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UK clinicians define minimum standards of HIV care – for a changing NHS

The British HIV Association (BHIVA) yesterday published a document which outlines the standard of care that people with HIV should expect to receive – whoever is providing

Published
30 November 2012
By
Roger Pebody
Epidemiology
New HIV figures cause for 'deep concern' according to HIV experts

BHIVA (The British HIV Association), the UK's leading association representing professionals in HIV care, expresses 'deep concern' today in response to the Health Protection Agency’s (HPA) annual report on HIV in the UK. The HPA figures show that the continued late diagnosis of people living with HIV poses a significant challenge for the UK healthcare system.

Published
29 November 2012
From
British HIV Association
Treatment guidelines
Abacavir: new studies challenge the evidence of reduced potency when viral load is high

An analysis of two studies of the new HIV integrase inhibitor dolutegravir presented at the Eleventh International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection in Glasgow had

Published
26 November 2012
By
Gus Cairns
UK health services
England: New national model to tackle variation in specialist healthcare services

For the first time patients requiring specialised treatment can look forward to the same level and standards of care. The NHS Commissioning Board has published the new Operating Model for commissioning specialised services setting out how a single, national system will ensure patients are offered consistent, high quality services across the country.

Published
23 November 2012
From
NHS Commissioning Board
Retention and linkage to care
Even in well-treated populations, loss to follow-up limits community viral suppression

Several papers presented at the Eleventh International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection last week showed that even in populations with consistent access to care and

Published
23 November 2012
By
Gus Cairns
UK health services
Hospital HIV questions intrusive: Body Positive Dorset

Hospitals in Dorset have been accused of asking patients with HIV "intrusive" and "unnecessary" questions about how they contracted the virus. Body Positive Dorset said it has received complaints about Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch hospitals.

Published
22 November 2012
From
BBC News
Outcomes and prognosis
Life expectancy in older people with HIV could exceed the average – as long as ART keeps working

The latest forecasts of life expectancy in people with HIV in the UK, based on mortality data from the UK Collaborative HIV Cohort (UK CHIC) study, show

Published
19 November 2012
By
Gus Cairns
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Manchester study finds link between increased premature birth rate and HIV

A review of clinical records from Central Manchester University Hospitals has found more evidence of an increased rate of preterm delivery of babies born to HIV-positive

Published
15 November 2012
By
Gus Cairns
UK health services
Virgin Care: Getting Rich on the NHS

'Virgin, they run airlines and everything else but they can't run a medical centre', said one of the residents. In Teesside, where the company provides sexual health tests, the service repeatedly missed targets on the numbers of people screened for Chlamydia. A memo revealed staff were asked to take home testing kits to use on friends and family to help make the numbers up.

Published
30 October 2012
From
Channel 4
UK health services
The bottom line in clinical care: The new BHIVA standards

Gus Cairns summarises this important new document.

Published
22 October 2012
From
HIV treatment update
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