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06 Feb

8 things to think about before telling people you’re HIV positive

By Samuel Clarke 0 Comments

 

8 THINGS TO THINK ABOUT BEFORE TELLING PEOPLE YOU'RE HIV POSITIVE
 

NOT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW

If you’ve just been told you’re HIV positive, it’s probably a good idea not to tell anyone right now. Take time to think about who you want to tell and when. Telling people about your HIV should be on your terms, not other people's.

 

ONCE IT'S OUT THERE, IT'S OUT THERE

Remember that you’re sharing important and sensitive information about yourself. Once it’s out there, you’re not going to be able to take the information back. Think about whether the people you decide to tell will be able to keep the information to themselves.

 

WHO IS GOING TO BENEFIT?

Think about your reason for disclosing. If there isn’t some benefit for you somewhere along the line, it may just be that you don’t need to tell, or don’t need to tell just yet. No-one has a ‘right’ to know: it’s your decision, so don’t feel pressured into telling people, either by other people or by yourself.

 

REACTIONS CAN BE DIFFERENT

Be prepared for the reactions your disclosure might bring about. Most people find that the people they tell are supportive and understanding – but there’s still a lot of ignorance and fear about HIV. Think about how you’d cope with a negative response.

 

TIMING IS EVERYTHING

Think about when to tell. The right time to tell will be different depending on who you’re telling. The important thing is that you feel comfortable and confident when you do tell. You have every right to take as long as you need. 

 

YOU ARE PROTECTED AT WORK

If you decide to disclose in work, or in the recruitment process, you are protected by the Equality Act - which means that you can’t be treated less favourably because of your HIV status. George House Trust Services Advisers can give you support around employment issues.

 

DISCLOSURE CAN BE EMPOWERING

When you’re ready to do it, telling people and talking about HIV openly is one way of challenging the stigma that’s still around – you might find, too, that it improves your own confidence levels.

     
HIV IS NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF

You’re living with a virus. The fact that some people still can’t accept this simple, medical fact really isn’t your problem.

Monday, 6 February, 2017
25 Jan

George House Trust Annual Report 2015-2016

By Samuel Clarke 0 Comments

ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016

 

If you would like to know more about the services George House Trust provided in the last year, please read our Annual Report 2015-2016. We hope that you will find it interesting and informative.

 

Wednesday, 25 January, 2017
24 Jan

Could you be a Positive Speaker?

By Samuel Clarke 0 Comments

POSITIVE SPEAKER RECRUITMENT

 

Want to raise awareness about HIV and challenge HIV stigma?

Interested in sharing your personal story to help change attitudes?

Want to develop new skills and gain valuable experience?

 

George House Trust is developing its training and education work through our new “Positively Speaking - HIV Awareness Training Programme”. The Programme aims to raise awareness of HIV and challenge HIV stigma in a range of settings including workplaces, community groups, health and social care organisations, schools, colleges and universities.

 

We will be running a short training course for people who would like to share their personal stories of living with HIV.  The role is voluntary and we will help you to build the skills you need to share your experience with confidence. It’s also an opportunity to gain valuable skills and experience in public speaking, training delivery and group work.

 

If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete this short registration of interest form.

 

If you would like further information about this volunteer role, please email Laura Hamilton, Volunteer & Development Manager or call 0161 274 5653

 

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 1st February 2017 at 12 noon.

Tuesday, 24 January, 2017
20 Jan

Job Vacancy - Regular Giving Manager

By Samuel Clarke 0 Comments

Regular Giving Manager

Salary £30,000 per annum
35 hours per week 12 months initially, with the possibility that it may become a permanent role.
Based in Manchester

 

This new fundraising role has been designed to grow our income from people who appreciate the work that we do and understand the impact that HIV can have on people’s lives.

 

This is a role ideally suited to someone who has vision, a creative mind and who thrives on developing new projects. We are looking for someone who works best when given high levels of responsibility to shape and drive a project. Most importantly we want to find someone who is passionate about their work, as passion is one of our organisational values.

 

George House Trust has been supporting people living with HIV since 1985, and in that time HIV has changed significantly. Our service users are really diverse and include gay men, heterosexual Black Africans, people ageing with HIV and young people who were born with the virus.

 

Unsurprisingly, the vibrant LGBT community in Manchester is a great supporter of George House Trust. It is for this reason that the focus of the regular giving campaign will initially be the LGBT community here in Manchester. 

 

You will find more details about the job and a person specification here and, if you have the skills and experience to join us and wish to apply for the post, please complete the Regular Giving Manager application form. You might also want to take a look at our annual report for 2015 - 2016. 

