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Terrence Higgins Trust say: Act now to avoid summer of STIs

Graham Robson May 14, 2021

Terrence Higgins Trust issues new guidance to ensure rates of sexually transmitted infections don’t return to pre-pandemic levels and help manage the risk of Covid-19

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THT releases new research into HIV testing rates

Graham Robson February 1, 2021

New research from HIV/sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) has revealed just 1 in 5 adults have ever tested for HIV in the UK

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New rules to allow gay and bi men in long-term relationships to donate blood

Graham Robson December 14, 2020


Recommendations from the FAIR steering group, to enable a more individualised way of assessing safe blood donations, have been accepted in full by the Department of Health and Social Care, which means men who have sex with men in a long-term relationship will be able to give blood from summer 2021

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New stats from Public Health England show 10% drop in HIV diagnoses

Graham Robson November 3, 2020

Terrence Higgins Trust and National AIDS Trust respond to new HIV data showing 4,139 new HIV diagnoses in 2019, which represents a 10% drop in a year – 18% among gay and bisexual men, and 6% among heterosexuals.

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‘Urgent Action Needed’ – THT responds to new figures released from PHE

Graham Robson September 2, 2020

Terrence Higgins Trust responds to new figures from Public Health England, which show there were 468,342 STIs reported in England in 2019 – a 5% rise on 2018.

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GMB reacts to new coronavirus study from British Medical Journal

Graham Robson June 9, 2020

Trade union GMB has reacted to a new study published in the British Medical Journal, which reveals more than half of pregnant women recently admitted to UK hospitals with coronavirus were from a BAME background.

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New Public Health England report shows exceptional progress against HIV epidemic

Gscene Editorial Team January 22, 2020

New Public Health England report shows exceptional progress against HIV epidemic, but more needs done to reach 2030 goal of zero transmissions

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