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Partner notification for HIV: a regional network approach

Partner notification for HIV: a regional network approach. Gill Bell South Yorkshire HIV Network Public Health Group. South Yorks regional approach. PN South Yorkshire HIV Network Public Health Group HAs, HIV CNSs; 8 services S Yorks and Lincs

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Partner notification for HIV: a regional network approach

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  1. Partner notification for HIV:a regional network approach Gill Bell South Yorkshire HIV Network Public Health Group

  2. South Yorks regional approach • PN South Yorkshire HIV Network Public Health Group • HAs, HIV CNSs; 8 services S Yorks and Lincs • Aims to improve PN and risk reduction across region

  3. HIV PN activities • Shared intelligence among health advisers through discussion of transmission networks and dynamics • Regional audit of 2009 outcomes underway • Findings to inform regional standard

  4. Challenges of HIV PN • No national standard for HIV PN • Possible measures • Number of partners screened per case • Proportion of traceable partners screened • Verified +/ - reported? • Cut off 1, 3, 6, 9 or 12 months • Small numbers in individual clinics

  5. What makes a good standard? • Uses most reliable data available • Terms clearly understood – no room for interpretation • Captures best practice • Promotes best practice • Easy to complete – simple maths

  6. HIV PN audit form

  7. HIV PN Outcomes

  8. Which standard? • Partners verified tested per case? • 91% captured v ‘believed tested’ • Within 90 days? • 90% captured v < 360 days • 0.9? • met by 5/7 clinics at 90 days • 0.6 ? • Met by 6/7 clinics at 90 days

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