A primary object of the association is the development and promotion of good practice in the treatment of HIV and HIV related diseases. To achieve this BHIVA has produced clinical guidelines on various aspects of the treatment and management of HIV infection and associated co-morbidities and has developed a national audit programme to audit the implementation of the guidelines at HIV treatment centres through out the UK.

To ensure the implementation of good practice and to ensure good clinical outcomes well organised services are essential. HIV has become a complex chronic medical condition and an increasing number of people are living with HIV infection through out the UK. It is essential there is equitable access to high quality HIV treatment and care services for individuals with HIV infection irrespective of where they live in the UK. Thus to  compliment the BHIVA clinical guidelines the association also seeks  to produce focused and auditable standards that address key aspects of the organisation of NHS clinical care for adults with HIV infection.

Standards for HIV clinical care (2007)
These standards were published in 2007 and were developed in partnership with the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV, the British Infection Society and the Royal College of Physicians, London. The standards described in the report are applicable to the care of all adults living with HIV in the UK. The recommendations in the report are designed to reflect the level of care expected to be achieved through out the UK. The standards cover: commissioning, service networks and levels of care; clinical training, experience and commitment; records and information sharing; the patient pathway; implementation and audit.
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Primary and community care
As a chronic medical condition, the involvement of  primary and community care services  is  increasingly important in the clinical care of people living with HIV infection. In 2009 BHIVA produced a draft briefing paper entitled ‘extending the role of primary and community care in HIV’. The paper went out for consultation in early 2009. BHIVA is currently working with the RCP and the RCGP and other stakeholders to further develop this work and a final report on standards in primary and community care is planned for 2010/2011.
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