📰News!📰Great to see our collaborative research shared by GOV.UK! Thousands with undiagnosed hepatitis and HIV found in A&E testing. Read more ➡️ tinyurl.com/y7h3d926 @jhorwood.bsky.social @nhsengland.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social

New data shows opt-out blood-borne virus testing in emergency departments is highly effective. The programme identified many undiagnosed infections, including hepatitis C & HIV but particularly hepatitis B. Almost 70% of people with a new diagnosis hadn't been tested before.

📰News!📰Co-producing health and care services toolkit shares learning from @commonambitionbs.bsky.social. The handy toolkit guides service providers who want to use co-production with minoritised communities to improve health services. More➡️ tinyurl.com/d75jk748 @jhorwood.bsky.social

Great to see our #PrEP pharmacy pilot and policy briefing featured ⬇️ @arc-west.bsky.social @hpruebs.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social #stisky 🛟 #sti

📰News!📰Local pharmacies have a key role to play in stopping the spread of #HIV. A new briefing from @policybristol.bsky.social says they should help raise awareness & offer access to PrEP—a daily pill that protects against HIV. More➡️ bit.ly/4pvrhdI @jhorwood.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social

⬇️ new policy briefing on pharmacy #PrEP delivery to improve #HIV prevention ✅ Feasible & acceptable ✅ Training builds pharmacists’ confidence ✅ Co-produced public awareness campaigns vital to ensure equitable access @bashhuk.bsky.social @bhiva.bsky.social @profkevinfenton.bsky.social @nat.org.uk

Our community pharmacy #PrEP pilot preprint is out! www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... ✅ Feasible & acceptable ✅ Training builds pharmacists’ confidence ✅ Co-produced public awareness campaigns vital to ensure equitable access @bashhuk.bsky.social @bhiva.bsky.social @profkevinfenton.bsky.social

Discrimination against people living with #HIV and #Hepatitis can happen in #tattooing and #piercing. @cdodds.bsky.social l from @uob-policystudies.bsky.social has worked with people living with #HIV and tattooists to produce free resources to fight stigma. ➡️ nat.org.uk/bbv-tattooin...

Our latest study to understand the perspective of people living with HIV in Europe is now live! We created it together with an amazing steering group of community members from 17 countries. Please do the survey if you are living with HIV in UK and Europe and SHARE widely !! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

📢 The BASHH/BHIVA Guidelines on the Use of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) 2025 have been published Thank you to @bhiva.bsky.social, the writing group, and all contributors for your expertise and dedication. Access the guidelines here ➡️ bit.ly/4lMe9Ou

📰In the news!📰 📢Continuing to #vaccinate for #mpox through a routine targeted programme for #gay & #bisexual men delivered by sexual health services will greatly reduce the number of cases & save the #NHS millions, new research has found. More➡️ bit.ly/402nw4m @bristoluni.bsky.social

Great piece of work on disclosure for LGBTQIA survivors. Kyle will be presenting at the SVAHRN next week.

Great to see our co-director @jhorwood.bsky.social win an award at #BASHH2025 for their pharmacy #PrEP awareness and delivery pilot Take a look at the project page to find out about the pilot ➡️ arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/research/pro... @bashhuk.bsky.social @arc-west.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social

Just launched at #BASHH2025, we're supporting the launch of three new co-produced short films designed to enhance partner notification. These were developed through the LUSTRUM2 project using rigorous public & patient involvement. 🔗 Watch and implement: bit.ly/4jHnu92 bit.ly/43whpaF

📢 BASHH has today published national clinical guidelines on the use of doxyPEP. This makes the UK one of the first countries globally to offer formal clinical direction on this STI prevention strategy. 🔗 Read our full statement & access the guidelines: bit.ly/4475DDK

Day 1 of #BASHH2025. We're showcasing our @commonambitionbs.bsky.social project - co-producing #SexualHealth services with African & Caribbean heritage communities See our co-production health services toolkit ➡️ arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-co-... @bashhuk.bsky.social @temilolaadeniyi.bsky.social

New campaign to combat stigma around #HIV & #Hepatitis in tattoo & piercing studios has been developed by @cdodds.bsky.social. Free, stigma-busting resources are now available to make studios more inclusive for all ➡️ nat.org.uk/bbv-tattooin... 🛟 #HIVsky #GUMsky #STIsky

