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Whether you work in healthcare, policy or the voluntary sector, your role matters in shaping HIV care.

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New HIV Prevention England programme launches
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New HIV Prevention England programme launches

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Cross-sector report urges government to meet the challenges of HIV care in prisons

Cross-sector report urges government to meet the challenges of HIV care in prisons

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Understanding HIV testing in England- 2025 Report
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Understanding HIV testing in England- 2025 Report

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Explore campaigns designed to challenge stigma, raise awareness and improve HIV care.

National HIV Testing Week

2026
We are inviting organisations to participate in the upcoming National HIV Testing Week by running events, providing extra testing opportunities, online promotion, and signposting to HIV testing and prevention services.

PrEP Awareness Week

2026
The summer 2025 phase of the It Starts With Me campaign focuses on raising awareness of PrEP as a method for HIV prevention.

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National policy and strategy

Key national policies and strategic documents that shape HIV prevention and sexual health priorities, policy and delivery in England.

Clinical and practice guidelines

Clinical and professional guidance to support consistent, evidence-based practice in HIV prevention, testing and wider sexual health.

Data, surveillance and epidemiology

Data sources, surveillance tools and reports used to understand trends, need and inequalities in HIV prevention and diagnosis.

Service design and commissioning

Resources to support the planning, commissioning and improvement of HIV prevention and related sexual health services.

Case studies and good practice

Examples of effective approaches, local learning and practical delivery models to support improvement and replication.

Information, tools and training resources

Practical resources, training and tools to help you build knowledge, support delivery and engage communities effectively.

Technical briefings

Detailed resources for professionals looking to deepen their understanding of HIV care and policy.

Jan 2026

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Feb 2024

Frequently asked questions: STIs, PrEP and HIV

10 of the most frequently asked questions faced when providing point-of-care testing or information and advice around HIV. Topics include whether an undocumented person can access PrEP, what the chances are of getting HIV from different types of sex, whether we can use U=U messaging in non-sexual contexts, and much more.
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Jan 2024

PrEP and women

This briefing explores the use of PrEP for cisgender women. It reviews relevant guidance and research relating to types of PrEP available to women, if/how PrEP affects contraception, menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause, access to PrEP, and the barriers to PrEP use among women. This information is accurate at the time of publication (February 2024).
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Jan 2023

Gonorrhoea

This briefing provides and overview of gonorrhoea epidemiology in England, research on gonorrhoea and antibiotic resistance, treatment guidelines, and the implications for HIV prevention and services. This information is accurate at the time of publication (August 2023).
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Feb 2022

Using antibiotics to prevent STIs

This research briefing explores the use of antibiotics to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs). In an era of declining condom use, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and rising rates of bacterial STIs, there is currently a renewed interest in better understanding if antibiotics can and should be used in this way – and what the potential drawbacks to this approach might be.
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Jan 2022

HIV Testing Technologies

This paper provides an overview of HIV diagnostic test for people planning, commissioning or providing HIV prevention activities in England. Please note this information is accurate at the time of publication, March 2022.
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Feb 2017

Trans People and HIV Testing

A briefing paper focusing on trans people and HIV. It highlights the reasons why HIV testing is so important for trans people, addressing barriers to HIV testing, and including helpful tips, tools and resources on providing a trans-friendly health service.
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Jan 2017

Recent STI and BBV outbreaks

A briefing paper focusing on recent STI and BBV outbreaks which have been the focus of Public Health England’s 2016/2017 investigations. The paper discusses infectious syphilis, drug-resistant gonorrhoea and hepatitis A.
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