The National AIDS Trust is a United Kingdom charity with the purpose to stand alongside and defend the rights of everyone living with, affected by or at risk of HIV. Its expertise, research and advocacy secure lasting change to the lives of people living with and at risk of HIV. The charity's key strategic goals are:
National AIDS Trust was founded October 1987 as a non-government organisation (NGO) by the Department of Health, in order to deal with the escalating concern with HIV and AIDS nationally. Today National AIDS Trust's funding comes from public donations, corporate supporters, grant-making trusts and foundations, and its own fundraising work – it doesn't receive funding from the UK Government. National AIDS Trust is a policy and campaigning charity, working to improve the national response to HIV through policy development, expertise[1][2] and the provision of practical resources[3] rather than through offering direct support services to people living with HIV.
Some recent National AIDS Trust successes include:
After a seven-year campaign, National AIDS Trust secured free HIV treatment in England[4]
National AIDS Trust brought together a coalition of charities to end the use of pre-employment health questionnaires before the offer of a job is made, through the Equality Act 2010.[5]
National AIDS Trust were instrumental in securing and participating in the review which led to an overturn of the lifetime ban on gay men donating blood.[6]
National AIDS Trust influenced Home Office policy so that asylum seekers living with HIV who need help with accommodation will not routinely be 'dispersed' away from the area where they are attending an HIV clinic.
The Government has announced an end to the absolute ban on HIV positive healthcare workers from doing jobs which involve 'exposure prone procedures' (e.g. dentistry, surgery). From early 2014, it will be possible for people living with HIV to work in these professions, provided they are on effective treatment with a non-detectable viral load and are monitored every three months. NAT has been calling for this change for a number of years – and we were the only charity on the expert working group which made the recommendation to change the rules, based on the most recent scientific evidence.[7]
National AIDS Trust lobbied the NHS to consider immediate treatment for those diagnosed with HIV because those who are on treatment suppress their viral load and cannot pass HIV on. The policy was changed, which was a contributing factor in historic drops in HIV diagnoses.[8]
In a much-publicised case, National AIDS Trust challenged NHS England in court over their failure to consider providing the HIV prevention drug PrEP. In 2016, NAT won their case in the High Court and won a later appeal, resulting in the IMPACT trial, which will benefit at least 10,000 at-risk patients in England.[9] The battle for PrEP was the topic of BBC Two documentary 'The People Vs The NHS: Who Gets The Drugs?' in July 2018.[10]
Diana, Princess of Wales made a significant contribution to National AIDS Trust in her role as patron from 1991 to 1997. National AIDS Trust was one of only six charities that she formally supported at the time of her death.[citation needed]
National AIDS Trust is a small charity with one office found in Highgate in London, and maintains a permanent staff of fewer than 20 people, and a pool of volunteers. The current chief executive is Deborah Gold.[11]
An important recurring role of NAT is the annual hosting of the World AIDS Day[12] website. National AIDS Trust develops resources[13] each year to enable other HIV organisations to maximise the impact of World AIDS Day in the UK, which is 1 December.
National AIDS Trust is an independent charity with a Board of Trustees, who are responsible for the governance and direction which the charity takes. The chair of the Board is currently Professor Jane Anderson CBE.
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This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message The National AIDS Trust is a United Kingdom charity with the purpose to stand alongside and defend the rights of everyone living with affected by or at risk of HIV Its expertise research and advocacy secure lasting change to the lives of people living with and at risk of HIV The charity s key strategic goals are to stop new HIV infections to champion the needs of people whose voices and experiences are too often ignored to protect the rights of everyone living with and at risk of HIV to drive engagement and activism to change attitudes to HIVContents 1 Activities 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksActivities editNational AIDS Trust was founded October 1987 as a non government organisation NGO by the Department of Health in order to deal with the escalating concern with HIV and AIDS nationally Today National AIDS Trust s funding comes from public donations corporate supporters grant making trusts and foundations and its own fundraising work it doesn t receive funding from the UK Government National AIDS Trust is a policy and campaigning charity working to improve the national response to HIV through policy development expertise 1 2 and the provision of practical resources 3 rather than through offering direct support services to people living with HIV Some recent National AIDS Trust successes include After a seven year campaign National AIDS Trust secured free HIV treatment in England 4 National AIDS Trust brought together a coalition of charities to end the use of pre employment health questionnaires before the offer of a job is made through the Equality Act 2010 5 National AIDS Trust were instrumental in securing and participating in the review which led to an overturn of the lifetime ban on gay men donating blood 6 National AIDS Trust influenced Home Office policy so that asylum seekers living with HIV who need help with accommodation will not routinely be dispersed away from the area where they are attending an HIV clinic The Government has announced an end to the absolute ban on HIV positive healthcare workers from doing jobs which involve exposure prone procedures e g dentistry surgery From early 2014 it will be possible for people living with HIV to work in these professions provided they are on effective treatment with a non detectable viral load and are monitored every three months NAT has been calling for this change for a number of years and we were the only charity on the expert working group which made the recommendation to change the rules based on the most recent scientific evidence 7 National AIDS Trust lobbied the NHS to consider immediate treatment for those diagnosed with HIV because those who are on treatment suppress their viral load and cannot pass HIV on The policy was changed which was a contributing factor in historic drops in HIV diagnoses 8 In a much publicised case National AIDS Trust challenged NHS England in court over their failure to consider providing the HIV prevention drug PrEP In 2016 NAT won their case in the High Court and won a later appeal resulting in the IMPACT trial which will benefit at least 10 000 at risk patients in England 9 The battle for PrEP was the topic of BBC Two documentary The People Vs The NHS Who Gets The Drugs in July 2018 10 Diana Princess of Wales made a significant contribution to National AIDS Trust in her role as patron from 1991 to 1997 National AIDS Trust was one of only six charities that she formally supported at the time of her death citation needed National AIDS Trust is a small charity with one office found in Highgate in London and maintains a permanent staff of fewer than 20 people and a pool of volunteers The current chief executive is Deborah Gold 11 An important recurring role of NAT is the annual hosting of the World AIDS Day 12 website National AIDS Trust develops resources 13 each year to enable other HIV organisations to maximise the impact of World AIDS Day in the UK which is 1 December National AIDS Trust is an independent charity with a Board of Trustees who are responsible for the governance and direction which the charity takes The chair of the Board is currently Professor Jane Anderson CBE See also editHIV AIDS in the United Kingdom National AIDS Trust v NHS Service Commissioning BoardReferences edit Why the Government Risks Letting People With HIV Down The Huffington Post UK 16 January 2013 BMJ Blogs The BMJ Blog Archive Yusef Azad The changing face of injecting drug use in the UK bmj com 17 July 2013 Information and resources NAT National AIDS Trust nat org uk Free HIV treatment on NHS for foreign nationals BBC News 28 February 2012 Peacock Louisa 20 January 2010 Equality Bill to ban pre employment health questionnaires Personnel Today Lifetime blood donation ban for gay men lifted today PinkNews 7 November 2011 Sarah Boseley 14 August 2013 Restrictions on health workers with HIV lifted as outdated ban ends The Guardian Clinical Commissioning Policy Treatment as Prevention TasP in HIV infected adults PDF NHS England July 2015 PrEP IMPACT Trial website The People Vs The NHS Who Gets The Drugs Our Staff About us National AIDS Trust nat org uk Halesway Ltd World Aids Day worldaidsday org Shop National AIDS Trust External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National AIDS Trust amp oldid 1173783251, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