We have published new data on sexually transmitted infections in England: 📈 Syphilis diagnoses continued to rise 📉 Gonorrhoea cases dropped overall, with the biggest reduction in young people (15 to 24)

⬇️Our new co-production toolkit offers practical guidance for anyone designing more equitable, person-centred services Based on learning from @commonambitionbs.bsky.social co-producing #SexualHealth services with African & Caribbean hertiage communities 🛟 #CoProduction #STISky #HealthEquity

To combat rising cases of #gonorrhoea, England is set to become the first country to offer a gonorrhoea vaccine for men who have sex with men Our SHIP HIT Co-director @ehardingesch.bsky.social highlight the behavioural trends that may be influencing the spread of the infection 🛟 #STIsky

Free to download - 'Co-producing Health and Care Services Toolkit' ⬇️ It offers practical guidance for anyone wanting to design more equitable, person-centred health/ #PublicHealth services with people with lived experience 🛟 @bashhuk.bsky.social #CoProduction #HealthEquity #STIsky #HIBsky

📰In the news!📰A community-led HIV testing initiative @commonambitionbs.bsky.social which included outreach in barbershops & other familiar venues, helped break down barriers in African and Caribbean communities. @temilolaadeniyi.bsky.social @jhorwood.bsky.social More ➡️ bit.ly/45kU4Kc

📢 Free #CoProduction toolkit - practical guidance on partnership working with people with lived experience to design accessible & equitable #SexualHealth services Download➡️ arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-co-... 🛟@bashhuk.bsky.social @bhiva.bsky.social @nat.org.uk @appghiv.bsky.social #HIVsky #GUMsky

www.england.nhs.uk/2025/05/nhs-... Delighted that @ukhsa.bsky.social has played a pivotal role in developing and synthesising evidence to support the national vaccination programmes for gonorrhoea and mpox. This is in addition to hepatitis A and B and HPV. 1/2

📢 Free #CoProduction toolkit - practical guidance on partnership working with people with lived experience to design accessible & equitable #SexualHealth services Download➡️ arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-co-... 🛟@bashhuk.bsky.social @bhiva.bsky.social @nat.org.uk @appghiv.bsky.social #HIVsky #GUMsky

You can be confident that an organisation displaying the HIV Confident logo has made a commitment to make people living with HIV welcome and to treat them with respect. Find out more about what HIV Confident means for you: www.hivconfident.org... Photo: Mareike Günsche

www.theguardian.com/society/2025... #NHS #sexualhealth #bashhuk

New @commonambitionbs.bsky.social research led by @temilolaadeniyi.bsky.social @jhorwood.bsky.social found co-producing #HIV testing with African & Caribbean communities can tackle stigma & trust in healthcare @appghiv.bsky.social @bashhuk.bsky.social @nat.org.uk 🛟 #HIVsky #GUMsky #STIsky

Our new paper led by @temilolaadeniyi.bsky.social examines what helps & hinders #HIV testing among African & Caribbean heritage communities Co-producing services with communities is key to tackling health inequities like @commonambitionbs.bsky.social sti.bmj.com/content/earl... #STISky #IDSky

We evaluated how #EmergenceDepartment opt-out #HIV, #Hepatitis B + C testing is working to help improve future implementation. Take a look at Tom's blog + our report ⬇️ @bashhuk.bsky.social @bhiva.bsky.social @nat.org.uk aidstrust.bsky.social @tht.org.uk @appghiv.bsky.social #HIVSky #HepSky #BBV

Are you a healthcare professional in the UK caring for people living with HIV aged over 50? What are the important issues for you & your patients? We are creating a bank of research questions to bring to a workshop to prioritise research in this area. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/socs/have-...

How can health services best support people living with #HIV aged 50+ in the UK? Let Richard know what research is needed to improve services in this short survey ? ⬇️ #BHIVA25 @bhiva.bsky.social @bashhuk.bsky.social @nationalaidstrust.bsky.social

We examine how #EmergenceDepartment opt-out #HIV, #Hepatitis B + C testing is working to improve implementation. Take a look at our report ⬇️ @bashhuk.bsky.social @bhiva.bsky.social @nationalaidstrust.bsky.social @appghiv.bsky.social @profkevinfenton.bsky.social #IDSky #HIVSky #HepSky #BBV

Congratulations to Common Ambition Bristol 🙌🏿 Highly Commended at the #HSJAwards2025 #HSJpartnershipawards #HIV #healthcare @brigstowe.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @bristolcouncil.bsky.social @arc-west.bsky.social @shipsexhealth.bsky.social www.bristolhealthpartners.org.uk/news/common-...

