Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 121295

HIV Infection: Screening

Tabled: 17 March 2026

Answered: 31 March 2026

Question

David Mundell

Conservative — Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the £5 million trial of HIV home testing through the NHS App will address the ASSIST study finding that postal testing uptake is higher among White and affluent populations, risking widening in

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) home testing programme has engaged directly with the ASSIST research team to understand the risks of open access, first come first served models. The insights from the ASSIST study are informing thinking not only for...

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