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Veronique Martin

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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🤝 Ending HIV transmission will require a renewed, evidence-driven, and equity-focused effort through • Locally-tailored approaches using local, regional and system-level action plans • Collaboration across stakeholders at all levels This will ensure no population group is left behind. 🧵11/11
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🚀 Ending HIV transmission by 2030 is possible but requires • Targeted, equitable prevention and testing strategies • Stronger re-engagement in care pathways • Continued investment in tackling stigma and discrimination 🧵10/11
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🚫 Stigma remains a barrier to HIV prevention and care • Higher levels of HIV-related stigma reported among ethnic minority groups. • Addressing HIV-related stigma and discrimination in healthcare is essential. 🧵9/11
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🔄 Engagement in care is also key • 5% of people previously in HIV care are no longer engaged. • Re-engaging people in care is critical to reducing transmission. 🧵8/11
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🧪 Testing matters • Higher positivity in primary care and community settings suggests we need more testing “closer to home”. • Impact of blood-borne virus opt-out testing in emergency departments in areas of extremely high diagnosed HIV prevalence 🧵7/11
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
⚖️ Inequalities remain a major challenge • Persistent disparities in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake • Variation in testing positivity and access across demographic groups, regions and care settings • Rising diagnoses among ethnic minorities 🧵6/11
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🎯 HIV Action Plan ambitions are achievable but will be challenging • 532 new diagnoses by 2030 from 2,773 in 2024 • 27 AIDS-related deaths by 2030 from 90 in 2024 🧵5/11
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
✅ UNAIDS targets were achieved in 2024 at 95-95-98 • 114,000 people living with HIV including 6,000 people undiagnosed • 14,000 to 22,000 people potentially living with transmissible levels of virus 🧵4/11
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
📉 New HIV diagnoses have fallen significantly in England since 2010 But, while diagnoses continue to fall in some demographic groups, they are rising in others in particular among ethnic minority population groups. 🧵3/11
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
📊 England is making progress towards ending new HIV transmissions by 2030 but inequalities exist. 🧵 2/11
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The new #HIV Action Plan monitoring and evaluation report sets the 2024 baseline for the HIV Action Plan for England 2025 to 2030 published last December. 🧵1/11 www.gov.uk/government/p... #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #UKHSA
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HIV Action Plan monitoring and evaluation framework
Public health analysis of progress towards meeting the aims of the HIV Action Plan for England.
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
We pride ourselves on being a democracy and yet there’s a medieval theocratic anachronism in the heart of parliament: 26 bishops with automatic seats in the House of Lords. (The only other country in the world with clerics automatically entering a government is… Iran).
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National AIDS Trust @nat.org.uk · 09/02/2026
It’s National #HIV Testing Week! Take a few minutes to order your free test kit – it’s quick, simple, and you can do it all at home 🏡 Testing is the only way to know your HIV status, and now’s the perfect time to test. Get your FREE test now: freetesting.hiv #ITest #HIVTestingWeek
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Some great work led by @drrageshri.bsky.social we have been involved in
