NHS England yesterday announced that they will not be rolling out PrEP as a new specialised service. Instead, they will make up to £10 million available to Public Health England to enrol at least 10,000 participants over the next 3 years in a clinical trial of PrEP (https://www.england.nhs.uk/2016/12/hiv-prevention-pregramme/). We are disappointed that PrEP will not be availab ...
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10th November 2016
Today we welcome the judgement from the Court of Appeal that confirms that NHS England has the ability to fund PrEP. The clinical evidence for PrEP is indisputable. We are confident this will result in NHS England deciding to fund PrEP and a successful discussion with local authorities about administering PrEP. We recognise that there will be short-term cost implications until ...
3rd November 2016
PROUD participants: the extra drug donated by Gilead is NOT yet in clinics. Keep in touch with your clinic to find out when it will be available. ...
29 July 2016
We are sorry to announce that PROUD has to close according to the plan agreed in January, which allowed for one visit after the anticipated NHS England decision in June. This decision never took place. The NHS England announcement of 21 March 2016 implied a commitment to PROUD participants that continue to need PrEP. However, it transpires that this commitment is contained with ...
3rd June 2016
In March, NHS England announced: “In addition, NHS England is keen to explore how a period of further support can be offered to the participants enrolled in the PROUD study and is committed to making funding available where there is a clinical need for additional help.” Sheena McCormack wrote to Simon Stevens for an update on how NHS England are planning to support PROUD parti ...
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