He said: “We’ve shown that HIV screening in UK primary care is cost-effective and potentially cost-saving, which is contrary to widespread belief. A mathematical model showed primary care HIV screening in high-prevalence areas became cost-effective after 33 years. The annual cost of rolling out HIV screening to all 74 high-prevalence authorities was estimated at £4m. “We urgently need new approaches to HIV testing that are delivered at scale and targeted at those at risk. “I hope that policymakers, commissioners and healthcare providers act on these findings and invest in HIV testing in primary care,” he said.

Source: The Guardian July 30, 2017 22:30 UTC