Tag: testing

  • HIV & Hepatitis Opt-out Testing Expands to all Birmingham Emergency Departments

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    Saving Lives One Blood Test at a Time … Great news just in from our home city… starting today, Tuesday 18th March 2025, all patients aged 16 and over who have bloods taken at the emergency departments of Heartlands and Good Hope Hospitals in Birmingham will be also be tested for HIV, hepatitis B, and…

  • 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…

  • HIV Commission report sets out recommendations for HIV Zero by 2030

    The HIV Commission for England have today, on World AIDS Day 2020, published their report which sets out 20 recommendations to get England to zero new HIV infections by 2030. The report explores how the government, NHS, public health officials and the voluntary sector can bring about the changes needed to end new transmissions before…

  • HIV Testing Week 2019 – Get Tested, Get Treated

    This week, November 16th – 22nd 2019, is National HIV Testing Week in the UK. Saving Lives’ message is clear: “HIV testing is quick, simple and could save your life”. National HIV Testing Week (NHTW) aims to promote regular testing among key populations. It aims to reduce the numbers of undiagnosed people and those diagnosed late.…

  • World AIDS Day 2018

    Saturday 1st December 2018 marks thirty years of observing World AIDS Day   Over thirty years has passed since the first HIV diagnosis in the UK, and in that thirty years we’ve made some incredible progress towards ending HIV and improving life for those living with the virus – but there’s still much more to…

  • Football Saving Lives 2018

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    Saturday 17th November sees the start of National HIV Testing Week 2018. Saving Lives along with our Football Ambassadors are encouraging everyone to get tested, know their HIV status & educate themselves on U = U. Over thirty years has passed since the first HIV diagnosis in the UK, and in those thirty years we’ve…

  • National HIV Testing Week 2018

    Saturday 17th November sees the start of National HIV Testing Week 2018 and Saving Lives is encouraging everyone to get tested, know their HIV status and educate themselves on U = U. Over thirty years has passed since the first HIV diagnosis in the UK, and in that thirty years we’ve made some incredible progress…

  • Social Media as a Health Promotion tool

    Social media is a potentially useful tool in raising awareness about important health issues. Campaigns such as HIV Testing Week ((HTW) 18-24 Nov 2017) generate thousands of tweets by organisations and individuals, with onward sharing potentially reaching many times more people.  We set out to describe the overall tweeting activity before and during HTW, we…

  • APPG launches ‘Eliminating Hepatitis C in England’ inquiry report

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    The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Liver Health has published its ‘Eliminating Hepatitis C in England’ report, following a launch event in Parliament with speakers including Norman Lamb MP, Sir David Amess MP, Virendra Sharma MP, Baroness Randerson, Baroness Masham and Lord Mancroft advocating for the report’s recommendations. The report outlines the findings of an inquiry conducted by the…

  • More people than ever know their HIV status as London hits 90-90-90

    New data released from Public Health England marks a turning point in the UK’s fight against HIV after large reductions in new HIV cases in 2016.  The report Towards Elimination of HIV transmission, AIDS and HIV-related deaths in the UK, released today, shows an overall reduction in new cases of HIV by 18% compared to 2015…