Centre News
monday 30 august 2010
The HIV Support Centre will be closed on Monday 30 August 2010 because of the bank holiday. We will be open as normal on Tuesday 31 August.
helping journalists: new Guidelines for Reporting HIV
Understanding the advance in knowledge and treatment around HIV is vital to reporting accurately about HIV. Accurate reporting benefits public health, dispels myths, undermines prejudice and increases understanding. It contributes positively to the way HIV is addressed around the world.
support the Vienna Declaration
The Board of Trustees of The HIV Support Centre agreed to sign the Vienna Declaration which is:
In response to the health and social harms of illegal drugs, a large international drug prohibition regime has been developed under the umbrella of the United Nations.1 Decades of research provide a comprehensive assessment of the impacts [...]
People with HIV face more problems from living longer
New treatments keep people with HIV alive longer but they age faster, Terrence Higgins Trust and Age UK study shows.
Ground-breaking new research has shown that as the average age of people living with HIV in Britain rises they are facing huge financial and social problems related to their condition.
Produced jointly by the Terrence Higgins Trust [...]
drop in update
The drop in on Monday evenings has finished for the summer.
Drop in will resume on a new evening beginning on Thursday 5 August 2010, running from 5.30 to 9.30 p.m.
Thursday evening is late night shopping in Belfast city centre - so if you’re in town - feel free to drop in.
MBE for RVH’s Senior Social Worker in HIV Services
The HIV Support Centre congratulates Mrs Patricia Knowles, Senior Social Worker in HIV Services at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast for being appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire by HM The Queen in Her Majesty’s Birthday Honours List published on 13 June.
We know how hard Pat has worked for everyone living [...]
dental services survey
Share your views and experiences of dental services
Quality of service
Appointments
Waiting Times
Registration
Cost
There are three ways of completing the survey:
online here
Copies of the survey are available for members in The HIV Support Centre.
Alternatively you can call the Patient and Client Council
on freephone 0800 917 0222 to obtain a copy.
opportunities to help film makers
The African HIV Policy Network is wanting assistance from Africans living with HIV in the UK for a film being developed on HIV-related stigma among African communities.
They are working with a skilled former BBC film-maker, Angus Malcolm, who is researching the film on behalf of AHPN and the target audience for the film will be [...]
february 2010 edition of Centrepiece published
The latest edition of The Centre’s newsletter Centrepiece has been sent out to members and is available for download on the website.
Articles include:
Monday drop in a fantastic success
Build a Bear: ‘we had a fantastic time’
Farewell to old friends
Access for all - it’s the law
UK results of the Living with HIV Stigma Index 2009
initial results from Living with Stigma Index are here
Back in August, members of The HIV Support Centre took part in the Living with HIV Stigma Index survey. The initial results for the UK are:
84% of people living with HIV are supported by other people living with HIV
60% are not sure if their medical records are being kept confidential
46% reported that their rights may [...]
HIV in the news
Kenyan study shows people with HIV can provide safe, effective community management of ART
Imiquimod a good treatment for pre-cancerous anal lesions in men with HIV
People with HIV with higher CD4 counts should not miss seasonal flu jabs
Nevirapine toxicity in women predicted by liver function, not CD4 count, developing country study reports
Vitamin A supplements linked to high HIV levels in breast milk
Many HIV-positive gay men have post-traumatic stress disorder
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