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Many people with HIV not disclosing at GUM clinics: estimates of undiagnosed infections may be too high

Many people with HIV are not disclosing their status when using sexual health clinics, according to the results of a study conducted at a large London genitourinary

Published
19 February 2013
By
Michael Carter
Infectiousness and treatment as prevention
Treatment as prevention: Experts in the UK agree it works

Roger Pebody summarises the statement released in January that should now guide how our doctors talk to us about treatment as prevention.

Published
14 February 2013
From
HIV treatment update
HIV testing
Tales of the late diagnosed

Gus Cairns talks to four people who were diagnosed with HIV only just in time to save their lives – and the daughter of one who wasn’t.

Published
14 February 2013
From
HIV treatment update
HIV and criminal law
UK: Updated guidance on HIV transmission, the law and the work of the clinical team now published

This document is aimed at those working in HIV medicine, especially clinicians, and aims to provide information and guidance on managing issues related to sexual transmission of HIV. It applies generic ethical and professional principles but with a particular emphasis on providing a confidential environment in which sensitive matters can be discussed. The guidance sets out the roles and responsibilities of health care professionals when caring for individuals living with HIV.

Published
13 February 2013
From
HIV Justice Network
HIV prevention policy
London councils take steps to improve help for HIV in the capital

Leaders of London’s councils today agreed to take decisive action together to improve HIV prevention services in the capital. As they take on responsibility for public health, London boroughs have recognised that the HIV prevention activity they are inheriting is not meeting the needs of Londoners. They have today initiated joint work to improve future commissioning of such services.

Published
12 February 2013
From
London Councils press release
Infectiousness and treatment as prevention
HIV incidence in gay men unchanged in England and Wales, despite more testing

A paper in The Lancet Infectious Diseases by scientists from the UK’s Medical Research Council and the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has calculated that the number

Published
04 February 2013
By
Gus Cairns
Infectiousness and treatment as prevention
BHIVA and EAGA position statement on the use of antiretroviral therapy to reduce HIV transmission: January 2013

The UK Department of Health, in collaboration with the Expert Advisory Group on AIDS and the British HIV Association, has issued a definitive statement on the potential of antiretroviral therapy to reduce HIV infectiousness and transmission. It says that the risk of transmission from a person with a fully-suppressed viral load in the absence of STIs is "extremely low" and advises physicians to discuss this with all patients.

Published
22 January 2013
From
Department of Health
Policy
Yusef Azad: Why the Government Risks Letting People With HIV Down

Lord Collins of Highbury stood up in the House of Lords on Tuesday and introduced a debate on how the Government has failed to deliver a much needed national HIV strategy. In doing so he raises the question, one the National AIDS Trust also wants answered, how serious is the Government about tackling HIV?

Published
17 January 2013
From
Huffington Post UK
Policy
House of Lords questions on HIV Strategy for England

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish a cross-departmental HIV Strategy for England, in line with the Political Declaration made at the United Nations General Assembly in 2011.

Published
16 January 2013
From
Hansard
Behaviour change interventions
Low uptake of behavioural interventions by gay men at English sexual health clinics

Only a quarter of gay men who had had unprotected sex were offered and accepted a structured intervention (such as motivational interviewing or counselling) when attending their

Published
11 January 2013
By
Roger Pebody
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