Your next steps is a booklet for people who’ve just found out they have HIV.

This booklet is for you if you’ve just learnt that you have HIV. It might also be helpful if you’ve known for a while, but have not wanted to find out more about HIV until now.

The booklet tries to answer the most common questions that people have at this time. There’s straightforward information about what HIV is and how you can look after your health. We talk about having sex when you have HIV as well as deciding whether or not to tell other people.

Finding out that you have HIV can be upsetting. This booklet may help by giving clear, factual information, and reassuring you that life does go on.

We would like to thank everyone involved in producing Your next steps, particularly the people living with HIV who reviewed draft copies and helped shape the final booklet. Special thanks to the following for their assistance: Michael Carchrie Campbell; Dr Ian Cormack, Croydon University Hospital; Lizzie Jordan; Dr Nicola Mackie, St Mary's Hospital; Hannah McCall, Mortimer Market Centre; Claire McQuoid; Becky Mitchell; Martin Murchie, Society of Sexual Health Advisers; Richard; Alex Sparrowhawk; Dr Shema Tariq, Royal London Hospital.