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Position of HIV organisations on trans rights and the EHRC’s draft Code of Practice
HIV organisations have come together to call for the EHRC draft guidelines to be withdrawn.
News
We regularly update our news page with blogs, research, policy updates and good news stories.
For Press, contact: comms@waverleycare.co.uk
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Volunteering with Impact
This year, we spoke with Iain, Waverley Care’s Peer Support and Volunteering Coordinator (East), to learn more about how peer volunteers are transforming lives and what they mean to the wider work of Waverley Care. Our volunteers play a vital role in everything we do; from fundraising and events to trustees on our board and direct peer support.
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How Volunteers and Community Build Better Mental Health
For this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week, which focuses on the theme of ‘community’ we spoke to Thomas, Peer Support and Volunteer Coordinator at Waverley Care about how volunteers and community support can make a real difference to people’s mental health that are living with or affected by blood-borne viruses (BBVs).
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Peer Support: No One Should Face HIV Alone
Scotland is often praised for having some of the best HIV health outcomes in the world. Yet, for many people living with HIV, accessing mental health support remains a real challenge. People living with HIV in the UK are 63% more likely to be diagnosed with a mental illness compared to people without HIV . Likewise, two in five people living with HIV currently have a diagnosis of at least one mental health condition – substantially higher that the population average .
Meet our Development Manager for Minority Ethnic Health
In June 2022, we welcomed Ese Johnson to our team as Development Manager for Minority Ethnic Health.
Criterion Cycles for Waverley Care
Three Criterion staff members will cycle from Newcastle to Edinburgh to raise money for Waverley Care.
Edinburgh Kiltwalk 2022
Eighteen incredible Kiltwalkers raised £4,326 for Waverley Care.
Insight into AIDS2022
Waverley Care CEO Grant Sugden attended AIDS 2022, the 24th International AIDS Conference.
My Experience of Injectable Treatment
Read one service user’s experience of moving from antiretroviral therapy to injectable treatment for HIV.
Milestone’s Intermediate Care Unit
New Report Shows ‘Life-Changing’ Impact of Waverley Care’s Milestone for Edinburgh’s Most Vulnerable.
HSBC Donation Transforms Milestone
In December 2021, the HSBC Community Fund generously donated £50,000 to Waverley Care for essential upgrades to Milestone, our residential support centre.
Meet our Policy and Campaigns Officer
We are thrilled to welcome Anna Cowan to the Waverley Care team.
“It builds empathy and community when we tell our stories.”
In early 2022, we held a memory-sharing event as part of our oral history project.
Student Placement at Waverley Care
University of Strathclyde student Ava Hepburn completed a work placement at Waverley Care.
Student Placement at Waverley Care
Rebecca Frew, a MSc Health History student at the University of Strathclyde completed her work placement at Waverley Care.
It’s time to tell a new story of HIV
Waverley Care Chief Executive Grant Sugden wrote in the Scottish Sun about the need for a new narrative on HIV.