St Peters House Project

03/12/2019

So grateful to the organisers of Pride in Surrey and everyone who came along to Winter Pride in Sunday for your support. Making a difference to people living with HIV.

From money raised at Winter Pride Surrey and our World AIDS Day vigil we are delighted to announce that we will be donating £260.00 to METRO Charity formally St Peters House Project in Reigate.

Founded in 1987 St Peters House Project provides services for people living and affected by HIV within Surrey.

31/10/2019

We're delighted to announce that we are merging with METRO Charity! We will sit as a distinct part of the METRO family of services within METRO's HIV Domain, continuing to provide support to people living with HIV in Surrey and West Suss*x: http://www.stpetershouse.org.uk/index.php?idPage=57

On Tuesday evening St Peter's House Project's Chair, Heather Loxely, and METRO Charity's Chair, Gwen Bryan, signed an agreement that marks the culmination of a robust process that sees our two charities merge.

04/10/2019

If you're planning to stock up on some goodies before the weekend, please pop down to

in , we're one of their green token charities this month!

16/09/2019

It's S*xual Health Week this week, and to mark it we're delighted to announce that thanks to funding from
the National Lottery's Community Fund, we are now offering STI testing, free condoms & l**e, info & support in Surrey. Get yourself tested! Visit http://stpetershouse.org.uk/testing

We offer free and confidential HIV and syphilis insti-testing and also can provide chlamydia and gonorrhoea tests and support with s*xual health matters. We have a confidential, comfortable room where we meet with you. We can also come to your venue and do HIV testing, as long as there is a confiden...

16/07/2019

Please take a few minutes to take our survey.

05/06/2019

Last year there was a 5% increase in new STI cases, with gonorrhoea seeing the highest increase at 26%.

Regular testing and safe s*x practices are absolutely crucial: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-48509969

Cases of s*xually transmitted infections, such as gonorrhoea, are going up.

28/05/2019

A systematic review of whether different interventions helped to overcome self-stigma in people in African and Asian countries who are living with or at risk of HIV has found that most interventions worked. The ones that worked best were, in the main, programmes that provided antiretroviral therapy....

13/05/2019

Lovely to be greeted by spring flowers planted by our peer support group when we come in in the morning!

01/05/2019

A public enquiry into contaminated blood products infected with HIV and heptatis viruses given to people in the 1980s and 90s has opened. The enquiry is hearing from people whose lives have been devastated not just by these illnesses but, more than anything, by the stigma attached to them. Their stories are heartbreaking: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-48104413

By the mid-1980s, the products started to be heat-treated to kill the viruses and screening of blood products began in 1991. By the late 1990s, synthetic treatments for haemophilia became available, removing the infection risk.

Those infected speak about their struggles as the public inquiry into the scandal begins.

17/04/2019

Watch Sadiq talk about how effective HIV treatment means he can't pass the virus on - "I don't think about my HIV that much anymore..."
https://youtu.be/HDZUK2QOLjw

16/04/2019

Great article by Philiip Baldwin about the value of peer support -worth a read: https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/community/121307/the-availability-of-peer-support-is-vital-for-people-living-with-hiv/

Positive East's Advice Service is tailored to an individual's needs, identifying their challenges and putting together a specific support plan, covering any issue they present when they are assessed.

05/04/2019

Demonstrating that you can live with HIV and not pass it on...https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-47739866

In a breakthrough, US doctors successfully transplant a kidney from one HIV-positive patient to another

09/03/2019

Phase 3 results with dual therapy cabotegravir/rilpivirine long-acting injections: ATLAS and FLAIR studies 7 March 2019. Related: Early access, Conference reports, Antiretrovirals, CROI 2019 (Retrovirus). Simon Collins, HIV i-Base Two oral presentations at CROI 2019 showed that dual therapy with lon...

05/03/2019

The breakthrough suggests first case was not a one-off and could pave way for future treatments.

28/02/2019

A MAN who refused to let his partner’s HIV get in the way of his dream of becoming a dad is helping raise awareness that people with the disease can live normal, healthy lives. Sasha Goodman …

28/02/2019

Sasha Goodman, 30, from Milton Keynes, has bravely opened up about having HIV to break down the stigma

13/02/2019

Well-being research

Surrey Heartlands Health & Care Partnership is undertaking some research into health, wellbeing and self-care. The purpose is to understand whether people manage their own health and wellbeing and how they do this; to what extent they prioritise it, what the barriers are, and what additional support could be offered.

The survey will take approximately 10 mins to complete and the results will be anonymised. It is aimed at anyone living or working in Surrey and is live until Monday 18th February: https://wh.snapsurveys.com/s.asp?k=154772105806

12/02/2019

If you're buying a Valentine's Day gift online remember to use and raise money for us at the same time! There's loads of retailers you probably might not realise are on there such as Moonpig, Hotel Chocolat, Thorntons, Interflora, Pandora & tons more. There's also some great voucher codes so you could save money as well.
Visit: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/offers/valentines-day

Raise a donation for your good cause when buying Valentine's Day gifts