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Improving HIV Outcomes Together
Welcome to the HIPS Primary Care HIV Prevention Toolkit – a resource designed to empower General Practice teams in delivering proactive, inclusive, and effective HIV prevention and care. By working together across our local health system, we can reduce late diagnoses, improve patient outcomes, and tackle stigma.
This toolkit brings you:
- Clinical guidance and practical tools for HIV testing and prevention.
- Education and training resources to build confidence and knowledge.
- Support for implementation, including integration with EMIS/Ardens.
- Insights into stigma reduction and behaviour change to create welcoming care environments.
- Links to local and national partners, peer support networks, and policy guidance.
Our shared goal is simple: Zero new HIV transmissions and improved health for all residents in Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth and Southampton. Explore the sections, access the latest updates, and join us in making HIV prevention a routine part of primary care.
Clinical guidance (testing, indicator conditions)
If testing for HIV, also test for Syphilis (clinical guidance)
Practical tools (templates, checklists, pop-up reminders)
Signs and symptoms (Clinical Indicators) checker
- Clinical features | Diagnosis | HIV infection and AIDS | CKS | NICE
- PrEP HIV - PrEP :: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare Sexual Health
- Patient conversation guides HIV services :: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare Sexual Health
- Testing also available from National HIV testing and Sexual and Reproductive Health Service for patients not wishing to test with their GP (add links)
- GP HIV Champions HIV GP champions - Fast-Track Cities London and What We Learned from the GP Champions: Embedding HIV Care in Primary Care - Fast-Track Cities London
- ED HIV Opt Out Testing in Hampshire
- HIV Data Sexual and Reproductive Health Profiles - Data | Fingertips | Department of Health and Social Care
- High or extremely high HIV prevalence: Local authorities with a diagnosed HIV prevalence of between 2 and 5 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 59 years have a high HIV prevalence. Those with a diagnosed HIV prevalence of 5 or more per 1,000 people aged 15 to 59 years have an extremely high HIV prevalence (based on modelling of diagnosed HIV prevalence distribution in local authorities in England; see the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities' Sexual and reproductive health profiles for interactive maps, charts and tables). [NICE's guideline on HIV testing]
Webinars (live and on-demand)
HIPS Training videos
Case studies
Challenging myths and misconceptions
Events & training
National HIV Testing Week – HIV Prevention England
HIV Confident | Building a world that welcomes and respects
Sexual Health and HIV - elearning for healthcare
Tackling HIV Stigma and Discrimination - elearning for healthcare