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Why it’s vital we amplify the voices of people with HIV on World AIDS Day

The delivery of healthcare is one way that COVID-19 has changed how we now do things. COVID-19 has resulted in the unplanned piloting of innovations in care delivery that can be learnt from, adapted, and built on to ensure optimal future care delivery.

Poor mental health is significantly more common among people living with HIV than the wider population. The need for adequate mental health services for people living with HIV is clear.

This is World Immunization Week. As the number of deaths worldwide from COVID-19 moves closer to 200,000, the question on everyone’s mind is: when will we have access to a vaccination that can halt this virus?

What those who provide and commission healthcare need to be thinking about to make sure that care responds to integration and coordination related needs.

“People living with HIV have a series of issues and concerns and health problems. Why can things not be joined up so instead of four doctors they see one or two doctors who then communicate and join things up?” - HIV consultant.

How one nurse's experience of stigma at work led to change for all healthcare workers living with HIV.

As part of the Jo Cox Lonliness Forum’s focus on loneliness and disability, Andy reflects on how specialised HIV support services made a difference to him after his diagnosis.

Ever since the abolition of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) was announced, we at NAT have heard a lot of anxiety from people living with HIV about Personal Independence Payment (PIP), which is being brought in to replace DLA.