In this section:

Statutory and Voluntary HIV/AIDS Services

SAAF offers up-to-date information and advice to clients on how the National Health Services (NHS) operates and how clients can exercise their rights and privileges within the system.

SAAF is developing a database of local statutory and voluntary health services where its members live. For each area where SAAF members live, SAAF produces information in the form of leaflets and other formats giving local information on:

Statutory HIV Services:

Primary & Community Health Services: GPs, District Nurses, Health Visitors, Home Visits.
GUM Services: HIV testing, support if HIV positive, health advisors, advocacy
Hospital In-patient Services: Infectious diseases and other wards
Paediatric Services: Children and medication, HIV positive adolescents and medication
Family HIV clinics: Partnership between GUM/paediatric services
Antenatal Clinics: Testing women. If HIV positive: counselling. Advocacy, support breastfeeding advise
Palliative Care: Hospice care
Mental Health Services: Psychiatry, psychological care

National HIV Services

African Aids Helpline

08000967500

African Health Forums

www.ahpn.org/forums

Black Health Agency

www.balckhealthagency.org.uk

Body & Soul

02079236880

Centre for All Families Positive Health (CAFPH) www.capf.org

Do it Right

www.doitright.uk.com

George House Trust

www.ght.org.uk

I-Base – HIV treatment information

0808 8006013/ 0207 4078488

London Ecumenical AIDS Trust www.leat.org.uk

0207 7012200

NAM/Aidsmap

www.aidsmap.com

National African HIV Prevention Programme (NAHIP)

www.hahip.org.uk

Positively Women

0207 7130222

www.positevelywomen.org.uk

POZFEM

www.poz-fem-uk.org

Sahir House, Liverpool

01517089080 www.sahir.uk.com

Terrence Higgins Trust

www.tht.org

UK Community Advisory Board

www.ukcab.net

Lighthouse Lighthouse
National Drugs Helpline National Drugs Helpline
National Sexual Helpline National Sexual Helpline
NHS Direct NHS Direct
GMFA (Gay Men Fighting AIDS) GMFA (Gay Men Fighting AIDS)
The Haemophilia Society The Haemophilia Society
NAZ Project NAZ Project
UK Coalition of People Living with HIV and AIDS (UKC) UK Coalition of People Living with HIV and AIDS (UKC)

Local Voluntary HIV Services

Links with local voluntary organisations for counselling, welfare and material support through the Voluntary Action Councils or Councils for Voluntary Service (VAC or CVS).Links with local voluntary organisations for counselling, welfare and material support through the Voluntary Action Councils or Councils for Voluntary Service (VAC or CVS).

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