Category: News
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I recently attended AVAC’s HIV prevention science and advocacy training for Px-ROAR European advocates in Paris (12-13 June). AVAC are committed to global advocacy for HIV prevention. Their mission is to Deliver proven interventions for immediate impacts; Demonstrate and rollout new HIV prevention tools and to Develop long term solutions to the epidemic. AVAC has…
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“Using smartphone apps to seek out partners for casual sex poses an increased risk of sexually transmitted infections, researchers warn.” Our Medical Director, Dr Steve Taylor, is quoted in this BBC piece about the dangers of so-called ‘sex apps’: “This is definitely something we are seeing in our sexual health and HIV clinics, both among…
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We’re extremely proud to be sponsoring the University of Leeds’ 2014 Fine Art Degree Show. The quality of work on show is extremely high, as can be seen on our Arts homepage – and on the show’s website itself, too. Leeds have been kind enough to give us pride of place in their degree show…
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On Saturday 24th May 2014, Healthy Gay Life (HGL), Saving Lives, and Sexual Health Services from Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust set out in the pouring rain to deliver sexual health testing at one of the biggest events of the year in the gay community, Birmingham Gay Pride 2014. 23 staff members of HEFT’s…
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One of our most prominent supporters and ambassadors, IBF and WBA super-middleweight champion Carl Froch, has a big fight planned for this weekend: he is defending both his titles Froch in a rematch against George Groves in front of a record 80,000 crowd at Wembley. The rematch comes after a fight against Groves in November. Carl…
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We’ll be out and about this weekend at Birmingham Pride. Look out for Saving Lives t-shirt, but also for volunteers from our partners at Sexual Health Birmingham, Heartlands HIV Service, Healthy Gay Life, Be Sure and more! Record-breaking crowds are expected at this year’s event, and we’ll be helping promote sexual health, HIV testing, hepatitis testing and more. It’s all…
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England’s U-21 football side are within touching distance for Euro 2015 qualification, thanks in large part to Saving Lives ambassador Nathan Redmond’s hat-trick against Wales last night. Nathan is interviewed about the game on the FA website here: Nathan Redmond might have hit the headlines with his goals against Wales on Monday night, but the…
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We have worked extensively with Barts Health NHS Trust in London, promoting HIV testing in several contexts across their hospitals, especially the Royal London. That’s why we’re particularly interested in an item of short correspondence appearing in this week’s Lancet. Based around opt-out testing for all patients in critical care, it’s a fascinating piece of work…
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More from the latest National HIV Nurses Association study day, held on 6th March. The first part of this blog series can be found here. PEP and PrEP: the science behind the strategies Dr Sheena McCormack from the MRC Clinical Trials Unit presented to us on the science behind the PEP (Post Exposure Prophylaxis) and PrEP…
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… though we need a combination strategy. On 6th March I attended the latest study day organised by the National HIV Nurses Association on ‘HIV prevention strategies: The role of the nurse’. The day couldn’t have happened at a more apt time. This is particularly because of the announcement of the interim results from the…