Opt-out organ donation law has had little impact, charity says

The organ donor consent rate increased by about 15% during the first three years of the opt-out law, but dropped to its lowest level in a decade last year. The Covid pandemic, fewer big media ...
Medscape

NHS Opt-Out Tests Identify Undiagnosed Infections

Thousands of people living unknowingly with hepatitis and HIV have been diagnosed through the NHS’s emergency department (ED) opt-out testing programme. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the ...

‘Groundbreaking’ HIV prevention programme aims to end transmissions by 2030

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has unveiled a new HIV action plan in a bid to end transmissions in the next five years ...

HIV detection drive in A&E 'life-changing'

Almost 200 people have been diagnosed with HIV or hepatitis since local A&E departments introduced routine screening. About ...
The BMJ

HIV action plan: At-home tests to be trialled through the NHS app

People in England will be able to order home HIV tests through the NHS app as part of a government trial to increase early diagnosis. The £5m pilot scheme forms part of the HIV Action Plan 2025 to ...

Routine opt-out blood borne virus testing in A&E helps save lives

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating its role in helping to save lives through the roll out of routine opt-out blood borne virus testing in its emergency department.