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Budget for already delayed PrEP rollout in England cut by almost a third Subscription
The budget for a phased rollout of pre-exposure prophylaxis drugs by local authorities in England has been cut by almost a third.
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PrEP to be phased into routine commissioning during 2020/2021 Subscription
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.
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Charity questions readiness for PrEP to be routinely available by April 2020 Subscription
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.
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Almost 30% of UK men who have sex with men 'very likely' to use PrEP if it was available Subscription
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.
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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.
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More than a quarter of sexual health clinics closed to new PrEP trial places Subscription
More than a quarter of the sexual health clinics involved in NHS England’s PrEP Impact Trial are currently closed to new recruits, despite a promised expansion, a health minister has revealed.
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New hepatitis C infections have dropped almost 70% in HIV+ men in London since 2015, study shows Subscription
Incidence of hepatitis C has fallen by almost 70% in HIV positive men who have sex with men living in London since 2015, according to research presented at a major HIV conference.
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Expanded PrEP trial places to be opened soon, NHS England confirms
NHS England has announced that it will now start to release additional spaces on its PrEP Impact Trial.
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NHS England offers to fund doubling of PrEP trial Subscription
NHS England has said it will fund the doubling of the size of its trial of the HIV prevention drug PrEP to provide an additional 13,000 patients with the drug.
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HIV diagnoses continue to decline as UK meets global prevention targets, says PHE Subscription
Public Health England has hailed the UK’s efforts to prevent the spread of HIV a success, as the number of new patients diagnosed with the infection continues to decline.
