News by topic

Search through all our worldwide HIV and AIDS news and features, using the topics below to filter your results by subjects including HIV treatment, transmission and prevention, and hepatitis and TB co-infections.

UK health services news

Show

From To
UK health services
Small fall in new HIV diagnoses in London, but rate of new diagnoses among gay men continues to increase

There was a modest fall in the number of new HIV diagnoses in London in 2011, new figures show. A total of 2637 new diagnoses were made

Published
24 May 2013
By
Michael Carter
UK health services
NHS England: Clinical Reference Group for HIV

The Clinical Reference Group (CRG) for HIV will be a key component in the delivery of HIV treatment and care, and will be the main source of clinical advice to NHS England as it moves forward in its direct commissioning role for specialised services. In this month’s eFeature Dr Simon Barton, Clinical Director & Consultant Physician HIV/Genitourinary Medicine at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and Chair of the HIV CRG, gives an update on progress in establishing the HIV CRG and looks at the opportunities and challenges ahead.

Published
23 May 2013
From
MEDFASH
HIV prevention policy
The LGB&T Public Health Outcomes Framework Companion Document

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Public Health Outcomes Framework Companion Document is a resource for all those commissioning and delivering healthcare services in order to support the delivery of an equitable public health system. It has been developed to increase understanding of LGB&T health and make sure that the public health system tackles inequality related to sexual orientation and gender identity.

Published
23 May 2013
From
The Lesbian & Gay Foundation
UK health services
Wales: HIV patients are at risk of being identified because of new prescribing system

HIV patients who are forced to report to hospital every month for a prescription could be forced into a situation where they have to reveal their condition to an employer.

Published
23 May 2013
From
Wales Online
Medical procedures and other blood-borne exposure
New EU regulations to protect healthcare workers from sharps injuries

Both NHS employers and staff need to be aware of and take action on new European legislation concerning the prevention of injuries from sharp medical devices.

Published
22 May 2013
From
NHS Confederation
Hepatitis C
Report highlights major failings in UK response to hepatitis C

The UK needs to “be doing so much more” in response to hepatitis C, according to a new report. Supported by a consortium of leading hepatitis C

Published
07 May 2013
By
Michael Carter
HIV prevention policy
England: Joint directors of public health will be weak in the job

In principle, I support the handover of public health to local authorities. But, in practice, because the government has become so preoccupied with reform of the NHS, this handover spells real danger.

Published
03 May 2013
From
The Guardian
Testing policies and guidelines
UK: NHS funding crunch creates a challenge for GPs to improve public health

The recent reforms to the English NHS present opportunities for GPs and other primary care staff to lead a more proactive approach to prevention and helping people remain healthy into old age but only if they are empowered to do so, argues a new report.

Published
26 April 2013
From
Nuffield Trust
UK health services
London HIV drug prescribing changes – patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes maintained

Controversial changes to the range of anti-HIV drugs which are most commonly prescribed in London have resulted in a £7.2 million saving over two years, with no

Published
22 April 2013
By
Roger Pebody
UK health services
England: Councils greet new public health responsibilities with joy and fear

There has been both excitement and anxiety around the transfer of public health to local government this month. Unfortunately the excitement has mainly been in local government and most of the anxiety in the public health world.

Published
22 April 2013
From
The Guardian
← First12345...21Next →

Filter by country