AIDS / HIV

UK sources of information and / or support

 The leaflets section of Patient UK

Includes a leaflet called HIV and AIDS.

 aidsmap

World leaders in providing professional HIV and AIDS treatment and services information - huge database of AIDS treatment info and HIV services in UK

 AVERT

AIDS & HIV health promotion information, including transmission information and information about testing.

 British HIV Association

Principally a professional organisation for those working and researching in the field. Site includes information on conferences and publications. (Follow link to homepage from aidsmap site.)

 Cara

CARA is a local volunteer organisation working in West London. They provide a range of services to people living with HIV, helping them to live life to the full.

 Children With AIDS Charity (CWAC)

Children With AIDS Charity aims to help the youngest of those infected or affected by HIV and AIDS, by assisting these children and their families to lead as near normal a life as possible.

 Crusaid

Caring for people with HIV and AIDS

 HIV I-Base

HIV treatment information for healthcare professionals and HIV-positive people.

 Jewish Aids Trust

To provide the Jewish community with education, counselling and support in connection with HIV and AIDS.

 Mildmay

A charity which specialises in HIV and AIDS care, education and training with centres in London, Uganda and international projects.

 National AIDS Trust (NAT)

AIDS policy and research with links to treatments, care, self-help, drug trials, vaccine development and HIV/AIDS organisations worldwide.

 British Brain and Spine Foundation

Have a very good information booklet which you can download called 'AIDS and the Brain'

 Playingsafely

NHS site which provides clear and up-to-date information on sexual health issues. Includes information on HIV. Includes a list of addresses and opening times of all the sexual health clinics (sexually transmitted disease clinics) in the UK.

 Could Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Reduce HIV Transmission?

From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

 Medicine Guide for HIV Infection

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

  DIPEx

DIPEx (Database of Individual Patient Experiences) is an Oxford based registered charity. It is a database of audio, video and transcript of interviews with patients experiencing a particular illness or health problem. Includes a module on HIV.

 Positive Nation

Aims to provide a voice for all people affected by HIV and AIDS in the UK.

 Positive Parenting and Children

Provision of support to Children , Young People and Families Living withHIV and AIDS in South London. Mainly Family Support; Parenting Support; Support for Fathers; Peer Support For Children and Young People; Peer support for Parents; Support for Foster carers; Saturday Clubs; Holiday Play Schemes.

 Society of Health Advisers in Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Information and images on sexually transmitted infections and related issues for the public and professionals. Includes information on HIV and AIDS. Where to get help. Includes contact details of all the sexual health clinics (sexually transmitted disease clinics) in the UK and Ireland.

 Terrence Higgins Trust

London-based non-governmental organisation. It was set up in 1982 to provide information and support to people living with HIV and AIDS, and to people affected or concerned.

 UK Coalition of People Living with HIV and AIDS

The national charity of people living with HIV.

 Health Protection Agency

The Health Protection Agency provides information and analysis of AIDS and HIV.

 MASTA Health Library

MASTA, a group of travel health specialists, provide information concerning HIV.</a>

 AIDS/HIV

Policy and guidance from the Department of Health.

See also the Patient UK sexually transmitted diseases page and the sexual health page

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.