From yesterday, following a legal move1 made by the North’s health minister, it is now possible to buy HIV self-testing kits and to test yourself for HIV. Speaking on World AIDS Day, [Simon Hamilton MLA] said: “The change in the law will allow HIV self-testing kits to be sold to the public in Northern Ireland. Some people are … Continue reading HIV self tests now available in North thanks to legal change
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Examining the WHO guidelines on HIV testing services
The consolidated World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines on HIV testing services (HTS), published in July, recommend standardised HTS for correct diagnosis. David Rowlands examines the document, with particular regard to HIV testing in the UK.
New Standards of Care for People Living with HIV must apply in Northern Ireland as much as England
With the news that the British HIV Association has published its new Standards of Care for People Living with HIV 2013, which set out to secure high quality care for people with HIV in the UK, at a time when patient numbers are rising and the NHS changes the way HIV treatment and prevention services will be … Continue reading New Standards of Care for People Living with HIV must apply in Northern Ireland as much as England
Patients with HIV are going unnoticed by the NHS
A report by the British HIV Association shows that 1 in 4 patients missed an opportunity for their HIV infection to be detected because they weren't offered an HIV test.
