New Guidance for Housing Officers on HIV
NAT and Shelter set new approach for assessing housing need
NAT (National AIDS Trust) has today launched a guide about HIV for housing officers. The guidance, produced in partnership with Shelter, follows a report1 in January which revealed evidence of poor practice in housing provision for people living with HIV. Research shows inappropriate housing has a detrimental effect on the health of someone living with HIV, with potentially life-threatening consequences.
NAT calls on journalists to get up-to-date about HIV
Guidelines aim to improve reporting of HIV in the UK
In response to continued concerns about inaccurate and stigmatising coverage of HIV in UK media NAT (National AIDS Trust) is today launching Guidelines for Reporting HIV: Supplementary Information, an update to the NUJ/NAT 2007 guidelines. This practical guide allows journalists and editors to ensure they are up-to-date on HIV and check their stories are accurate.
Government launch Green Paper on Future of Social Care
NAT welcomes new Green Paper and the opportunity it presents to reform the current social care system
NAT (National AIDS Trust) welcomes the publication of the long awaited Green Paper on social care. This looks at how as a society we can both pay for increasing social care costs and improve the way services are delivered.
NAT welcomes new HIV testing campaign