure the country meets its goal of ending new HIV cases by 2030. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Health New report reveals extent of barriers to PrEP access in England New research has revealed two thirds (65%) of people who want to access highly effective HIV prevention drug PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) are unable to do so. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