How many new #HIV cases were in 2023? How many people tested online or were on #PrEP? Understanding the numbers is essential to end new cases by 2030 and ensure better lives with HIV. Find the most up-to-date figures on HIV in the #UK on our website: nat.org.uk/about-hiv/hi...

🚨New blog🚨A collaboration piece with NIHR HPRU in Emergency Preparedness & Response. The #mpox outbreak disproportionately affected gay, bisexual & other men who have sex with men. It was essential that information on the outbreak got to these groups without generating stigma. More➡️ bit.ly/43PWks9

Women give birth to an estimated 5-10 babies a day in the UK as a result of rape. Listen as Hannah Jackson, therapist @sarsasupport.bsky.social + Counselling Doc at UWE trainee talks through her work on the 1st study of its kind on rape pregnancy & mothering. www.drjanemeyrick.com/podcast

Novel insights from our first paper published sharing our qualitative #PrimaryCare research undertaken with Community Research Link Workers- 2 of whom were bilingual. Their involvement was transformative- they led recruitment, facilitation of focus groups and co-analysed the results.

Pharmacies could play a vital role in helping to end new #HIV transmissions by 2030, by offering education, reducing stigma, and increasing access to #PrEP Our research provides insights into what support pharmacies need for PrEP delivery in the UK arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/research/pro...

Join as a volunteer ‘Community Connectors’!!! 2 – 8 hours/mth Event, outreach & clinic support Full training given • Fri 14th March 2025–Closing date • Thurs 20th March 2025-Interviews • Fri 25th April, 10am – 4:30pm - Training day Apply here: forms.office.com/e/3V7d2nrnJ6 #volunteer #help

New open access paper by Simin Yu assessing effects of migration status on the HIV care cascade among gay and bisexual men living with HIV in Australia. There was a lower level of treatment among recently arrived migrants, underscoring the importance of free access for all doi.org/10.1111/hiv....

In these unthinkably dark days for global public health I’m proud to share the results of this international survey which describes the challenging and distressing experiences of clinicians in 12 countries during the 2022/23 #mpox pandemic. eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Excited to share a new research paper (open access) from our collaboration with @thelovetankcic.bsky.social and the HIV/STI and Emergency Preparedness teams at @who.int.bsky.social doi.org/10.1186/s129...

A career in Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) offers the chance to make a long-lasting impact on patients’ lives. There are opportunities to travel and take part in research - all whilst improving the sexual health of the UK. Discover why people #LoveGUM: buff.ly/DC6Upv8

📢 New preprint. Our study develops the PATH-GP intervention to increase #HIV testing & #PrEP access in general practice. Study led by @sarahdenford.bsky.social @jokesten.bsky.social Read the full article here: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... 🛟 #HIVsky #GUMsky #STIsky

Meet Tidrah our lovely Community Engagement Facilitator.🫶🏾 She joined us in August and is doing an amazing job. As we start National Condom Week here's a reminder to test often! Don’t forget we have you can get free condoms at our clinics and businesses who support us. #hivprevention #condoms #hiv

We are hiring!! We need a new Project Coordinator to deliver the programme. 🔴 Salary: £30,559 – £32,654 (Point 18-22 on the NJC Pay Scale) 🟡 Closing date to send application: 9am Tuesday 4th March More information on the role and how to apply please see www.brigstowe.org/support-our-...

Lovely to see some familiar faces in this film!🙌🏾 The zine-making workshop was part of an @arc-west.bsky.social project aimed at developing a co-production community of practice by bringing community and university-based researchers together. @shipsexhealth.bsky.social@commonambitionbs.bsky.social

The NIHR HPRU in Blood-Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at UCL, in collaboration with UKHSA, is launching a newsletter! 📰 Stay informed about the latest research, innovations, and developments in the field of blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections. Subscribe now!