{"id":5142,"date":"2023-12-14T17:20:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T17:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.savinglivesuk.com\/?p=5142"},"modified":"2023-12-14T17:20:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T17:20:07","slug":"achieving-equitable-care-for-people-living-with-hiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondpositive.org\/sluktest\/achieving-equitable-care-for-people-living-with-hiv\/","title":{"rendered":"Achieving Equitable Care for People Living with HIV"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>&#8216;Peter&#8217; from Walsall feels let down by care he received as a person living with HIV.<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Achieving Equitable Care for PLWHIV\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n2HlVw3C_Eg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/central\/2023-12-05\/man-with-hiv-speaks-out-after-hospital-failed-him-by-delaying-surgery\">this piece<\/a> for ITV News, &#8216;Peter&#8217; &#8211; from Walsall &#8211; speaks about his experience accessing surgery in the NHS as a person living with HIV:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I was on the trolly outside the doors to the operating theatre at the anaesthetists room and it was at that point I was told I would have to go back to the waiting room.<\/p>\n<p>I went back to the waiting room and was told that because I was HIV-positive, my operation would have to be done last because they&#8217;d need to deep clean the theatre after my surgery.<\/p>\n<p>The surgeon came through to speak to me and was really apologetic and said he had no issue with operating on me.<\/p>\n<p>I was just shocked because I didn&#8217;t expect a medical professional to be so uneducated in HIV and transmission.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Trust involved has now apologised, and committed to educating &#8220;colleagues about universal infection prevention and control procedures.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Saving Lives began as a campaign within the NHS to raise awareness amongst non-specialist doctors and staff. 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