On 6 February at 12.30pm HIV & sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), will be holding an open afternoon at its new office in Nottingham. 

The afternoon will be attended by the Deputy Lord Mayor of Nottingham and will be an opportunity for clients, partner agencies and other interested parties to meet THT staff and members of the Executive Team to discuss plans for services in the area.  It will also be an opportunity for local people to share their ideas on the areas that THT should prioritise.

The new office, funded by Nottingham City Primary Care Trust and Nottingham City Council will provide a range of services to support people living with HIV and to help prevent the rising rates of sexual ill-health. 

Services include:
• Health promotion outreach work focused on preventing HIV from being passed on
• Support groups and health advice for people living with HIV
• One to one advice
• General information on sexually transmitted infections
• Condoms and safer sex information

The Deputy Lord Mayor of Nottingham, Councillor Gul Nawaz Khan, representatives from the NHS and social services, other voluntary organisations, THT volunteers and staff will all be attending the open day.  THTs Deputy Chief Executive, Paul Ward will also be there.

Paul Ward said “We’re delighted to be opening an office here in Nottingam.  We’re looking forward to working with other organisations in the region to increase awareness of sexual health and support people who are living with HIV in the area.”

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Notes to editors

• The photocall will take place at 12.30pm on 6 February at:
  Terrence Higgins Trust
  Lace Market House
  54-56 High Pavement
  Lace Market
  Nottingham
  NG1 1HW
  
• If you are a journalist or a photographer and you would like to attend the office opening please contact the Terrence Higgins Trust Press Office on 020 7812 1625.
  
• There were 393 new diagnoses of HIV in the East Midlands in 2006. 2,211 people were accessing HIV care services in the region. Approximately a third of people with HIV in the East Midlands remain unadiagnosed.
  
• Terrence Higgins Trust is the UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity, providing a wide range of services across England, Wales and Scotland. The charity also campaigns and lobbies for greater political and public understanding of the personal, social and medical impact of HIV and sexual ill health.