Pushing for change: using advocacy to make better policy
Ian HodgsonIndependent Consultant, HIV Education and Research Welcome to this issue of HIV Nursing. Writing an editorial at the end of a year allows a reflection on the previous 12 months, and inte…
Australian nurses discover a thirst for knowledge in Myanmar
Denise Cummins1, Kurt Andersson-Noorgard1, Garry Trotter21Sydney District Nursing Service, Australia, 2Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia Following the International AIDS Conference he…
HIV-related stigma and discrimination among people living with HIV in Croatia
Sanja Belak Kovacevic1, Stacie A Solt2, Thomas E Novotny3 and Josip Begovac41University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia, 2Drexel University College of Medicine and Hahnemann Universi…
HIV and young people – it’s not just about more condoms
Julie MellinGlobal Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Brooklyn, NY, USA The number of adolescents and young people today is at an all-time high. There are more than 1.8 billion young people in the world,…
Ageing with HIV: a growing challenge
Jacqui StevensonPhD Student, University of Greenwich, and Programmes and Advocacy, ATHENA Network In the initial period of the HIV response, ageing with HIV was not a priority issue – in the abse…
A national nurse-led audit of the standards for psychological support for adults living with HIV
NHIVNA Psychological Audit Working Group Executive summary■Services that deliver HIV care across the UK were invited to complete a site survey and patient case note review using a proforma based …
Book review: Sexual and Reproductive Health at a Glance
James Meek and Emma S JonesSenior Lecturers, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK In the first edition of Sexual and Reproductive Health at a Glance, Catriona Melville provides a comprehen…