Stakeholder Engagement Report - London Councils

Increase the number of HIV tests in the community to reduce undiagnosed prevalence
and prevent further transmission of HIV. Earlier diagnosis saves lives and reduces
treatment costs.
POCT should be available in a range of community and other settings.
Partner Notification and contact tracing should explicitly be commissioned as part of a GUM
service with monitored data on numbers and evidence of attendance and treatment uptake.
Primary care teams need to be encouraged to normalise HIV testing in routine practice.
Implement SHIP training across London to increase capacity skills and competence within
primary care, in particular GPs in high prevalence areas as a priority.
HIV treatment information should be readily available for people living with HIV as there
are major benefits which maximises the efficacy of treatments, contributes to adherence,
and supports the longer term retention in care pathways to clinical and other services.
Public health and LAT’s should monitor the local Boroughs HIV drugs expenditure to
ensure that any HIV prevention programme is supporting local residents.
Stakeholders suggest increased resources to ‘highly visual social marketing’
interventions, web based campaigns relevant to target groups, and increased use of apps
for smart phones.
Develop a pan-London standardised approach to monitoring and evaluation services in
partnership between public health and providers.
Service user voices should be actively encouraged as part of the data collection.
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