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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...