The new #HIV Action Plan monitoring and evaluation report sets the 2024 baseline for the HIV Action Plan for England 2025 to 2030 published last December. 🧵1/11 www.gov.uk/government/p... #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #UKHSA

We pride ourselves on being a democracy and yet there’s a medieval theocratic anachronism in the heart of parliament: 26 bishops with automatic seats in the House of Lords. (The only other country in the world with clerics automatically entering a government is… Iran).

It’s National #HIV Testing Week! Take a few minutes to order your free test kit – it’s quick, simple, and you can do it all at home 🏡 Testing is the only way to know your HIV status, and now’s the perfect time to test. Get your FREE test now: https://freetesting.hiv/#HIV #ITest #HIVTestingWeek

Some great work led by @drrageshri.bsky.social we have been involved in

The latest HIV data for UK and England was released today. Thank you to the HIV Section at #UKHSA for making this happen. Key messages 🧵 1/13 #HIV www.gov.uk/government/s...

A funding crisis is putting #Scotland's #HIV support services at risk, and threatens the goal to end new HIV cases by 2030. A new briefing from HIV Outcomes UK, based on insights from charities and clients, outlines why these services must be safeguarded. nat.org.uk/news/scot...

Michael Payne MP reports on the importance of the voluntary sector in ending HIV transmission in the UK @politicshome.bsky.social @appghiv.bsky.social @nat.org.uk @hivoutcomes.bsky.social

We were pleased to partner with @appghiv.bsky.social for the parliamentary launch of #HIVOutcomes report, "HIV Services at the Crossroads", highlighting the vital role of the support services and the urgent action needed to meet the needs of people living with and affected by #HIV.

Don’t miss the new episode of "The #Hiv Podcast", from TVPS, out today! Hear NAT's James Cole discuss the new #HIVOutcomes report which highlights the voluntary sector funding crisis. Find it wherever you get your podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/6hWj...

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

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

⬇️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

New publication alert 🎉 I’m really pleased to have led this paper with lots of important insights on barriers and facilitators to HIV testing. This was from our @commonambitionbs.bsky.social evaluation. Here is the link sti.bmj.com/cgi/content/.... Do read and share 🙏🏼

NEWS: New research reveals shared genetic link between endometriosis and immune conditions This research is important in understanding the shared biological mechanisms between endometriosis and immune-related diseases. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

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-...

🚨 We've just published new data showing the current state of health inequalities in England caused by infectious diseases & environmental health hazards. Our blog post explores how factors like location, job or ethnicity can damage people's health ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/02/h...

"This paper studies whether working from home (WFH) affects workers' performance in public sector jobs... we find that WFH increases productivity by 12%." @afenizia.bsky.social Evidence that administrations that reject WFH harm efficiency. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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-...

🍭 65% of Brits support banning junk food ads in public spaces. The public wants action on health – and blames the food industry more than the NHS for rising illness. This isn’t ‘nanny state’. It’s common sense. Read more here: www.ippr.org/articles/the...

An early start at #BHIVA25 @bhiva.bsky.social But the vital importance of the voluntary sector for #HIV care. @profygilleece.bsky.social “Community and voluntary input is not a nice to have, it’s a fundamental part of HIV care”

Trans and gender diverse population living with #HIV has greater unmet needs Positive Voices survey shows. And yet they suffer from lack of services and targeted support. @bhiva.bsky.social @positivelyuk.bsky.social #BHIVA25

Projected deaths from cessation of USAID PEPFAR funding www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl... a 90-day freeze is expected to result in ~60,000 excess deaths

James Cole from #NAT on the importance of the HIV voluntary sector organisations and recommendations so they can continue to support people living with HIV #BHIVA25

Neil Mackay from #UKHSA on community testing highlighting that 1 in 4 people tested in the community had not tested previously #BHIVA25

Encouragingly, the NHS workforce DO want to know more - with a call for mandatory training. There remains a lot to do to address the knowledge gap and stigma within the NHS Workforce #BHIVA25

Come and join the #UKHSA HIV team at #BHIVA25 to discuss your views on the UKHSA reports and outputs, and help us refine the language we use.

#BHIVA25 GP Champions for @londonftci.bsky.social James Stevenson & Grace Bottoni present case studies - highlighting #HIV testing in GP Surgeries and identifying Clinical Indicators. Improving training for all of Primary Care and Education across all aspects of healthcare should be embraced.

It’s heartbreaking that global health funding cuts require WHO to issue guidance on what to do if you run put of #HIV medications www.who.int/news-room/qu...