 

If you have difficulty downloading any document, please contact Samuel Clarke who will e mail the files to you upon requet.

 

For an informal chat about this post call the Joint Chief Executive on 0161 274 5650.

 

The closing date for this post is 5.00 p.m. on Wednesday 8th February 2016.

 

George House Trust is hosting an open evening on 1st February 2017 from 5.30 p.m. until 7.30 p.m. for anyone who is interested in our current vacancies. If you would like the opportunity to come along to find out more about our fabulous charity and the vacant fundraising roles, come along to 75-77, Ardwick Green North M12 6FX and meet some of our wonderful staff.

 

We especially welcome applications from groups which reflect George House Trusts’ service user groups – HIV positive people (and other disabled people), gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, people from black and minority ethnic groups, and people from refugee communities. George House Trust’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. A Disclosure & Barring Service check will be requested, at the same time that a job offer is made.

 

George House Trust's vision is for all people living in the North West of England to live happy and healthy lives and be free from stigma and discrimination; for all people to know their HIV status and to be HIV aware.

Friday, 20 January, 2017
20 Jan

Job Vacancy - Fundraising Manager (Trusts and Foundations)

By Samuel Clarke 0 Comments

Fundraising Manager

Salary £28,485 to £32,486 per annum
35 hours per week
Based in Manchester

 

We are looking to recruit an experienced and talented Fundraising Manager with a proven track record in securing funds from charitable trusts and foundations. Growing this source of funding is vital to our future sustainability, and the Fundraising Manager’s role is central to this.

 

George House Trust has been supporting people living with HIV since 1985, and in that time HIV has changed significantly. Our service users are really diverse and include gay men, heterosexual Black Africans, people ageing with HIV and young people who were born with the virus.

 

One day our Fundraising Manager could be talking to a major charitable trust about the emerging support needs of people aged 50+ who are ageing with HIV, and the next day they could be writing a bid for a residential activity break for teenagers who were born with the HIV virus.

 

You will find more details about the job and a person specification here and, if you have the skills and experience to join us and wish to apply for the post, please complete the Fundraising Manager application form. You might also want to take a look at our annual report for 2015 - 2016. 

 

If you have difficulty downloading any document, please contact Samuel Clarke who will e mail the files to you upon requet.

 

For an informal chat about this post call the Joint Chief Executive on 0161 274 5650.

 

The closing date for this post is 5.00 p.m. on Wednesday 8th February 2016.

 

George House Trust is hosting an open evening on 1st February 2017 from 5.30 p.m. until 7.30 p.m. for anyone who is interested in our current vacancies. If you would like the opportunity to come along to find out more about our fabulous charity and the vacant fundraising roles, come along to 75-77, Ardwick Green North M12 6FX and meet some of our wonderful staff.

 

We especially welcome applications from groups which reflect George House Trusts’ service user groups – HIV positive people (and other disabled people), gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, people from black and minority ethnic groups, and people from refugee communities. George House Trust’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. A Disclosure & Barring Service check will be requested, at the same time that a job offer is made.

 

George House Trust's vision is for all people living in the North West of England to live happy and healthy lives and be free from stigma and discrimination; for all people to know their HIV status and to be HIV aware.

Friday, 20 January, 2017
03 Jan

American charity suggests implant could revolutionise HIV treatment

By Samuel Clarke 0 Comments

 

AMERICAN CHARITY SUGGESTS IMPLANT COULD REVOLUTIONISE HIV TREATMENT

 

An American charity has suggested that an implant, which is called the Medici drug delivery system and is being developed by Boston-based Intarcia Therapeutics Inc. could revolutionise HIV treatment.

 

Strong adherence is key to effective HIV prevention, this device could be crucial in helping people stick to a regimen without having to worry about how to acquire and store pills or having to remember to take medicine every day. 

 

Read more about the story here

Tuesday, 3 January, 2017
16 Dec

Report claims the Health & Social Care Act is failing People Living with HIV

By Samuel Clarke 0 Comments

 

APPG on HIV & AIDS report claims the Health and Social Care Act is failing People Living with HIV in the UK

According to a recent report by a group of cross-party Parliamentarians on HIV and AIDS, vital services for people living with HIV in the UK are under threat because of changes made under the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

Read the press release and download the report.

 

Friday, 16 December, 2016
04 Dec

Latest PrEP News from National AIDS Trust

By Susie Baines 0 Comments

National AIDS Trust Welcome New HIV Prevention Drug Funding After Court Win

 

From April next year, the NHS will make available a drug, PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis), which is hoped will help prevent HIV transmission. 

