Pharmacies should be at the heart of #HIV prevention by raising awareness of and offering #PrEP - a pill that stops HIV transmission. 💊 Recommendations have been published in a new @policybristol.bsky.social briefing. 📰News: tinyurl.com/ywu9xre5 📄Policy briefing: tinyurl.com/5n6bhzj3

📰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

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

The September edition of our newsletter is out now. In this month's edition: Remembering Jon Banks; Standardised methods for economic evaluation of implementation; Strategies to scale quality improvement and evidence-based practice; + much more mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...

Substance use services for sex industry workers must be flexible, non-judgmental, & responsive to complex needs: key findings of a new critical review of relevant literature by CAPC & @arc-west.bsky.social. News: tinyurl.com/55f5ewk5 @nihrspcr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk @bnssgresearch.bsky.social

Today we publish our new policy briefing for our study examining the feasibility of pharmacy #PrEP delivery - www.bristol.ac.uk/policybristo... It offers a vital opportunity to make #HIV prevention more equitable, less stigmatized & more embedded in people’s everyday lives #STI #STISky 🛟

New modelling by Gilead Sciences shows we're off-track to meet current targets - but hope is not lost.

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

5,200 people living with #HIV have not yet been diagnosed. National AIDS Trust and the Behavioural Insights Team have assessed the potential role for financial incentives in increasing HIV testing in the UK, particularly among underserved populations. Read the full report: nat.org.uk/publicati...

The most vulnerable people in society were less able to access GP care during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the general population, according to new research in @bjgpopen.bsky.social. The study also found those effects continued long after lockdowns ended arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/how-covid-19...

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...

The ARC West team has been devastated by the sudden death of Jon Banks last month. Jon was part of the ARC from its earliest days. Here we pay tribute to Jon, a much loved colleague and friend. “Everything he did, he did with kindness, generosity and warmth." arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/remembering-...

📢 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

Uncharacteristcally long 🧵 (sorry) re: #Qualitative methodologies, science, and 'AI'. As Qualitative researchers, we should definitely care and remain curious about what 'good work' can look like - but we should be very wary about assuming that a focus on 'rigour' will address this question. 1/13

Amanda Doyle of NHS England asked GPs to see the plans as an opportunity not a threat - but that's not how it's landed with most GPs. My latest in BMJ bmj.com/cgi/content/...

💯 “If you’ve ever run a big marathon in your city, you’ll know the feeling can be electric. Blocked off streets, cars temporarily banished from the road and a sense of enormous freedom as you run.” How could cities be designed to inspire more people to take up running? Thought provoking piece👇

New comment piece by me & colleagues in @bmj.com on the using health data for research in UK Processes are so complex and so slow now that less research is happening and we are wasting the enormous potential of the NHS to drive innovation www.bmj.com/content/390/...

The 10 Year Health Plan includes a significant number of proposals - from ‘golden handcuffs’ for newly qualified dentists to a shift in the pattern of health care spending. But what does this mean for the NHS's future? Read our analysis to find out. www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

"The areas with the greatest need saw the biggest reductions in support. Is it any surprise health inequalities widened?" @michaelmarmot.bsky.social on how government decisions shaped health inequalities, racism, and a million UK children living in destitution www.bmj.com/content/390/...

NEW: Big study of low-traffic neighbourhoods in London suggest they cut road injuries and deaths by more than a third within their boundaries with no apparent negative safety effect on nearby roads. This feels a *major* boost for proponents of such schemes. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

📰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

🔍 Are you an early career behavioural researcher? Our Accelerator proposals offer up to £50,000 for innovative projects! 💡 Perfect for kickstarting your research journey. Applications open July 1st—closing August 12th, 2025. Get ready to apply! #ECR #Innovation #BRUKFunding

Read the full paper by Sarah Bell, Jane Williams, @jhorwood.bsky.social and @sabiredwood.bsky.social published in @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health: www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22...

Great to receive this award on behalf of the team. We hope to submit the results paper of our #PrEP pharmacy pilot very soon.

The pressure to quantify research is erasing conceptual depth “Qualitative and quantitative research are pressured into standardised formats…making measurability itself a precondition for what counts as valid knowledge.” ✍️ Igor Martins via @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · #academicsky

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

Today at #BASHH2025 i'm presenting on behalf of China Harrison findings from our #PrEP pharmacy pilot (O30). Take a look at our project page to find out more about the development of the pilot ➡️ arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/research/pro... @bashhuk.bsky.social @arc-west.bsky.social 🛟 #STIsky #HIV

An important critique of the race to the bottom of academic rigor in science

📢 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

At #BASHH2025 we're showcasing our evaluation of emergency department opt-out #HIV & #Hepatitis testing. Download our report that has recommendations for improving implementation ➡️ hprubse.nihr.ac.uk/research/res... @siobhanallison.bsky.social @bashhuk.bsky.social @hpruebs.bsky.social

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

Incredible "the researchers have shown for the first time that mRNA can be delivered into the cells where HIV is hiding, by encasing it in a tiny, specially formulated fat bubble. The mRNA then instructs the cells to reveal the virus."

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)

Why the new gonorrhoea vaccine is an incredible breakthrough, and why we need to not miss any opportunities in its implementation. @bashhuk.bsky.social @england.nhs.uk @thelovetankcic.bsky.social's @benvyle.bsky.social writes in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

In collab with the University of Bristol have produced a handy toolkit to guide service providers who want to use co-production when working with minoritised communities to improve health services. Download here: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/Wordpress/wp... #coproduction #toolkit #inequalities #powersharing

📰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

Ooh, Adam Curtis is back. "...life in Britain today has become strange - a hazy dream-like flux in which no one can predict what is coming next. While distrust in politicians keeps growing. And the political class seem to have lost control."

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

⬇️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

⬇️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

Our new @arc-west.bsky.social (commonambitionbristol.org.uk) work on #HIV testing #sexualhealth in #African and #Caribbean heritage communities just published: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/barbers... paper: sti.bmj.com/content/earl...

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

We are delighted to offer one of up to 11 @nihrspcr.bsky.social General Practice Commercial Research Fellowships here in #Bristol. The fellowships for GPs are designed to foster collaboration between general practitioners & key research partners. Details: bit.ly/3EQCeE7 Close: 16 May 2025 #GPSky

The London Assembly Health Committee’s new HIV report is out—and LSHP is proud to have contributed evidence and insight. Read it here: bit.ly/3EMj7Lr Ending new HIV cases in the capital is possible, but it needs action now. #HIV #SexualHealth #PublicHealth #LSHP #GettingToZero

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

Results from HIV Confident charter - still a lot of stigma and misunderstanding! On a positive note, 80% of HCPs would like more training! @bhiva.bsky.social #BHIVA25

I'm glad there's a lot of discussion around ageing and #HIV at #BHIVA25 conference. What are your ideas for future research to benefit people living with HIV over 50 years in the UK and people who care for them? Have your say in this survey! app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/socs/have-...