📰News!📰HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @bristoluni.bsky.social renews with £5.5m of new funding to conduct research in partnership @ukhsa.bsky.social, that will help protect the public from health threats. @nihr.bsky.social bit.ly/42lowkd @jhorwood.bsky.social @richardamlot.bsky.social

LAUNCHING NOW! UNAIDS wants to hear from you! Your insights, lived experiences, and ideas will help shape the Global AIDS Strategy 2026-2031. Have your say. Take 15 minutes to fill out our survey: surveymonkey.com/r/SJN6RXX #endAIDS #GlobalAIDSStrategy2031

A decline in funding for the HIV response could result in millions of preventable new infections and deaths, with up to 120,000 of these deaths affecting children. International cooperation is essential to sustain the advances we’ve made in HIV prevention, testing, and treatment. bit.ly/43uTfxA

Big piece on how the UK is not getting the data it needs and how this is affecting policymaking. A key issue seems to be that the shift from surveys to admin data has not worked well as govt departments have not allowed the ONS access to the data it needs on.ft.com/3WSCN6h

Here’s some anecdata for you @fphuk.bsky.social I mentored 12 people thru the Public Health Speciality Training programme application process this year. • 4 medics: 100% got an offer • 8 non-medics (5-20yrs PH work experience): 25% got an offer The exam (assessment center) was the main barrier.

BHIVA is very concerned to learn that Gilead has made a decision to close its individual access scheme for #lenacapavir, which in combination with other antiretrovirals, can be lifesaving for a small number of individuals with very limited HIV treatment options. 1/1

@razzler.bsky.social on 20,000 NHS workers having done the mandatory HIV-related stigma training #endHIV #endHIVstigma #UKHSA2025

Al Story from Find&Treat on ending HIV through an inclusion lens, ensuring return to HIV care and peer-led support #endHIV #UKHSA2025

Tom May from University of Bristol showing the importance of staff support in implementing opt-out blood-borne virus testing in emergency departments #endHIV #UKHSA2025

#UKHSA Alison Brown presenting the achievements of the HIV Action Plan for England and the challenges we face to end HIV transmission by 2030

New from me: The Trump administration isn't just shutting down ongoing or future USAID contracts — it's refusing to pay for ~$1.5 billion in work that's already been done around the world. That blatant disregard for compensating people's labor comes from the superrich men at the top.

A 🧵 on what aid cuts mean for HIV. HIV treatment saves lives. Currently 20 million people worldwide are on treatment funded by the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). That funding was halted by Presidential order and then given a reprieve for 90 days. Its future is uncertain. 1/10

Kicking off National HIV Testing Week by making history! Sir Keir Starmer has become the first UK Prime Minister & G7 leader to ever take a public HIV test. This week, anyone in England can order a free HIV self-test, just like the Prime Minister. Get yours at startswithme.org.uk

Sexually transmitted infections are surging across Europe, with a striking increase in cases of syphilis and gonorrhea, according to the latest figures published today by Europe's disease agency.

Welsh Labour took a lot of flak for this but they were right "The number of people hurt fell by 28% compared with the same period the year before, with ten fewer dead "The number of casualties was also the lowest for the three month-period since records began in 1979" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I’ll be honest - tears did well up in my eyes, as a human being and HIV doc, seeing all the HIV data and information resources disappeared from online.

The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here. HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻 archive.org/details/2025...

This week, amidst a broader purge of LGTBQ-mentioning materials from federal health sites, NIAID deleted its HIV Language Guide, an important reference on destigmatizing, people-first terminology. But it's still a public domain document, so we reposted it on TheBody: www.thebody.com/hiv/niaid-hi...

I know there’s a lot right now. But folks need to understand what this means. A suspension this long would mean people living with HIV lose their medicine for months. People around the world lose their PrEP for months, putting millions at risk of getting HIV. Drug-resistant strains could emerge.

The purge begins: www.statnews.com/2025/01/31/c...

Inspiring opening to UK & Ireland Fast Track Cities Conference from @profkevinfenton.bsky.social Great to share our @commonambitionbs.bsky.social project & hear great ideas to tackle #HIV inequities Find out about our Bristol #FastTrackCities work ➡️ fasttrackcitiesbristol.org #FastTrack2025

During yesterdays urgent question on women’s health, co chair David Mundell MP highlighted the issue of PrEP and its uptake among women. What’s the question here 👇 #PrEP #HIV #Women @bhiva.bsky.social @bashhuk.bsky.social @nationalaidstrust.bsky.social @thtorguk.bsky.social