British HIV Association
@bhiva.bsky.social
Founded in 1995, BHIVA is the leading UK professional association representing professionals in HIV care.
Media enquiries: Jo Josh 07306 391875 / pr@bhiva.org
Website: www.bhiva.org
Media enquiries: Jo Josh 07306 391875 / pr@bhiva.org
Website: www.bhiva.org
BHIVA would like to remind eligible groups to come forward for #mpox vaccination - as UKHSA becomes aware of small numbers of locally-acquired cases of clade Ib mpox in the USA, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal. 💉 🦠
More here: www.gov.uk/government/n...
More here: www.gov.uk/government/n...
October 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
BHIVA would like to remind eligible groups to come forward for #mpox vaccination - as UKHSA becomes aware of small numbers of locally-acquired cases of clade Ib mpox in the USA, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal. 💉 🦠
More here: www.gov.uk/government/n...
More here: www.gov.uk/government/n...
BHIVA Conference News!
Early bird registration rates for the 2025 BHIVA Autumn Conference (Friday 28 November) will close on Tuesday 28 October, register at: bhiva.org/event/autumn...
Discounted rates for ALL members!
Membership rates and benefits can be found here bhiva.org/membership/
Early bird registration rates for the 2025 BHIVA Autumn Conference (Friday 28 November) will close on Tuesday 28 October, register at: bhiva.org/event/autumn...
Discounted rates for ALL members!
Membership rates and benefits can be found here bhiva.org/membership/
September 5, 2025 at 9:17 AM
BHIVA Conference News!
Early bird registration rates for the 2025 BHIVA Autumn Conference (Friday 28 November) will close on Tuesday 28 October, register at: bhiva.org/event/autumn...
Discounted rates for ALL members!
Membership rates and benefits can be found here bhiva.org/membership/
Early bird registration rates for the 2025 BHIVA Autumn Conference (Friday 28 November) will close on Tuesday 28 October, register at: bhiva.org/event/autumn...
Discounted rates for ALL members!
Membership rates and benefits can be found here bhiva.org/membership/
BHIVA are pleased to share our updated BHIVA Standards of Psychological Support for Adults Living with HIV.
By embedding psychological support within HIV care, these Standards help ensure all adults living with HIV receive the support needed to thrive.
bhiva.org/clinical-sta...
#HIVsky #IDsky
By embedding psychological support within HIV care, these Standards help ensure all adults living with HIV receive the support needed to thrive.
bhiva.org/clinical-sta...
#HIVsky #IDsky
August 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
BHIVA are pleased to share our updated BHIVA Standards of Psychological Support for Adults Living with HIV.
By embedding psychological support within HIV care, these Standards help ensure all adults living with HIV receive the support needed to thrive.
bhiva.org/clinical-sta...
#HIVsky #IDsky
By embedding psychological support within HIV care, these Standards help ensure all adults living with HIV receive the support needed to thrive.
bhiva.org/clinical-sta...
#HIVsky #IDsky
New BASHH/BHIVA guidelines on the use of #HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis ( #PrEP ) 2025 are out 💊🧬
They include new sections on equity and risk assessment, shifting away from clinical trial-based eligibility criteria. This aims to reduce barriers and expand access.
LINK: bhiva.org/clinical-gui...
They include new sections on equity and risk assessment, shifting away from clinical trial-based eligibility criteria. This aims to reduce barriers and expand access.
LINK: bhiva.org/clinical-gui...
July 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
New BASHH/BHIVA guidelines on the use of #HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis ( #PrEP ) 2025 are out 💊🧬
They include new sections on equity and risk assessment, shifting away from clinical trial-based eligibility criteria. This aims to reduce barriers and expand access.
LINK: bhiva.org/clinical-gui...
They include new sections on equity and risk assessment, shifting away from clinical trial-based eligibility criteria. This aims to reduce barriers and expand access.
LINK: bhiva.org/clinical-gui...
A very warm Bluesky welcome to @4mproject.bsky.social and @angelinanamiba.bsky.social.
Angelina has been a leader in HIV activism & advocacy, especially in for women, for years - and heads up The 4M Project providing guidance and empowerment to women living with HIV during pregnancy and beyond.
Angelina has been a leader in HIV activism & advocacy, especially in for women, for years - and heads up The 4M Project providing guidance and empowerment to women living with HIV during pregnancy and beyond.
June 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
A very warm Bluesky welcome to @4mproject.bsky.social and @angelinanamiba.bsky.social.
Angelina has been a leader in HIV activism & advocacy, especially in for women, for years - and heads up The 4M Project providing guidance and empowerment to women living with HIV during pregnancy and beyond.
Angelina has been a leader in HIV activism & advocacy, especially in for women, for years - and heads up The 4M Project providing guidance and empowerment to women living with HIV during pregnancy and beyond.
The new British HIV Association guidelines on the management of HIV in pregnancy and postpartum are now out.
Check them out here: bhiva.org/clinical-gui...
#HIV #HIVSky #IDSky #Pregnancy
Check them out here: bhiva.org/clinical-gui...