 

Read the National AIDS Trust press release here.

 

Tuesday, 18 October, 2016
02 Dec

Sadiq Khan calls for ‘urgent action’ as almost half of new HIV cases in London

By Samuel Clarke 0 Comments

 

SADIQ KHAN CALLS FOR 'URGENT ACTION' 

 

Read the Mayor of London’s response as new figures show almost half of all new HIV+ diagnoses were in the capital.

 

Friday, 18 November, 2016
02 Dec

Iconic UK AIDS Memorial Quilts to go on Display around London 3-4 December

By Samuel Clarke 0 Comments

 

The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display to the public at community venues across London, to commemorate the lives of those lost to the AIDS epidemic 

 

George House Trust is proud to be part of the coalition of charities that have worked to display this irreplaceable piece of international social history.

 

Hundreds of individuals made quilt panels in memory of loved ones who had died from AIDS in the 1980s and 1990s, inspired by a global project that started in America.

 

The UK quilt panels will be on display on the AIDS Quilt Trail which takes place across London on the weekend of 3 and 4 December, where people can see the quilts for free at a range of community venues.

 

George House Trust, Terrence Higgins Trust, Positive East, The Food Chain, Positively UK and Sahir House, with support from Elton John AIDS Foundation and Gilead, hope the exhibitions will help remember those lost, raise awareness of HIV to younger generations and help find a permanent home for the UK quilt to ensure its preservation.

 

The Quilts, on display to coincide with World AIDS Day, reminds us how far the UK has come in the fight against HIV.  
HIV no longer stops those living with the virus leading long and healthy lives - but there is still much to be done to tackle stigma, stop transmission and diagnose the 1 in 6 who are unaware they have the virus.  
Iconic artist, Grayson Perry, who is supporting the AIDS quilt project added:  

 

“Collectively, the quilts are part of the largest piece of community art in the world – which shows just how important they are to our social history, and how special this event is. Thousands of people died from AIDS here in the UK at the start of the epidemic, and displaying this quilt coming up to World AIDS Day is a way to remember them and to reflect on how far we have come since the 1980s in the fight against HIV, thanks to incredible medical advances.  I’m delighted to support the fantastic work the coalition of charities is doing to preserve this intensely moving piece of art and encourage everyone to witness this important moment in history.

 

To get involved on social media using the hashtag #AIDSQuiltUK Jay Rayner, restaurant critic, writer and broadcaster, said: 

 

“The Aids epidemic and the appalling number of lives taken by it was all too often portrayed in the media as being about a faceless mass of unknown people. In truth, of course, it was an all too large patchwork of individual stories; of real people with names and lives, with loved ones and families and careers and talents never quite allowed to reach fruition. How better to represent that than through the Aids quilt, which gives individuality back to so many people who risked becoming mere statistics?  It is both work of art and a vital social document, and I wholeheartedly give my support to the coalition of charities and its ceaseless work to make sure the quilt finds the home it so richly deserves.”

 

Stephanie Mallas, Joint CEO of George House Trust says “We are delighted to have been involved in the history of these socially important artefacts which are a moving testament to the many people who died during the height of the HIV epidemic in the UK.  It was such a privilege to have been able to look after the quilts for so many years at George House Trust, and now to see them displayed and shared with the wider public is wonderful.  We hope that people who see them will reflect not only on the lives lost to HIV but also on the fact that for many people today HIV stigma is still all too prevalent.”

 

The AIDS Quilt Trail takes place across London on the weekend of 3 and 4 December, where people can see the quilts for free at a range of community venues including:

•    St Pauls Cathedral, Sat and Sun  
•    All Hallows by the Tower, Byward Street, 10am - 5pm Sat and Sun 
•    Positive East, 159 Mile End Rd 
•    St John's Bethnal Green 
•    Redbridge Central Library 
•    St Anne's Soho, 55 Dean Street, 1.30-6pm Sunday Only 
•    Brand Museum, 111-117 Lancaster Road, Notting Hill, 10-6 Sat, 11-5 Sun 
•    Lumen Church, 88 Tavistock Place, Friday and Saturday 
•    Church of the Immaculate Conception, Farm Street, 26 Russell Square, from 1st Dec onwards 
•    St Giles', Cripplegate, 11am - 4pm Sat & 11am - 1pm Sun 

 

More venues to be confirmed. 

Friday, 4 November, 2016

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