Category: News
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Two of our Saving Lives Positive Ambassadors, Shamim and Eric, appear in a piece in today’s G2 supplement of the Guardian: It is estimated by Saving Lives, an HIV awareness charity, that 110 people are HIV-positive and working in the NHS. It can only be estimated of course, because some – we don’t know how many…
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Keep your eyes peeled for Monday’s copy of the Guardian: two of our Positive Ambassadors will be featured in a G2 article about the recent news regarding the lifting of the band on HIV-positive healthcare workers. They will be joined by our Medical Director, Dr Steve Taylor, and each will be interviewed about their experiences,…
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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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This piece originally appeared at the Huffington Post … Apologies if this post turns into something of a rant – but I think you’ll soon understand, and hopefully share, my frustration. A week or so ago, I attended a meeting of an ethics committee to discuss an opt-out testing strategy for HIV, Hepatitis-B and Hepatitis-C…
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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…