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Latest news and press releases

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December 21, 2009

THT launches LearningPlus – a new service to help people with HIV in England become experts in their condition

Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) has been awarded £70,000 from the Department for Innovation Universities and Skills (DIUS) for a new project called LearningPlus. The grant will be used for people living with HIV to become Positive Self-Management Programme (PSMP) Lead Trainers or PSMP Facilitators. The Lead Trainers and Facilitators will go on to deliver PSMP courses to help people with HIV across England to become experts in their own condition. The LearningPlus training opportunities will commence from January until March next year.

December 21, 2009

Terrence Higgins Trust in Brighton & Hove offers new test which detects HIV a month after infection

Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) in Brighton & Hove has begun to offer a new type of rapid result HIV test (4th Generation rapid test) at its clinic which can detect the virus just four weeks after the date of infection.  Previous tests were only reliable three months after exposure to the virus.

December 15, 2009

Terrence Higgins Trust to run new London based City & Guilds course on HIV

From January 26 - 2010, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will be running a three month City & Guilds course in Understanding HIV and AIDS. The distance learning based course is structured into three units with two face to face study days held in central London and an estimated 44 hours of study time to complete the course.