(GayWebSource.com – Gay News & Press Network) – Posted by Jake Simpson – TheGayUK.com
The current system of HIV-testing on the NHS is failing patients and should be radically overhauled, according to new research presented at the joint British HIV Association (BHIVA) and British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) Conference in Liverpool (1-4 April 2014).
by Newsdesk | 2nd April 2014
◉ One Patient’s diagnosis could have been made NINE years before
◉ A ‘substantial’ number of patients who present themselves at hospital with symptoms are NOT being tested
◉ Testing only increases if doctors are incentivised.
◉ Just 14% of GPs think HIV Testing should be offered to people aged 18-44
◉ 100,000 People in UK living with HIV – 25% are undiagnosed
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