HIV/AIDS: Screening
Commons · Question 121295 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by David Mundell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the £5 million trial of HIV home testing through the NHS App will address the ASSIST study finding that postal testing uptake is higher among White and affluent populations, risking widening in
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 31 Mar 2026
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) home testing programme has engaged directly with the ASSIST research team to understand the risks of open access, first come first served models. The insights from the ASSIST study are informing thinking not only for...