About us

Our Vision

We want Scotland to be a country where everyone has equal opportunities to healthy choices and relationships, and that achieves zero new HIV transmissions by 2030.

Our Mission

Our mission is to forge a positive path to overcome sexual and drug related barriers to healthy lives in Scotland for people living with HIV, PrEP users and people at risk of HIV.

Our Values

INVOLVEMENT - We engage people in a meaningful way because we believe the best outcomes are achieved by working together.

EQUALITY - We foster and promote diversity – everyone has the right to be free from discrimination, to have their choices respected and be valued.

CREATIVITY - We are a group of creative people and we apply our creativity to problem solving every day in our work to get the best solutions.

AGILITY - We are action orientated – we proactively find opportunities, assess the evidence and can move quickly on new ideas.

ACCOUNTABILITY - We use resources wisely; ensure accuracy in our work; make sound decisions and take accountability for our actions.

Meet The Team

Meet The Board

Latest

Community Advisory Network Meeting (Online)

Join us for our Community Advisory Network meeting to discuss with our valued community members the exciting ongoing work at HIV Scotland!
Hosanna Bankhead

Hosanna has obtained an MSc.in Social Development and Health from Queen Margaret University, launching her into the health sector. In 2008, Hosanna was employed by Terrence Higgins Trust as a Health Trainer for people living with HIV before becoming a Development manager for HIV Scotland. Recognising a huge gap in Africans accessing culturally sensitive organisations, Hosanna founded and led the Hwupenyu Health and Wellbeing Project until her retirement in 2019.
Chair: Dr. Nicoletta Policek

Dr Nicoletta Policek is Associate Professor in Policing and Criminology and Head of the Graduate School at the University of Cumbria, UK. Nicoletta’s specialisms are to be summarised in Human Rights legislation and Human Rights violations; migration studies; gender and sexuality studies; war, crimes against humanity and genocide; sex work; HIV/AIDS and public health; social impact of epidemics and emergencies.
James Alexander

Through his training as a psychotherapist, James has been working with and advocating for the HIV community in both London and Scotland for over 20 years. In this time, James has noted the provision of appropriate mental health support for the HIV community is often overlooked and underfunded. James' commitment to HIV Scotland is to overview and support its aims in changing attitudes towards HIV and mental health.

Self-testing
Does PrEP interact with other medications?
Do I have to tell sexual partners if I’m undetectable?
Will taking PrEP after unprotected sex prevent HIV?
Fake ‘HIV Herbal Cures’: Staying vigilant on Social Media

We recently took Facebook to task over their slow pace when it came to removing harmful misinformation and fake adverts for 'herbal HIV cures'.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and people living with HIV in Scotland

We're regularly updating information about COVID-19 (also known as the novel Coronavirus) as we understand that people who live with weakened or compromised immune systems may be experiencing an extra level of anxiety and uncertainty at this time.
Sex, Drugs and Scotland's Health

HIV Scotland, IRESH and many other sector partners are delighted to announce that our Sex, Drugs and Scotland's Health Conference on October 19-21 2021.
Consultation on Malicious Disclosure of HIV Status

HIV Scotland has launched a consultation to understand the views of people living with and affected by HIV, organisations and legal professionals on whether malicious disclosure of someone's HIV status should be made a hate crime.
How can I tell my employer that I need to self-isolate or work from home?
Can I change from daily dosing to event based PrEP?