NHS England announce five steps towards better access to the HIV prevention drug PrEP, including recommending removing the capped number of places on the ongoing IMPACT Trial.
NHS England announce five steps towards better access to the HIV prevention drug PrEP, including recommending removing the capped number of places on the ongoing IMPACT Trial.
Increases in STI diagnoses show more funding for sexual health services urgently needed. New STI figures published by Public Health England show there were 447,694 STIs reported in England in 2018.
The Health and Social Care Select Committee report on sexual health highlights the ongoing funding crisis faced by sexual health services following public health cuts alongside unacceptable standards in service provision caused by a disjointed system, welcomed by NAT (National AIDS Trust).
Today marks nine years since the Equality Act was passed yet social care providers across London have been found to be openly breaking rules it introduced, designed to prevent discrimination in employment.
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock MP, will today announce the Governments commitment to reach zero new HIV transmission in England by 2030. The announcement will be made at the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF), Evening Standard and Independent’s AIDSfree Cities Global Forum summit taking place in Mayfair, London.
NHS England is to double the size of its implementation trial of the HIV prevention drug PrEP (the ‘Impact trial’), to widen participation to an additional 13,000 patients.
Ten young people are diagnosed with HIV every week yet young people’s knowledge about HIV remains poor. IN a survey of young gay and bisexual men between ages 14 and 19, over a quarter did not know how HIV is passed on, and the majority did not know how often HIV testing is recommended.
A video narrated by Stephen Fry, showcases the dance skills of the choreographer who directed Childish Gambino’s smash viral hit This Is America earlier this year, has just been released to highlight the National AIDS Trust (NAT) new message to Rock The Ribbon this World AIDS Day on December 1.
On Saturday, October 13, the first year anniversary of the start of the Impact trial, the National AIDS Trust (NAT) call for the end to NHS rationing of PrEP.
Landmark court ruling could be game changer for costings of PrEP and other HIV drugs. A ruling today from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) suggests that Gilead’s patent for Truvada, the drug used to treat many people living with HIV, and the drug used for PrEP, may be under threat.
