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  • Opt-out testing for HIV and hepatitis begins in Birmingham emergency departments

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    The roll-out of opt-out testing across forty-seven sites nationwide hits the West Midlands today. All patients aged 16 and over attending the emergency department at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital will now be routinely tested for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections if they are already having a blood test taken. This fantastic progress will…

  • Birmingham HIV peer support services joins Saving Lives family

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    Birmingham Positive Peers, the only organisation in the West Midlands to offer peer support services to people living with HIV regardless of their gender, sexuality, ethnicity or background, is now part of the Saving Lives UK family. The group, which will be known as ‘Positive Peers’ going forward,  has served patients in the UK’s second…

  • beyondpositive joins the Saving Lives UK family

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    In 2011 Tom, under his pen name “PositiveLad”, started a personal blog to document his journey as someone newly diagnosed as living with HIV. That initial blog evolved into beyondpositive, a space created for members of their own experiences and journeys. Now, in 2024, beyondpositive has become part of the Saving Lives UK family with…

  • Promoting HIV Testing Week with Powerful Student Art

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    This week is National HIV Testing Week. Using creativity for the good of the community, Saving Lives has been proud to support Garry Jones, designer of the Birmingham AIDS & HIV Memorial South and a local artists, to work with City College Birmingham’s Art & Design students. The goal? To create stunning art that encourages…

  • Achieving Equitable Care for People Living with HIV

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    ‘Peter’ from Walsall feels let down by care he received as a person living with HIV. In this piece for ITV News, ‘Peter’ – from Walsall – speaks about his experience accessing surgery in the NHS as a person living with HIV: I was on the trolly outside the doors to the operating theatre at…

  • Saving Lives on the BBC

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    It was great to have our work featured on BBC Midlands Today for World AIDS Day, and especially to have the opportunity to send the message that HIV testing really does save lives. With opt-out testing arriving in Birmingham in the new year, now really is the time to raise awareness about HIV today, and…

  • “Trail-blazing” Collaboration Sees Whole City Come Together To Help Eliminate HIV

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    Local government, the NHS and charities are joining forces in a trail-blazing collaboration to mark this year’s World AIDS Day Birmingham – and the teamwork could point towards achieving the elimination of HIV, say experts. Birmingham City Council, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Birmingham-based charities including Saving Lives, the team behind the Birmingham…

  • Ten Things You Need To Know About HIV

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    10 Things leaflet 4pg DL (BAHM) (1)The ways in which HIV affects those who live with the virus have changed – and we all need to catch up. At Saving Lives, we’re committed to updating the UK’s software when it comes to understanding HIV. On this World AIDS Day, we’ll be all over Birmingham raising…

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  • Saving Lives Welcomes Government Funding for Opt-Out HIV Testing

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    Saving Lives strongly welcomes the government’s decision to fund opt-out A&E HIV and Hepatitis testing in high-prevalence areas across England. This intervention will significantly improve detection rates of HIV, and therefore the health outcomes of those living with the virus. Many people infected with HIV are not aware of their status because they are yet…