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Policy and Consultation Papers

As a national advisory body on HIV treatment and care, BHIVA has produced advisory and guidance papers on health policy related to HIV treatment and care as well as responses to government consultation requests, often in association with other organisations.

2023

Service specification for Specialised Infectious Diseases Services for Welsh residents
BHIVA consultation response, August 2023.

Prevention in health and social care - Government inquiry
HIV and Ageing Health and Social Care, February 2023.


2022

Vaccine uptake in the general population
BHIVA comments on draft guideline consultation sent to NICE on 6 January 2022.


2021

Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults
BHIVA comments on draft guideline consultation sent to NICE on 15 November 2021.

Draft guideline on ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage: diagnosis and initial management
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 10 August 2021.

Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all; the Department of Health and Social Care's legislative proposals for a Health and Care Bill
BHIVA response to Health & Social Care Bill White Paper sent on 23 March 2021.

Integrated Care System (ICS) consultation
BHIVA response sent on 8 January 2021.


2020

National Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy
Joint Response from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health sent on 25 November 2020.

APPG Inquiry HIV and COVID-19
Joint Response from the British HIV Association (BHIVA) and British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) submitted on 19 June 2020.

Health and Social Care Inquiry on delivering core NHS and care services during the pandemic and beyond
Joint submission by the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) and the British HIV Association (BHIVA).


2019

NICE draft scope consultation: Safe prescribing and withdrawal management of prescribed drugs associated with dependence and withdrawal
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 19 September 2019.

Consultation on the NICE quality standard on lung cancer update
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 4 August 2019.

Consultation on the NICE guideline on vaccine uptake in the general population
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 4 August 2019.

Consultation on NICE indicators
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 16 May 2019.


2018

Consultation on the NICE draft guideline - Chronic kidney disease: assessment and management
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 11 December 2018.

Consultation on the NICE draft guideline - Stroke and transient ischaemic attack in over 16s diagnosis and initial management (update)
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 11 December 2018.

Consultation on the NICE draft guideline - Lung cancer: diagnosis and management
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 12 October 2018.

Consultation on the NICE draft guideline - Intrapartum care for women with existing medical conditions or obstetric complications and their babies
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 9 October 2018.

Consultation on the proposal 'not to update' NICE guideline CG191 - Pneumonia in adults: diagnosis and management
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 26 September 2018.

NICE draft quality standard consultation - Sexual Health
BHIVA comments sent on 19 September 2018.

NICE draft guideline consultation - Renal and ureteric stones: assessment and management
BHIVA comments sent on 21 August 2018.

Draft Scottish Health Protection Network (SHPN) HIV Prevention in MSM Guidance
BHIVA comments sent on 1 June 2018.

Consultation on the NICE draft guideline consultation – renal replacement therapy
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 10 April 2018.

Consultation on the NICE intermediate care including reablement quality standard
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 9 April 2018.

Consultation on the NICE guideline on Cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract (update) (NG36)
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 9 April 2018.

Consultation on the NICE draft guideline - Dementia
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 13 February 2018.

Consultation on 'The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2017'
Joint BASHH and BHIVA comments submitted on 12 February 2018.

Consultation on the NICE draft guideline - Venous thromboembolic diseases: diagnosis, management and thrombophilia testing
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 30 January 2018.

Consultation on the NICE draft guideline - Brain tumours (primary) and brain metastases in adults
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 16 January 2018.


2017

Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening programme (IDPS) - A pilot of the triage approach to assess whether existing population screening programmes should be continued
BHIVA comments sent to the UK National Screening Committee on 29 November 2017.

NICE guideline on NG21 Home care: delivering personal care and practical support to older people living in their own homes
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 14 November 2017.

Consultation on the NICE guideline CG185 on Bipolar disorder and the proposal for ‘no update’
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 21 August 2017.

Consultation on the NICE draft guideline - Emergency and acute medical care in over 16s: service delivery and organisation
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 1 August 2017.

Consultation on the NICE guideline on CG165 Hepatitis B (chronic): diagnosis and management
Comments sent to NICE on behalf of the BHIVA/BASHH Consultation Group on Hepatitis topics on 1 August 2017.

Consultation on the NICE draft guideline - Flu vaccination - increasing uptake
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 14 July 2017.

Consultation on the NICE draft scope - Lung cancer: diagnosis and management (update)
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 12 July 2017.

Consultation on the NICE draft quality standard - HIV Testing
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 20 April 2017.

NICE draft scope consultation on Renal Stones
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 15 February 2017.

Consultation on the NICE draft quality standard - Haematological cancers
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 19 January 2017.

Department for International Development: International Development Committee calls for written evidence on DFID's work on HIV/AIDS
T Barber and K Rogstad, on behalf of the BHIVA International Partnerships Working Group (comments submitted on behalf of BHIVA and BASHH on 10 January 2017).


2016

Consultation on the NICE draft quality standard - Head and neck cancer
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 7 October 2016.

Northern Ireland Executive consulting on NICE TA - Elbasvir-grazoprevir for treating chronic hepatitis C, and whether it is applicable in Northern Ireland
Comments from the BHIVA/BASHH Consultation Group on Hepatitis Topics sent on 29 September 2016.

Consultation on the NICE draft quality standard - Vaccine uptake in under 19s
BHIVA comments sent to NICE on 29 September 2016.

Consultation on Specialised Services clinical commissioning policies and service specifications
BHIVA comments submitted to NHS England on 23 September 2016.

Consultation on the NICE draft quality standard - Tuberculosis
BHIVA comments submitted to NICE on 8 August 2016.

Consultation on the NICE draft guideline on HIV testing: Increasing the uptake of HIV testing among people at higher risk of exposure
BHIVA comments submitted to NICE on 15 June 2016.

NICE Quality Standard Topic Engagement Exercise - head and neck cancer
BHIVA comments submitted to NICE on 26 May 2016.

Consultation - Infected Blood: Reform of Financial and Other Support
BHIVA comments submitted to Department of Health on 11 April 2016.

NICE Quality Standard Topic Engagement Exercise - Tuberculosis
BHIVA comments submitted to NICE on 22 March 2016.

Consultation on the NICE draft guideline on Non-Hodgkins lymphoma
BHIVA comments submitted to NICE on 4 March 2016.

GMC consultation on confidentiality
British HIV Association (BHIVA) comments submitted to the General Medical Council (GMC) on 18 February 2016.


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