HIV Scotland
promoting positive change
promoting positive change
Regulations and guidance on HIV are delivered through a range of mandatory statutory requirements, guidance, instructions and examples of best practice. Professional bodies are governed by various regulations according to their requirements. These may include patient consent, confidentiality, testing and legal requirements. The following websites contain the types of regulations and guidance available:
How HIV-friendly is your General Practice? With more people than ever before living now with HIV, and with the complexity of many treatments, their side effects and interactions, it is important for GPs to be skilled and competent enough to know how to care for and communicate with patients.