People in Somerset are being encouraged to get HIV tested | Burnham and Highbridge Weekly News
Peopl across Somerset are being encouraged to get HIV tested, particularly if they have had unprotected sex or have multiple partners.
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Peopl across Somerset are being encouraged to get HIV tested, particularly if they have had unprotected sex or have multiple partners.
PEOPLE aged over 16 in Somerset can now get a free HIV test without leaving their home. National HIV Testing Week runs from today until Sunday with a focus on testing at home during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Eddystone Trust, Somerset County Council and NHS are encouraging people to find out their HIV status by ordering a free quick and easy finger prick test through the post. Kat Briggs, an assistant practitioner at the Somerset-Wide Integrated Sexual Health Service (SWISH), run by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, said: “There are almost 300 people living with HIV in Somerset, 97 per...