Bolton HIV+ Peer Support Group
Bolton HIV+ Peer Support Group
Positive Bolton People
Positive Bolton People

Our Meetings

Our Events Diary is currenty available via the Bolton Local Directory. Meetings are usually every two weeks and are held in the early evening. Meetings alternate between the Sexual Health Clinic at Royal Bolton Hospital or a town centre venue - usually the Friends Meeting House on Silverwell Street.

 

Click on Bolton Local Directory for details of dates and times.

Date and Time Location Agenda

Tuesday

23nd April

6-8pm

Friends Meeting House

Website and funding review

Monday

7th May

6-8pm

Friends Meeting House

Flowers arranging workshop – Terry C

Monday

20th May

6-8pm

Clinic

TBA

Tuesday

4th June

6-8pm

Friends Meeting House

Women’s evening - hand massage and pamper

Monday

17th June

6-8pm

Friends Meeting House

Quiz

Tuesday

9th July

6-8pm

Friends Meeting House

Dr Morgan and Renata - clinical updates and Q&A

Tuesday

6th August

6-8pm

Friends Meeting House

BBQ

Tuesday

3rd September

6-8pm

Friends Meeting House

TBA

Tuesday

17th September

6-8pm

Clinic

Dr Morgan and Renata – Ask the experts

Tuesday

8th October

6-8pm

Friends Meeting House

AGM

HIV news from aidsmap.com

Greater risk of schizophrenia among people with HIV – especially those who inject drugs
While the risk of being diagnosed with schizophrenia was higher among all people with HIV in a large Danish cohort, those who acquired HIV through injecting drug use were at a much higher risk. This research also highlights the complex familial factors that may play a role in being diagnosed with schizophrenia.
>> Read more

Syphilis cases increasing in women in the UK
While the majority of cases of syphilis in the UK are still in gay and bisexual men who have sex with men and transgender women, the proportion of cases in heterosexuals and particularly women has risen in the last decade.
>> Read more

UK sexual health conference debates move to less frequent STI screening
One of the last sessions of the recent joint conference of the British HIV Association (BHIVA) and the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) covered BASHH’s most recent clinical guidelines.
>> Read more

Contact emma@positiveboltonpeople.org.uk for further information.

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