#HIV #HIVSky #IDSky #Pregnancy
June 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The new British HIV Association guidelines on the management of HIV in pregnancy and postpartum are now out.
Check them out here: bhiva.org/clinical-gui...
#HIV #HIVSky #IDSky #Pregnancy
Check them out here: bhiva.org/clinical-gui...
#HIV #HIVSky #IDSky #Pregnancy
BHIVA are super proud to have been able to fund, and display, the Saving Lives & Birmingham Memorial Project 'Cover-up' quilts through the Laura Waters Community Fund.
The quilts tell the stories of people living with #HIV today.
#BHIVA25 @savinglives.bsky.social
The quilts tell the stories of people living with #HIV today.
#BHIVA25 @savinglives.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
BHIVA are super proud to have been able to fund, and display, the Saving Lives & Birmingham Memorial Project 'Cover-up' quilts through the Laura Waters Community Fund.
The quilts tell the stories of people living with #HIV today.
#BHIVA25 @savinglives.bsky.social
The quilts tell the stories of people living with #HIV today.
#BHIVA25 @savinglives.bsky.social
James Cole of @nationalaidstrust.bsky.social summarises why #HIV voluntary & community services need to be safeguarded.
From the provision of wrap-around care for people with HIV, to providing a platform for people to thrive, the services are invaluable. #BHIVA25
From the provision of wrap-around care for people with HIV, to providing a platform for people to thrive, the services are invaluable. #BHIVA25
April 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
James Cole of @nationalaidstrust.bsky.social summarises why #HIV voluntary & community services need to be safeguarded.
From the provision of wrap-around care for people with HIV, to providing a platform for people to thrive, the services are invaluable. #BHIVA25
From the provision of wrap-around care for people with HIV, to providing a platform for people to thrive, the services are invaluable. #BHIVA25
Encouragingly, the NHS workforce DO want to know more - with a call for mandatory training.
There remains a lot to do to address the knowledge gap and stigma within the NHS Workforce #BHIVA25
There remains a lot to do to address the knowledge gap and stigma within the NHS Workforce #BHIVA25
April 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Encouragingly, the NHS workforce DO want to know more - with a call for mandatory training.
There remains a lot to do to address the knowledge gap and stigma within the NHS Workforce #BHIVA25
There remains a lot to do to address the knowledge gap and stigma within the NHS Workforce #BHIVA25
Exploring HIV knowledge within the NHS Workforce, @haruntulunay.bsky.social details the sobering lack of knowledge around HIV transmission.
A definite need for more education and the HIV Confident charter #BHIVA25
A definite need for more education and the HIV Confident charter #BHIVA25
April 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Exploring HIV knowledge within the NHS Workforce, @haruntulunay.bsky.social details the sobering lack of knowledge around HIV transmission.
A definite need for more education and the HIV Confident charter #BHIVA25
A definite need for more education and the HIV Confident charter #BHIVA25
#BHIVA25 GP Champions for @londonftci.bsky.social James Stevenson & Grace Bottoni present case studies - highlighting
#HIV testing in GP Surgeries and identifying Clinical Indicators.
Improving training for all of Primary Care and Education across all aspects of healthcare should be embraced.
#HIV testing in GP Surgeries and identifying Clinical Indicators.
Improving training for all of Primary Care and Education across all aspects of healthcare should be embraced.
April 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
#BHIVA25 GP Champions for @londonftci.bsky.social James Stevenson & Grace Bottoni present case studies - highlighting
#HIV testing in GP Surgeries and identifying Clinical Indicators.
Improving training for all of Primary Care and Education across all aspects of healthcare should be embraced.
#HIV testing in GP Surgeries and identifying Clinical Indicators.
Improving training for all of Primary Care and Education across all aspects of healthcare should be embraced.
We should DARE to DARE!
The draft guidelines will suggest looking at certain populations to screen with different modalities. Centres should look to provide level 1 care and up skill to level 2.
#BHIVA25
The draft guidelines will suggest looking at certain populations to screen with different modalities. Centres should look to provide level 1 care and up skill to level 2.
#BHIVA25
April 23, 2025 at 9:40 AM
We should DARE to DARE!
The draft guidelines will suggest looking at certain populations to screen with different modalities. Centres should look to provide level 1 care and up skill to level 2.
#BHIVA25
The draft guidelines will suggest looking at certain populations to screen with different modalities. Centres should look to provide level 1 care and up skill to level 2.
#BHIVA25
Tamzin Cuming presents on anal cancer screening.
ASCC is preventable in 91% of cases.
The ANCHOR study showed that screening prevented cancer and found it early #BHIVA25
ASCC is preventable in 91% of cases.
The ANCHOR study showed that screening prevented cancer and found it early #BHIVA25
April 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Tamzin Cuming presents on anal cancer screening.
ASCC is preventable in 91% of cases.
The ANCHOR study showed that screening prevented cancer and found it early #BHIVA25
ASCC is preventable in 91% of cases.
The ANCHOR study showed that screening prevented cancer and found it early #BHIVA25
The votes are in from the 2025 BHIVA elections 🗳️
Our new Chair will be @tristanjbarber.bsky.social - our first Chair with lived experience of HIV.
