Useful resources

This learning area has been compiled from a range of evidence. You may now be motivated to go deeper into the topic so a range of different resources are listed below and wherever possible we have tried to create direct links to them. Where direct linking is not possible we provide information on where sources can be accessed. These listings will get you started and as a lifelong learner you will be able to identify other sources beyond these that are specifically relevant to you.

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Books and reports

Department of Health (2008) HIV post-exposure prophylaxis: guidance from the UK chief medical officers’ expert advisory group on AIDS (PDF 440KB) , London: Department of Health.

Health Protection Agency (2010) Time to test for HIV: Expanded healthcare and community HIV testing in England (PDF 964KB) , London: Health Protection Agency.

National AIDS Trust (2009) Confidentiality in healthcare for people living with HIV (PDF 2.62MB), London: National AIDS Trust. London: National AIDS Trust.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (2011) Increasing the uptake of HIV testing to reduce undiagnosed infection and prevent transmission among black African communities living in England (PDF 312KB), London: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (2011) Increasing the uptake of HIV testing to reduce undiagnosed infection and prevent transmission among men who have sex with men (PDF 482KB), London: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.

Royal College of Nursing (2008) Sexuality and sexual health in practice (PDF 414KB), London: Royal College of Nursing.

Royal College of Nursing (2009) Needlestick injuries: the point of prevention (PDF 1.45MB), London: Royal College of Nursing.

Royal College of Nursing (2011) Infection prevention and control: information and learning resources for health care staff (PDF 397KB), London: Royal College of Nursing.

Royal College of Nursing (2012) Essential practice for infection prevention and control: guidance for nursing staff (PDF 670KB), London: Royal College of Nursing.

Journal articles

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Evans C (2011) Time to test: all nurses are HIV nurses, Practice Nursing, 22(1), January, pp. 8-11.

Hodgson I (2006) Empathy, inclusion and enclaves: the culture of people with HIV/AIDS and nursing implications, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 55(3), August, pp. 283-290.

Horn K and Kinsman R I (2009) Testing for HIV, Practice Nurse, 38(9), November, pp. 35-38.

Jones S (2006) A Step-by-step approach to HIV/AIDS, Nurse Practitioner, 31(6), June, pp. 26-41.

Kendall-Raynor P (2006) Tackling the stigma of HIV, Nursing Standard, 21(12), November 29 – December 5, pp. 13-14.

Nyblade L, Stangl A, Weiss E and Ashburn K (2009) Combating HIV stigma in health care settings: what works? Journal of the International AIDS Society, 12(15), August, pp. 1-7.

Pearce L (2010) Prejudice in practice: a sexual health charity is using education to help tackle the bigoted views held by some healthcare professionals, Nursing Standard, 25(13), December, pp. 18-19.

Robinson F (2011) Primary care proves equal to the task of HIV testing, Practice Nurse, 41(12), July, pp. 10-12.