HIV testing: encouraging uptake

Quality statements

Statement 1 Young people and adults are offered an HIV test when admitted to hospital or attending an emergency department in areas of extremely high HIV prevalence, or when having a blood test when admitted to hospital or attending an emergency department in areas of high HIV prevalence.

Statement 2 Young people and adults in areas of high or extremely high HIV prevalence are offered an HIV test by their GP practice when registering or when having a blood test if they have not had an HIV test in the past 12 months.

Statement 3 Young people and adults newly diagnosed with an HIV indicator condition are offered an HIV test.

Statement 4 Young people and adults in at-risk groups who test negative for HIV are advised that the test should be repeated at least annually.

Statement 5 People who may have been exposed to HIV by a person newly diagnosed with HIV are offered an HIV test.