Government doubles funding for PrEP commissioning The public health grant to local authorities for 2021/2022 includes £23.4m to cover the routine commissioning of pre-exposure prophylaxis.…
Government to consider PrEP provision outside of sexual health clinics Exclusive: The government says access to pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV could be expanded to community pharmacies and GP practices.…
‘Patients want a fresh start without the stigma’ – a day in the life of an HIV and gastroenterology pharmacist Akwasi Mintah details a typical day providing pharmaceutial care to patients with HIV and inflammatory bowel disease.…
Community pharmacy pilots ‘safe haven’ for those who have experienced sexual abuse A community pharmacy in east London has begun a pilot to provide a refuge for people who have experienced sexual abuse following a spike in cases during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Budget for already delayed PrEP rollout in England cut by almost a third The budget for a phased rollout of pre-exposure prophylaxis drugs by local authorities in England has been cut by almost a third.…
PrEP to be phased into routine commissioning during 2020/2021 Pre-exposure prophylaxis drugs will be routinely commissioned by local authorities in a phased approach during the 2020/2021 financial year, the government has said.…
The government pledged to commission PrEP across the board from April 2020, so why are we still in the dark about it? There are still no details on how the health and social care secretary’s promise of routine access to HIV prevention treatment will be fulfilled.…
Charity questions readiness for PrEP to be routinely available by April 2020 The Terrence Higgins Trust has expressed doubt over the government’s ability to meet its deadline of making pre-exposure prophylaxis routinely available on the NHS in England from April 2020.…
Almost 30% of UK men who have sex with men ‘very likely’ to use PrEP if it was available Just under 10% of men who have sex with men in the UK take pre-exposure HIV prophylaxis on demand compared to almost 30% who would be “very likely” to use PrEP if it was available to them.…
No new cases of HIV among people in Wales taking PrEP None of the more than 1,000 people in Wales who have received pre-exposure prophylaxis since it became routinely available have developed HIV while receiving the drugs.…
