Author: Dan Hartland Saving Lives
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Dr Steve Taylor, the Medical Director of Saving Lives and Lead HIV Consultant at Birmingham’s Heartlands Hospital, appeared on the regions BBC local radio station during the drive time show this evening. Discussing the day’s news regarding restrictions on those living with HIV working in healthcare settings being lifted, he discussed stigma, home HIV testing,…
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Our Medical Director, Dr Steve Taylor, and one of our Positive Ambassadors, Tom, appeared this morning on the Victoria Derbyshire show with the Terrence Higgins Trust chief executive, Nick Partridge. There was a wide-ranging discussion about HIV, stigma and the clinical community, in the light of the lifting of a ban on people living with…
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Our Positive Ambassador, Tom, who blogs as ukpositivelad, has been taking to the airwaves today, discussing HIV, home testing and stigma. Here are his thoughts, taken from his latest post: I ended up being booked onto a train only a couple of hours later, a car met me at Euston and took me to my…
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We’re proud to announce that Saving Lives is an official charity partner of Global Gathering, the international electronic music festival. This weekend, GG arrives at Long Marsten Airfield in Warwickshire – and we’re there! Our volunteers will be right in the thick of it with the crowds, providing education and awareness … as well as…
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Producer, DJ and label bozz at Urban Dubz, Jeremy Sylvester has just signed with Music Saving Lives as an ambassador. Jeremy has huge experience under a variety of different aliases and recording names, and we’re excited to have him onboard. You can read his bio here – and all the latest news from Urban Dubz…
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It was a fantastic day today at Edgbaston Stadium – kids, ambassadors and volunteers alike had a fantastic time. Look out for photography from the day coming soon, plus video interviews with Saving Lives ambassadors and advocates, including Eniola Aluko, Paul Best, Razak Boukari, Somto Eruchie and more. Thanks to all involved!
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We’re excited to be joined at tomorrow’s Cricket Saving Lives launch by Warwickshire’s rising star, Ateeq Javid. Ateeq is about to become a big name in cricket – and we’re thrilled he can join us tomorrow. You can read more about our launch here, and we’ll be uploading plenty of videos and images from the…
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England International cricketer Paul Nixon, Aston Villa Legend Stiliyan Petrov, and England and Chelsea star striker Eniola Aluko are helping a Birmingham-based HIV awareness charity to launch a new sporting campaign at Edgbaston Stadium – in time to capture a public imagination inspired by the drama of the Ashes. Paul Nixon and Stiliyan Petrov are…
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More great news for women’s football in the UK – Great Britain won gold at this year’s World Summer University Games. The twenty-seventh Universiade was held in Kazan, Russia, and features a huge number of sports – including women’s soccer, in which Team GB triumphed against Mexico yesterday, 6-2. Birmingham City’s Kerys Harrop was in the…
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We’re delighted to announce another signing to Cricket Saving Lives. Paul Best, Warwickshire County Cricket Club batsman, has joined Paul Nixon as an ambassador for the cricketing arm of our charity – just in time for our launch at Edgbaston Cricket Ground next week! Paul will be in attendance at that launch, and we’ll be…