Health “You get what you pay for”. Terrence Higgins Trust responds to data showing sexual health services at ‘breaking point’ New data from the Local Government Association has shown that almost every council in England and Wales has seen a rise in gonorrhoea since 2017 while sexual health services face ‘unprecedented increases in demand’. With nearly three quarters (71%) of councils also seening increases in syphilis diag By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health New polling data show almost nine out of ten Tory voters want to see compensation paid in Infected Blood scandal New polling, commissioned by leading HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust, shows that 87% of the British electorate believe that people infected and affected by the contaminated blood scandal should be entitled to compensation. In advance of a key vote in the House of Commons which would establish a n By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Community News UK’s AIDS Memorial Quilt digitised by Google Arts & Culture to mark World AIDS Day and ensure those lost to the AIDS epidemic are never forgotten The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt celebrates the lives of those tragically lost to the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and ’90s. To mark World AIDS Day (1 December), the quilt is available online for the very first time as it launches on Google Arts & Culture to ensure those who died are never forgotten. The [… By Graham Robson • 6 min read
News Latest HIV data shows unequal progress towards ending new cases by 2030, says Terrence Higgins Trust Sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust reacts to new HIV data for England, released by the UK Health Security Agency. By Graham Robson • 4 min read
LGBTQ+ News HIV advocate Vicki Vivacious joins cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Vicki has been an amazing advocate for Terrence Higgins Trust over the years by being the face of National HIV Testing Week as well as the charity’s Hot Summer campaign. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
HIV Terrence Higgins Trust “disappointed” that Iceland Chairman has yet to apologise for his company “weaponising HIV” Iceland’s Executive Chairman, Richard Walker OBE, recently wrote a comment piece for Mail Online about the dangers currently faced by supermarket workers in which he falsely claimed three Iceland shop workers contracted HIV as a result of needlestick attacks while at work. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
HIV Memorial quilt for Terry Higgins – the UK’s first named person to die from AIDS-related illnesses – unveiled at The Festival of Quilts A new memorial quilt paying tribute to Terrence (Terry) Higgins – the UK’s first named person to die of AIDS-related illnesses – is to be revealed today (Thursday, August 3) for the very first time at The Festival of Quilts in Birmingham’s NEC – four decades on from his death. By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Health New ‘mystery shopper research’ reveals half denied a sexual health appointment and long wait times for those who get through Providing clear recommendations for urgent improvement, the report – Over-Stretched and Under Strain: A Mystery Shopper Approach to Access to Sexual Health Services in England, Scotland, and Wales – is published on Thursday, July 20 to shine a light on the barriers which exist when trying to take ch By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Community News Kylie Minogue and Stephen Fry donate to charity shop to mark £1million raised for HIV HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust is celebrating having raised £1million from their charity shop. Celebrities including Kylie Minogue and Stephen Fry have helped the charity mark the milestone by donating items to the shop. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health HPV vaccination moves to a single dose from September A single dose provides robust protect against HPV that is comparable to two doses. The vaccine helps to prevent HPV-related cancers, including cervical, head, neck and anal cancer. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Terry Higgins to be honoured with AIDS Memorial Quilt 40 years after his death The quilt will be exhibited for the first time at the Festival of Quilts at Birmingham’s NEC from Thursday, August 3 to Sunday, August 6. By Contributor • 2 min read
Fundraising News Terrence Higgins Trust’s flagship event, The Auction, raises over £200,000 to support people living with and affected by HIV across the UK Lots from Tracey Emin, Antony Gormley and Kenny Everett went under the hammer this year at the event By Graham Robson • 2 min read
