October 29, 2010

Bristol to hold South West’s first regional conference on HIV

October 28, 2010

Charity support for Halloween nasties

Terrence Higgins Trust is marking the scariest night of the year with a myth-busting guide to sexual health clinics for anyone worried about things that go bump (and itch) in the night.

October 25, 2010

THT launches new campaign promoting rapid HIV testing

In a bid to encourage more gay men in London to take regular tests for HIV, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is launching a new campaign to promote the speed and ease of modern testing.

October 21, 2010

THT to reopen Hardship Fund for people living with HIV

HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is reopening a national Hardship Fund for people living with HIV in severe financial need. The previous fund, operated by HIV charity Crusaid, was closed in March 2010. Following THT and Crusaid’s recent merger, the Hardship Fund is due to be relaunched in spring 2011, with an interim fund available now.

October 20, 2010

Terrence Higgins Trust joins conference dedicated to improving the sexual health of gay men in Scotland

Shona Robison MSP, Minister for Public Health, will officially open Gaycon, the only conference of its kind dedicated to the sexual health of gay men in Scotland on 20-21 October at the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh. Representatives from Terrence Higgins Trust will be joining the conference, which will identify key priorities for future sexual health work for gay men in Scotland at a time when this group continues to be disproportionately affected by HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.

October 19, 2010

Extreme poverty among people with HIV in the UK increasing

A new report on Poverty and HIV by NAT (National AIDS Trust) and Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) reveals at least one in six people diagnosed with HIV in the UK experienced severe poverty between 2006 and 2009.  Furthermore, the level of poverty experienced by people living with HIV has dramatically increased over recent years. In the current climate – and without determined Government action – the poverty crisis for people living with HIV is set to get worse.

October 18, 2010

THT warns Oxford students about ‘silent infection’

HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is to offer all day STI testing for new and returning students to Oxford’s universities, in a bid to reduce levels of the sexually transmitted infection (STI) chlamydia on the city’s campuses. On Thursday 28th October, THT’s ‘Fastest’ clinic on Pembroke Street will be open from 9.00am – 9.00pm, offering free, confidential testing to students and other local people.

October 15, 2010

Terrence Higgins Trust launches group for gay men with Hepatitis C and HIV

On October 27, Terrence Higgins Trust is launching a new six week course for gay men who are living with HIV and Hepatitis C. The group will meet each week from 6.30pm - 9.00pm in central London.

October 12, 2010

THT to tell gay students ‘What They Didn’t Teach You At School’

This October, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will run sexual health workshops for gay or bisexual men who are university students in London. The workshops, called ‘What they didn’t teach you at school’, aim to fill any gaps in knowledge that young gay men might have when it comes to sex and relationships.

12 October 2010

Terrence Higgins Trust pays tribute to its patron Claire Rayner, who has supported the charity since 1984.

Terrence Higgins Trust patron Claire Rayner OBE died last night, at the age of 79.