Written in February 2015, an edited version of this blog was published in the Spring Issue of Baseline magazine. In the UK, 6,000 people were newly diagnosed with HIV in 2013, down from the 7,890 peak in 2005. This decrease masks an evolving epidemic with
Following the legalisation of HIV home testing in the UK, it will have taken just over a year for the first HIV self-testing kit to become available. The announcement came with the usual hopeful optimism and belief that self testing will make a key contribution
A group of UK HIV prevention organisations have released today a statement calling for the NHS to make Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for the prevention of HIV infection available as soon as possible. This statement comes after two clinical studies investigating daily PrEP in the UK
In a recent BMJ Blog Dr Rupert Whitaker cast a critical eye on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for the prevention of HIV infection, questioning its role as a public health intervention. The piece is challenging and although it rightly emphasises the need for a carefully planned
On October 16 the PROUD Study Team announced that all participants enrolled in this pilot trial of daily Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in the UK will be offered immediate PrEP. This was a challenging decision for the ANRS-led IPERGAY study which is investigating the efficacy of