This is a nurse-led specialist service providing clinical
assessments, screening, interventions, education and support
to patients and carers living with HIV/AIDS. The service
facilitates patient discharges into the community with the
appropriate care packages within Consultant-led
clinics.
There is support and confirmatory screening of pregnant women who
are suspected of having contracted HIV/AIDS. The service also
offers HIV/AIDS screening for children of HIV/AIDS infected
women.
The service provides an informal and limited out-of-hours service
covering aspects of HIV/AIDS. The service has direct mobile
telephone access for Wolverhampton’s patients who require
clinical assistance, advice or support.
The service works closely with addiction services, providing
Hepatitis screening as well as advice and support for those who
have contracted Hepatitis.
The service offers targeted health promotion programmes to those
living within the Borough including the Black Barber's Shop Scheme
and Men's Room projects. Services within these include STI
screening, condom distribution and advice and support, psychosexual
and impotence assessment and referral.
The service works in close collaboration with the Terrence
Higgins Trust to provide HIV/AIDS screening and advice and support
as well as HIV/AIDS related education and training on a network
basis to healthcare professionals within Wolverhampton
The Specialists Nurses are Lecturer Practitioners at Wolverhampton
University and have co-run a level 3 Module ‘Care and Management of
People with HIV/AIDS’ since 2001.
How to access this service
- Direct mobile access to specialist nurses
- Land line to Snow Hill Centre
- E-mail
Referral criteria / process
- Direct self referral
- Referral from all agencies
- GP, Consultant referrals
Locations where the service is provided
New Cross Hospital, Snow Hill Centre, THT and other community
settings
Contact details
Landline -01902-444448 / 444457
Mobile 07958234847 / 07836577346
When is the
service available?
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Clinics are held on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays
(2)