To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidelines she has (a) given to primary care staff on equitable and high quality treatment for patients living with HIV and (b) provided to GPs on best practice on HIV testing, referrals and information.
We endorsed the publication of the 'Recommended standards for NHS HIV' services in 2003, which includes a chapter on primary health care for people with HIV. This document was produced by the Medical Foundation for AIDS and Sexual Health, which has also produced the booklet 'HIV in Primary Care'—an essential guide to HIV for general practitioners, practice nurses and other members of the primary health care team.
The British Association of Sexual Health and HIV also have guidelines on HIV testing in primary care.
The National HIV Nurses Association is due to publish a set of HIV nursing competencies in 2006.
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