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Look out for: 📅 November: interim 36-month public health evaluation of ED opt-out BBV treating programme published 📅 HIV Action Plan for England 2026 to 2030 📅 2026: HIV Action Plan monitoring and evaluation framework report - 2024 data 🧵13/13 #HIV #UKHSA
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
📔 Based on feedback from a stakeholder consultation, we have also made adjustments to the language used in our outputs 👀 please see report appendix for details on key groups and language 🧵12/13 #HIV #UKHSA
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
📔 For the first time, we focus 5 key adult populations for which inequalities in HIV have been observed: 1️⃣Ethnic minority gay and bisexual men 2️⃣White gay and bisexual men 3️⃣Black African heterosexual men 4️⃣Black African heterosexual women 5️⃣Other ethnic minority heterosexuals 🧵11/13 #HIV #UKHSA
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
❗ Widening inequalities in HIV testing, PrEP and diagnoses between ethnicities and gender ❗ Need to improve PrEP access, HIV testing uptake and partner notification, particularly among ethnic minorities, young people and women 🧵10/13 #HIV #UKHSA
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
💡 Decrease in deaths among people living with HIV in England of 14% from 751 to 643 between 2023 and 2024 🧵9/13 #HIV #UKHSA
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
💡 England continues to meet the UNAIDS targets 🎗️ 95% of adults estimated to be diagnosed 🎗️ 99% of adults attending care on treatment 🎗️ 98% of people on treatment having undetectable levels of virus 🧵8/13 #HIV #UKHSA
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
💡 Over half of people living with diagnosed HIV aged 50 and over in England, reflecting the success of HIV treatment in enabling people with HIV to live long and healthy lives 🧵7/13 #HIV #UKHSA
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
💡 7.7% increase in people accessing HIV prevention medication (HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis also called PrEP) in England, with 111,123 people now receiving this in 2024 💡 inequalities in access to PrEP remain 🧵6/13 #HIV #UKHSA
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
💡 3% increase in HIV testing in sexual health services in England between 2023 and 2024 in all groups but still below pre-COVID levels for heterosexuals 🧵5/13 #HIV #UKHSA
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
💡 42% of all new cases in England were late diagnoses, with adults diagnosed late ten times more likely to die within a year compared to adults diagnosed promptly. 💡 Half of Black African heterosexuals were diagnosed late compared to under a third of gay and bisexual men 🧵4/13 #HIV #UKHSA
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
💡 6% decrease in diagnoses among gay and bisexual men in England from 859 to 810, though ethnic minority men constituted 35% of all diagnoses in this group 💡 Geographic variations persist, with diagnoses decreasing in London but increasing outside London among heterosexual men 🧵3/13 #HIV #UKHSA
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
💡 The number of new HIV diagnoses in England decreased by 4% between 2023 and 2023 from 3,169 to 3,043 🧵2/13 #HIV #UKHSA
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
The latest HIV data for UK and England was released today. Thank you to the HIV Section at #UKHSA for making this happen. Key messages 🧵 1/13 #HIV www.gov.uk/government/s...
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HIV: annual data
HIV surveillance data in the UK by demographic characteristics and geographical region.
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National AIDS Trust @nat.org.uk · 12/06/2025
A funding crisis is putting #Scotland's #HIV support services at risk, and threatens the goal to end new HIV cases by 2030. A new briefing from HIV Outcomes UK, based on insights from charities and clients, outlines why these services must be safeguarded. nat.org.uk/news/scot...
Recommendations for Scotland 

