{"id":42834,"date":"2022-05-02T07:20:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T07:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/?p=42834"},"modified":"2022-10-01T22:01:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T22:01:08","slug":"ae-moves-to-opt-out-hiv-testing-in-london-manchester-salford-and-brighton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/42834","title":{"rendered":"A&E adopts opt-out HIV testing in London, Manchester, Salford and Brighton"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Simon Collins, HIV i-Base<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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From April 2022, A&E departments in hospitals in key areas of high HIV prevalence will move to opt-out HIV testing. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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This means that when blood is drawn, HIV will be included for all adults age 16 and over, unless the person opts-out.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This policy has been discussed for many years and was outlined in a policy paper in December. [1]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This was one of the recommendations from joint UK testing guidelines (including by BHIVA) published in 2020.<\/span> It is also recommended by the HIV Commission last year as part of the target to end new infections by 2030, and as part of the fast-track cities initiative. [2, 3, 4]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Testing for hepatitis B and C are due to be added later this year, together with hopefully wider roll-out to other cities.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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References<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  1. Gov.uk. Towards Zero: the HIV Action Plan for England – 2022 to 2025 (21 December 2021).
    \n<\/span>https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/towards-zero-the-hiv-action-plan-for-england-2022-to-2025<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. BHIVA\/BASHH\/BIA Adult HIV Testing Guidelines (2000)
    \n    https:\/\/www.bhiva.org\/file\/5f68c0dd7aefb\/HIV-testing-guidelines-2020.pdf<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n
  3. HIV Commission. How we expanded opt-out HIV testing. (19 April 2022).
    \n    https:\/\/www.hivcommission.org.uk\/2022\/04\/19\/how-we-expanded-opt-out-hiv-testing<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Fast Track Cities. Blood testing in all London emergency departments. (23 March 2020).
    \n    https:\/\/fasttrackcities.london\/testinginae<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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