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Please click on the below subjects or scroll down the page to locate related external sites:
Professional Bodies
British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH): an organisation formed by the merging of the former Medical society for the Study of Venereal Diseases (MSSVD) and Association for Genito Urinary Medicine (AGUM).
www.bashh.org.uk
British HIV Association (BHIVA): Includes downloadable HIV treatment guidelines
http://www.bhiva.org/
Children's HIV Association of UK and Ireland (CHIVA): An association of professionals who are committed to providing excellence in the care of children infected or affected by HIV and their facilities.
http://www.chiva.org.uk/
Dietitians in HIV/AIDS: Registered dieticians who specialise or have an interest in HIV/AIDS
http://www.bda.uk.com/sgroupspublic.html
GUNA: Genito Urinary Nurses Associations
www.guna.org.uk
NANCSH: National Association of Nurses for Contraception and Sexual Health
www.nancsh.org.uk
NHIVNA: National HIV Nurses Associations
www.nhivna.org.uk
PSYRAS: Psychologists working with refugees and asylum seekers
www.psyras.org.uk
SSHA: Society of Sexual Health Advisors
www.ssha.info
NICE:An idependent organisation responsible for providing guidance on good health and preventing ill health.
www.nice.org.uk/
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Voluntary Sector, Service Users and other organisations
African HIV Policy Network (AHPN): umbrella organisation for African community groups addressing HIV & sexual Health
www.ahpn.org
All Party Parliamentary Group on AIDS (APPGA): Back bench of MPs and Peers in UK Parliament
http://www.appg-aids.org.uk/
AVERT: A charity dealing with health education and research, provides good information on its website, including for young people
www.avert.org.uk
Department of Health: Sexual health section of large government website
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publichealth/Healthimprovement/Sexualhealth
George House Trust: Charity supporting people affected by HIV in the North West
http://www.ght.org.uk/
The Havens Website: services for people who have been sexually assaulted
www.thehavens.org.uk
The Herpes Viruses Association: Charity providing information and advice to people affected by herpes simplex and other herpes viruses
www.herpes.org.uk
National AIDS Trust: Charity which supports voluntary sector work on HIV, and policy development
www.nat.org.uk
PACE: Promoting lesbian and gay health and well-being
www.pacehealth.org.uk
Relate: Offering advice, relationship counselling, sex therapy, workshops, mediation, consultation and support face-to-face, by phone and via the website
www.relate.org.uk
Sex Education Forum: Based at the National Children's Bureau
www.ncb.org.uk/sef
The Terrance Higgins Trust: Major charity providing services to people affected by HIV, and health promotion
www.tht.org.uk
The UK Coalition for People living with HIV and AIDS: User-led advocacy and service organisation for people living with HIV and AIDS
http://www.ukcoalition.org/
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Information sites
AIDSmap: Wide ranging site from the British HIV Association and National AIDS Manual, particularly useful for people living with HIV and AIDS. Plus database of AIDS organisations worldwide, and information for developing countries from the International HIV/AIDS Alliance
www.aidsmap.com
Health Development Agency: National authority supporting evidence-based working in public health, providing effectiveness reviews and other publications on sexual health.
www.hda-online.org.uk
Health Promotion Agency: HIV/AIDS, STIs and other infectious diseases surveillance, regular statistics on numbers of reported HIV and AIDS cases, other STIs, and anonymous HIV prevalence surveys.
www.hpa.org.uk/infections
HIV i-base: HIV treatment information for healthcare professionals and HIV positive people
www.i-base.org.uk
Playing safely: A site for young people that provides clear up-to-date information on sexual health issues
www.playingsafely.co.uk
The Criminalisation of HIV Transmission: A site set up by Birkbeck & Keel Universities as part of an HIV and the Law lecture series. Contains overheads from speakers and related papers on clinical practice and access to treatment etc. Criminalisation of HIV Lectures
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Commercial companies
Roche HIV: Roche HIV treatment developments and updates for physicians
www.roche-hiv.com
Health promotion and publication information
WorldAIDSday.org: Website by the National AIDS Trust on this year's World AIDS Campaign and events in the UK
www.worldAIDSday.org
If you are worried about your own health or that of a friend or relative, you could also ring the confidential National Sexual Health Helpline 0800 567 123 (24 hours) or THT Direct Helpline 0845 1221 200 (Mon-Fri 10am-10pm, Sat 12-6pm)
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