Develop a new HIV Transmission Elimination Delivery Plan from 2026
Establish a baseline offer for peer support provision
Establish a national framework for HIV retention and re-engagement
Fund long-term campaigns to combat HIV stigma
Ensure sustainable funding for VCSE HIV testing and prevention programmes

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Working Together 
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The H.I.V. Outcomes U.K. programme is funded by Gilead Sciences and ViiV healthcare as co-sponsors.
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Michael Payne MP reports on the importance of the voluntary sector in ending HIV transmission in the UK @politicshome.bsky.social @appghiv.bsky.social @nat.org.uk @hivoutcomes.bsky.social
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Policy and commissioning must recognise we cannot end HIV cases without the voluntary sector
This week, the APPG on HIV & Sexual Health and the National AIDS Trust co-hosted a packed and powerful reception to mark the launch of HIV Outcomes...
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National AIDS Trust @nat.org.uk · 20/05/2025
We were pleased to partner with @appghiv.bsky.social for the parliamentary launch of #HIVOutcomes report, "HIV Services at the Crossroads", highlighting the vital role of the support services and the urgent action needed to meet the needs of people living with and affected by #HIV.
Michael Payne MP, Professor Steve Powis, Grat Sugden, Angelina Namiba, James Cole and Professor Caroline Sabin during the parliamentary event.
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National AIDS Trust @nat.org.uk · 23/05/2025
Don’t miss the new episode of "The #Hiv Podcast", from TVPS, out today! Hear NAT's James Cole discuss the new #HIVOutcomes report which highlights the voluntary sector funding crisis. Find it wherever you get your podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/6hWj...
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Jeremy Horwood @jhorwood.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
We evaluated how #EmergenceDepartment opt-out #HIV, #Hepatitis B + C testing is working to help improve future implementation. Take a look at Tom's blog + our report ⬇️ @bashhuk.bsky.social @bhiva.bsky.social @nat.org.uk aidstrust.bsky.social @tht.org.uk @appghiv.bsky.social #HIVSky #HepSky #BBV
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Jeremy Horwood @jhorwood.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Our new paper led by @temilolaadeniyi.bsky.social examines what helps & hinders #HIV testing among African & Caribbean heritage communities Co-producing services with communities is key to tackling health inequities like @commonambitionbs.bsky.social sti.bmj.com/content/earl... #STISky #IDSky
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Barriers and facilitators to HIV testing among African and Caribbean heritage communities: a mixed methods study
Objectives African and Caribbean heritage (ACH) communities in the UK face disproportionately high rates of HIV and often experience delayed diagnoses, worsening health inequities. Increasing HIV test...
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Jeremy Horwood @jhorwood.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
⬇️Our new co-production toolkit offers practical guidance for anyone designing more equitable, person-centred services Based on learning from @commonambitionbs.bsky.social co-producing #SexualHealth services with African & Caribbean hertiage communities 🛟 #CoProduction #STISky #HealthEquity
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Temilola Adeniyi @temilolaadeniyi.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
New publication alert 🎉 I’m really pleased to have led this paper with lots of important insights on barriers and facilitators to HIV testing. This was from our @commonambitionbs.bsky.social evaluation. Here is the link sti.bmj.com/cgi/content/.... Do read and share 🙏🏼
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Barriers and facilitators to HIV testing among African and Caribbean heritage communities: a mixed methods study
Objectives African and Caribbean heritage (ACH) communities in the UK face disproportionately high rates of HIV and often experience delayed diagnoses, worsening health inequities. Increasing HIV test...
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Oxford Medical Sciences Division @medsci.ox.ac.uk · 01/05/2025
NEWS: New research reveals shared genetic link between endometriosis and immune conditions This research is important in understanding the shared biological mechanisms between endometriosis and immune-related diseases. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...
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New research reveals shared genetic link between endometriosis and immune conditions
Research published in the journal Human Reproduction reveals that women with endometriosis are at a significantly higher risk for developing a range of autoimmune, autoinflammatory, and mixed-pattern diseases.
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Dr Richard Ma PhD 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉🕺⚕️🩺🎓 @richard-ma.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Are you a healthcare professional in the UK caring for people living with HIV aged over 50? What are the important issues for you & your patients? We are creating a bank of research questions to bring to a workshop to prioritise research in this area. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/socs/have-...
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Have your say to improve the care of people aged over 50 living with HIV in the UK


We are looking for research ideas to improve health and care for people aged over 50 living with HIV in the UK.

This is a survey for people with HIV aged over 50, their carers, and healthcare professionals involved in their care.
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UK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
🚨 We've just published new data showing the current state of health inequalities in England caused by infectious diseases & environmental health hazards. Our blog post explores how factors like location, job or ethnicity can damage people's health ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/02/h...
Areas of high deprivation tend to have higher levels of air pollutionPeople in the North West are 30% more likely to be hospitalised with infectious diseases than the average across EnglandHospital admissions for infectious diseases in the poorest areas of England are nearly twice as high when compared to the richest areasHealth inequalities in infectious disease emergency hospital admissions cost the NHS between £970m and £1.5bn per year
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 28/04/2025
"This paper studies whether working from home (WFH) affects workers' performance in public sector jobs... we find that WFH increases productivity by 12%." @afenizia.bsky.social Evidence that administrations that reject WFH harm efficiency. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Not Incentivized Yet Efficient: Working From Home in the Public Sector
51 Pages Posted: 21 Oct 2024 Last revised: 20 Feb 2025
Alessandra Fenizia
The George Washington University

