HIV To mark National HIV Testing Week, Andrea Leadsom and Angela Rayner join 40 MPs testing for HIV Health Minister Andrea Leadsom MP, Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner MP and 40 other MPs have tested for HIV to show how quick and easy it is and encourage others to do the same during National HIV Testing Week (until 11 February). A host of cross-party MPs got tested including Health Minister Andr By Graham Robson • 3 min read
HIV Terrence Higgins Trust’s Work and Skills Programme for people living with HIV to return in May 2024 Terrence Higgins Trust, the HIV / sexual health charity, has announced its Work and Skills Programme for people living with HIV will be returning in spring 2024 and is now open for registrations. Last year, Terrence Higgins Trust helped many people living with HIV to build confidence, set goals and By Graham Robson • 2 min read
HIV Terrence Higgins Trust: Thousands of free at-home HIV kits available, as National HIV Testing Week starts in England National HIV Testing Week starts today (February 5) in England, at a time when testing levels are at a record high among gay and bisexual men. By Contributor • 2 min read
HIV Heterosexual HIV testing still behind pre-Covid levels, as National HIV Testing Week starts in England HIV testing rates among heterosexual men and women are down by a quarter compared to before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). This comes as National HIV Testing Week starts today (February 5) with free at-home test kits available to anyon By Graham Robson • 6 min read
HIV University of Brighton student nurse teams up with Terrence Higgins Trust to provide HIV testing on campus Nursing student, Vincent Lane, has teamed up with the Terrence Higgins Trust to provide free HIV testing on University of Brighton campuses this February, to coincide with National HIV Testing Week 2024. The free testing event is open to all University of Brighton students and staff on Tuesday, Febr By Graham Robson • 2 min read
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
HIV DVLA updates its guidance for drivers with HIV to reflect the most up-to-date clinical knowledge The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA) has updated its guidance on HIV to reflect the most up-to-date clinical knowledge of living with HIV. This follows collaborative work by the DVLA with HIV / sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust and the British HIV Association (BHIVA) to make the By Graham Robson • 3 min read
HIV UK’s largest survey of people living with HIV reveals high satisfaction with treatment and care, but stigma and mental health conditions remain prevalent People living with HIV continue to report a high level of satisfaction with their HIV care service and treatment, a new survey by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) into those living with the virus has found. Despite this, the survey also shows that levels of stigma remain high with one in 25 (4. By Contributor • 5 min read
HIV National HIV Testing Week returns from Monday, February 5 National HIV Testing Week returns from Monday, February 5 and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is calling on people across the country to test for HIV – and this year’s a special one as it marks a decade since it started. Testing, which is free and confidential, is the only way to 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
Pic by Simon Pepper Photography HIV Let Communities Lead: Working towards zero HIV stigma and discrimination in Brighton & Hove Words by Eileen Nixon, Consultant Nurse and co-chair of HIV Stigma Group. Photos by Simon Pepper Photography. In spirit of the global theme for this year’s World AIDS Day – Let Communities Lead – I am writing on behalf of the Brighton & Hove Fast Track City Towards Zero HIV Stigma Group. The HIV St By Contributor • 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
