As we officially saw the start of spring last week (I know, hard to believe) that can only mean one thing here at Positive Life – our annual Fundraiser is just around the corner. This year and back by popular demand, we are revisiting “Strictly” – we’ll be ‘tripping the light fantastic’ on Saturday 21st April 2018 at La Mon …
Office Closed 1st and 2nd March 2018
Due to the latest weather reports, Positive Life will be closed on Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd March 2018. Unfortunately this means that Friday 2nd March Lunch Club will also be cancelled. If you require general information at this time please contact the National AIDS Helpline on 0300 123 7123 or if you are in crisis and need to talk …
We are recruiting…
We are currently recruiting for a Full-Time: – Information & Support Services Officer – Project Assistant – Outreach Worker to help implement our “+ Family Life” Project” For more information, please e-mail in confidence to lea@positivelifeni.com The closing date is 12 noon on 22nd February 2018. CVs are not accepted. Recruitment Ad
Early Christmas present for Positive Life, Ana Matronic is to be our first Patron!
Chuffed to be able to now share that Ana Matronic, the front woman of the multimillion album selling group ‘Scissor Sisters’ is to be our first ever Patron. As those of you who met her will know, Ana came to visit us at Positive Life some months back and we were blown away by her knowledge of HIV and her …
Christmas and New Year Holiday Information
Our last lunch club of 2017 will take place on Monday 18th December from 12-2pm. Positive Life will close for the Christmas Break at 1pm on Friday 22nd December and re-open for drop in on Tuesday 2nd January at 10am. If you require general information during the holidays please contact the National AIDS Helpline on 0300 123 7123 or if …
World AIDS Day 2017 – we’ve raised the bar, again!
In 2017 we had a another outstanding World AIDS Day. We made the news and more. In fact, the last 12 months have been very special. This World AIDS Day we raised the game. Not only did we get the media attention that comes with ‘red ribbon day’ we pushed ourselves out there and did new and innovative things. In …
Get tested – but make sure your kit is CE marked!
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a warning to people to not use or buy Hightop HIV/AIDS Home Test Kit because they may be unreliable and produce incorrect results. Dr Say Quah at the RVH Clinic has asked us to share the warning through our stakeholders and networks. More details are available in an MHRA press …
An up-date on some of what’s going on behind the scenes at Positive Life…..
In May 2018 General Data Protection Regulations will come into force across Europe and we at Positive Life have undertaken a programme of actions to ensure that any information that we have or control is dealt with in the appropriate manner. Not only is it imperative that we comply before the changes next year, we’ve also taken this opportunity to …
National HIV Testing Day
Have you booked your annual HIV test? Today marks National HIV Testing Day This is an issue that could affect you… To find out more contact us on: 028 9024 9268 or info@positivelifeni.com
#PLWHIVNI – HIV Stigma Index Surveys
HIV Stigma index has posted 2 new surveys to measure levels of HIV related stigma across the UK. 1 – for young PLWHIV under age of 24 2 – for PLWHIV from BME communities Make sure #PLWHIVNI (People Living With HIV in Northern Ireland) are represented in the survey results by completing the survey online at www.stigmaindexuk.org