Tom Kirchmaier
London School of Economics - Centre for Economic Performance

Date Written: January 14, 2025

Abstract
This paper studies whether working from home (WFH) affects workers' performance in public sector jobs. Studying public sector initiatives allows us to establish baseline estimates on the impact of WFH net of incentives. Exploiting novel administrative data and plausibly exogenous variation in work location, we find that WFH increases productivity by 12%. These productivity gains are primarily driven by reduced distractions. They are not explained by differences in quality, shift length, or task allocation. The productivity gains more than double when tasks are assigned by the supervisor.

Keywords: working from home, productivity, public sector
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Dr Richard Ma PhD 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍉🕺⚕️🩺🎓 @richard-ma.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I'm glad there's a lot of discussion around ageing and #HIV at #BHIVA25 conference. What are your ideas for future research to benefit people living with HIV over 50 years in the UK and people who care for them? Have your say in this survey! app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/socs/have-...
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Have your say to improve the care of people aged over 50 living with HIV in the UK
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 24/04/2025
🍭 65% of Brits support banning junk food ads in public spaces. The public wants action on health – and blames the food industry more than the NHS for rising illness. This isn’t ‘nanny state’. It’s common sense. Read more here: www.ippr.org/articles/the...
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Doctor Steve Taylor @docstevetaylor.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
An early start at #BHIVA25 @bhiva.bsky.social But the vital importance of the voluntary sector for #HIV care. @profygilleece.bsky.social “Community and voluntary input is not a nice to have, it’s a fundamental part of HIV care”
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Harun. The poxie one. @haruntulunay.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Trans and gender diverse population living with #HIV has greater unmet needs Positive Voices survey shows. And yet they suffer from lack of services and targeted support. @bhiva.bsky.social @positivelyuk.bsky.social #BHIVA25
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Projected deaths from cessation of USAID PEPFAR funding www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl... a 90-day freeze is expected to result in ~60,000 excess deaths
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The impact of the PEPFAR funding freeze on HIV deaths and infections: a mathematical modelling study of seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa
The sudden cessation of PEPFAR funding likely results in tens of thousands of HIV deaths and new infections. These losses of life and health should compel the United States government to rapidly and f...
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
James Cole from #NAT on the importance of the HIV voluntary sector organisations and recommendations so they can continue to support people living with HIV #BHIVA25
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Neil Mackay from #UKHSA on community testing highlighting that 1 in 4 people tested in the community had not tested previously #BHIVA25
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British HIV Association @bhiva.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Encouragingly, the NHS workforce DO want to know more - with a call for mandatory training. There remains a lot to do to address the knowledge gap and stigma within the NHS Workforce #BHIVA25
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Veronique Martin @v-martin.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Come and join the #UKHSA HIV team at #BHIVA25 to discuss your views on the UKHSA reports and outputs, and help us refine the language we use.
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British HIV Association @bhiva.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
#BHIVA25 GP Champions for @londonftci.bsky.social James Stevenson & Grace Bottoni present case studies - highlighting #HIV testing in GP Surgeries and identifying Clinical Indicators. Improving training for all of Primary Care and Education across all aspects of healthcare should be embraced.
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Miriam Rabkin @miriam2024.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
It’s heartbreaking that global health funding cuts require WHO to issue guidance on what to do if you run put of #HIV medications www.who.int/news-room/qu...
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Guidance on handling interruptions in antiretroviral treatment due to HIV service disruptions, drug shortages, or stockouts
A key priority is preventing the interruption of current HIV treatment and prevention medicines. This Q&A outlines advice when this is not possible.
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