Thousands of people living unknowingly with hepatitis and HIV have been diagnosed through the NHS’s emergency department (ED) opt-out testing programme. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the ...
How you offer patients an HIV test has a significant impact on the likelihood of them accepting tests, finds a study published by The BMJ today. In the first randomized controlled trial to evaluate ...
A new unit dedicated to HIV care has carried out 47,000 screenings for bloodborne viruses since opening 16 months ago. Every adult who attends hospital emergency departments run by the The Royal ...
Patients treated in A&E in Aberdeen will be the first in the country to be routinely offered a potentially life-saving test for HIV and Hepatitis B and C. It follows a successful trial at Aberdeen ...