The PrEP Impact Trial has been announced to start in September.

Why has it taken so long?

Plans have been delayed for many reasons, including developing the infrastructure for making PrEP available, training medical professionals, and identifying who is eligible to have PrEP in England.

What does this mean?

With NHS England using generic versions of PrEP, Gilead, the manufacturer of Truvada, is under pressure to match the price of generics. With the trial underway, the NHS can look at taking PrEP beyond a trial and creating wider UK access. Wales, Scotland and England are making progress with PrEP, but other parts of the British Isles are likely to progress slower. One strength of having the trial in action means that results can be collected on its effectiveness against HIV, and how cost-effective it is for the NHS. The argument for PrEP on the NHS is much stronger, with figures and results to back it up.

How can I participate in the trial?

If you’d like to participate in the PrEP Impact Trial and are based in mainland England, visit your local GUM clinic from September. If you’re outside mainland England, visit PrEPWatch to see what is happening for you locally, and how to demand PrEP in your area.

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Performed by the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts and directed by Gareth Taylor, TrU-CArE was a verbatim play for the group’s MA project. Real people were interviewed around the topic of PrEP, which the actors would then reenact sections of, capturing aspects of their character’s personality.

The play is the result of stringing together many of these interviews. The loose plot explores and highlights pros and cons of the UK offering PrEP. Greg Owen, founder of I Want PrEP Now, was the main character, with the play recounting key moments in his personal history and investigating the perceived dualities in his character.

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Before arriving at the clinic, use the Dean Street Express timeslot booker.

Result are usually texted to you within 6 hrs.

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In 2015, Nick produced the video documentary on the PROUD Study the study that showed how highly effective PrEP is in gay men in the UK. Now, two years later, Nick wondered what the situation was like with PrEP in the UK, in 2017.

So Nick travelled from Hamburg, where he’s based, to London and talked with ordinary PrEP users – outside of the PROUD Study – to learn about their experiences and motivations. Nick also talked with PrEP activists and clinicians to find out what impact PrEP has already had in the UK, but also to find out what is still missing for a proper implementation.

Further information: prepster.info/prep17

A georgetown media production
for Prepster
generously supported by
Elton John AIDS Foundation

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Porn4PrEP has worked with Public Health England, who were given responsibility from NHS England, to organise roll-out plans for PrEP. With community feedback groups, Public Health England developed a strategy to do so. Unfortunately, without the same resources as NHS England, they struggled to gain access to PrEP.

This news from Scotland makes it harder for NHS England to deny PrEP as an effective sexual health tool in the UK. Up to this point, Gilead has not reduced the cost price for PrEP enough, leading to ‘administration trials’ offering generic PrEP at lower costs.

Robert McKay, national director for Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland, said:

Today, Scotland has made history in the fight against the HIV epidemic. PrEP can now be used as a vital tool – alongside condom use, regular testing and early treatment – to help bring an end to HIV transmission in Scotland.

Porn4PrEP praises the progressiveness of NHS Scotland’s confidence to influence pharmaceutical companies to meet the needs of the nation.

Learn more in this article from The Guardian, which highlights the effectiveness of PrEP as a prevention tool:

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/apr/10/people-risk-hiv-scotland-prep-drug-nhs-aids

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Read the full article here:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2117426-massive-drop-in-london-hiv-rates-may-be-due-to-internet-drugs/

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Porn4PrEP had its own room: a portal into being a newbie to the porn industry. We had three performers: Jason Domino as a porn actor experiencing electro play, Tegwyn teaching guests how to use tools like the violet wand, and Jason Moon filming and directing the ‘scene’.

During our exhibit, guests had a conversation with the performers about what it’s like to start off in the porn industry. The focus was on sexual health and protection, allowing guests to learn in an experiential format. At the end of the performance, guests were sent to the next room of the house and told to ‘prepare for their own scene’.
When initially asked by Love Matters, it struck us as sex through the lens of poetry and art, rather than the reality that people experience. We suggested running an explicit scene to keep the focus on sex, but the original venue took issue with the idea. This shows that censorship can obstruct transparent conversation about sex, even in an exhibition dedicated to the topic. Love Matters found a new venue, and changed the scene to electro play, allowing guests to be more involved without the need to show something as explicit.

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