Nicky Mackie will continue in her role as Vice Chair - using her experience to recruit and develop further BHIVA officers.
Congratulations both! 🎉
Our new Chair will be @tristanjbarber.bsky.social - our first Chair with lived experience of HIV.
Nicky Mackie will continue in her role as Vice Chair - using her experience to recruit and develop further BHIVA officers.
Congratulations both! 🎉
March 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The votes are in from the 2025 BHIVA elections 🗳️
Our new Chair will be @tristanjbarber.bsky.social - our first Chair with lived experience of HIV.
Nicky Mackie will continue in her role as Vice Chair - using her experience to recruit and develop further BHIVA officers.
Congratulations both! 🎉
Our new Chair will be @tristanjbarber.bsky.social - our first Chair with lived experience of HIV.
Nicky Mackie will continue in her role as Vice Chair - using her experience to recruit and develop further BHIVA officers.
Congratulations both! 🎉
The huge impact of US funding cuts are clear at #CROI2025 conference - with every session reporting crisis.
Poster spots left empty as registrants unable to attend.
Increased #HIV mortality predicted.
#BHIVA & UK protestors demonstrating in Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco.
#SaveOurSciences
Poster spots left empty as registrants unable to attend.
Increased #HIV mortality predicted.
#BHIVA & UK protestors demonstrating in Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco.
#SaveOurSciences
March 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The huge impact of US funding cuts are clear at #CROI2025 conference - with every session reporting crisis.
Poster spots left empty as registrants unable to attend.
Increased #HIV mortality predicted.
#BHIVA & UK protestors demonstrating in Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco.
#SaveOurSciences
Poster spots left empty as registrants unable to attend.
Increased #HIV mortality predicted.
#BHIVA & UK protestors demonstrating in Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco.
#SaveOurSciences
Congratulations to @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social on her appointment to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention.
We look forward to working with her and the @appghiv.bsky.social on ending new #HIV cases and improving the quality of life for people living with HIV.
We look forward to working with her and the @appghiv.bsky.social on ending new #HIV cases and improving the quality of life for people living with HIV.
February 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Congratulations to @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social on her appointment to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention.
We look forward to working with her and the @appghiv.bsky.social on ending new #HIV cases and improving the quality of life for people living with HIV.
We look forward to working with her and the @appghiv.bsky.social on ending new #HIV cases and improving the quality of life for people living with HIV.
Happy New Year!
The new British HIV Association website has launched.
Our new site aims to meet changing #HIV information needs whilst also complying with the latest Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
🔗 bhiva.org/new-bhiva-we...
#HIVsky #IDsky #GUMsky #STIsky #MedSky
The new British HIV Association website has launched.
Our new site aims to meet changing #HIV information needs whilst also complying with the latest Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
🔗 bhiva.org/new-bhiva-we...
#HIVsky #IDsky #GUMsky #STIsky #MedSky
January 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
✍️ Have your say…
The ‘BHIVA guidelines on the management of HIV in pregnancy and the postpartum period 2024’
Our public consultation is open until Monday 20 January 2025 at 17:00.
www.bhiva.org/pregnancy-gu...
The ‘BHIVA guidelines on the management of HIV in pregnancy and the postpartum period 2024’
Our public consultation is open until Monday 20 January 2025 at 17:00.
www.bhiva.org/pregnancy-gu...
December 11, 2024 at 11:25 AM
✍️ Have your say…
The ‘BHIVA guidelines on the management of HIV in pregnancy and the postpartum period 2024’
Our public consultation is open until Monday 20 January 2025 at 17:00.
www.bhiva.org/pregnancy-gu...
The ‘BHIVA guidelines on the management of HIV in pregnancy and the postpartum period 2024’
Our public consultation is open until Monday 20 January 2025 at 17:00.
www.bhiva.org/pregnancy-gu...
The British HIV Association's #WorldAIDSDay event, in partnership with The George House Trust, will be held at 6pm on December 1st at Sackville Gardens in Manchester city centre. ♥️
Find out more here: ght.org.uk/civicrm/even... 📍
#HIVsky #HIV #IDsky #MedSky #GUMsky #WAD #WAD2024 #BHIVA #BHIVA24
Find out more here: ght.org.uk/civicrm/even... 📍
#HIVsky #HIV #IDsky #MedSky #GUMsky #WAD #WAD2024 #BHIVA #BHIVA24
November 30, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Don’t miss out! 🗓️
Register online for the #BHIVA conference by midday tomorrow, 22 Nov 2024. ⏰
After that, on-site registration only.
Join us to explore research, innovation & care for people living with HIV in the UK.
🔗 www.bhiva.org/AutumnConfer...
#HIVSky #IDsky #GUMsky #HIV
Register online for the #BHIVA conference by midday tomorrow, 22 Nov 2024. ⏰
After that, on-site registration only.
Join us to explore research, innovation & care for people living with HIV in the UK.
🔗 www.bhiva.org/AutumnConfer...
#HIVSky #IDsky #GUMsky #HIV
November 21, 2024 at 6:03 PM