NHS 'failing' patients living with HIV
Russell Hayward, 29, from Manchester, who was diagnosed in September 2019, told BBC News that"the fight is not over".
"The fight is far from over. One person's stigma is a stigma too big. We must get louder. I will keep telling people until my last dying breath if I have to. I won't give in."HIV support services are there for those who are newly diagnosed or struggling to accept their status. Andrew, from London, who was struggling with addiction after being sexually assaulted, told BBC News the help he had been offered had not been fit for purpose and he had had to look elsewhere.
"Then, there were some options for community-led group stuff but I wouldn't have felt comfortable with that."Andrew, who only shared his first name, also said the NHS's recent shift of focus to HIV prevention had made him feel more stigmatised than ever.
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