can't speak highly enough of the conference, and I'm still on the buzz.
I think it went a long way to address the isolation of positive women
around the country. One delegate came from the Isle of Man where, as far
as she knows, she is the only HIV positive woman. We also had women from
France, America and Canada."
Many women spoke of continuing instances of bad practice around the country,
especially amongst doctors. They said there was a continuing tendency
amongst many professionals involved in the care of women with HIV to make
the decisions for them, rather than making the effort to tailor care to
individual needs. Ruth
Webb
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Capital's HIV nurseries in crisis
Both of the capital's nurseries for HIV-affected children are under threat
following moves by local health authorities to withdraw funding.
The Brian Shaw Children's Centre at Lighthouse West, which was only opened
by the Prince of Wales last November, has been squeezed by a move from
local health authority funding to local authority funding. The centre
has been losing money and a proposed switch to a means-tested service
in the future could mean that many HIV positive parents may not be able
to afford to send their children, or must rely on benefits.
Darren Woolf, THTL's Director of London Services, said: "We definitely
won't close,
but will in future have to prove to funders that we fulfil specialist needs like
