HIV-prevention services

Published: 20 August 2010

HIV-prevention services are usually funded (or commissioned) by local NHS organisations. The commissioning of HIV prevention may be done by a different commissioner in a primary care trust (PCT) or Health Board to the one who commissions HIV treatment and care. HIV-prevention services may be provided by voluntary sector agencies, or in the statutory sector, by a health-promotion department that is part of the primary care trust or Health Board.

In England, the Conservative/Liberal Government plans to transfer responsibilities for commissioning public health (including HIV prevention) from PCTs to local authorities.

In addition, there are some national HIV-prevention programmes:

  • In England, the Department of Health funds CHAPS for men who have sex with men. This partnership of agencies working together is led by the Terrence Higgins Trust.

  • In England, the Department of Health funds NAHIP (National African HIV Prevention Programme), a partnership of agencies led by the African HIV Policy Network.

  • The Scottish Government funds Healthy Gay Scotland (HGS), a project of HIV Scotland.

  • The Scottish Government funds the African and Minority Ethnic HIV Project (AMEHP), a project of HIV Scotland.

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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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