London data
London SHA
London SHA includes 30 PCTs. An HPA regional office and four local Health Protection Units (HPUs) cover the London SHA.
New Diagnoses of HIV
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hivsti HIVND London 20091.pdf (PDF, 119 KB)
In 2008, as reported to end June 2009, there were 3,059 new HIV diagnoses. The 2008 figure represents a 50% increase on the 2,042 new diagnoses in 1999. The overall UK increase since 1999 was 124%. Figures for 2008 are likely to rise as further reports are received. The increase of 1,017 new diagnoses over this time period is the largest numerical increase seen in any UK area. Proportionally, over the past ten years, the smallest increase of new HIV diagnoses was seen London. In 2008, 42% (3,059/7,298) of all new HIV diagnoses in the UK were reported from London centers.
In 2008, an estimated 35% of newly diagnosed individuals acquired their infection heterosexually and were of black African ethnicity (UK average 38%) and 32% acquired their infection through sex between men and were of white ethnicity (UK average 33%). Men who have sex with men newly diagnosed in the UK were almost exclusively white except in London where an estimated 23% were of non-white ethnicity.
Accessing HIV care
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Accessing care London overall 2008 (Excel Spreadsheet, 318 KB)London Sectors
The prevalence of diagnosed HIV infection in 2008 among London residents was 504 per 100,000 population (15-59 year olds). There were 26,906 diagnosed, HIV-infected individuals (all ages) resident in London who accessed HIV-related care in 2008. The number of London residents accessing HIV-related care increased by 15,534 in the past decade (from 11,372 in 1999), this was the largest numerical increase but the smallest proportional increase (137%) of any SHA in England. The overall proportional increase in England was 212% over the same time period.
A similar number of individuals were infected through heterosexual sex as through sex between men (48%; 12,314/25,919 compared to 48%; 12,317/25,919 respectively).
Almost half (48%; 29,631/61,213) of persons accessing HIV related care in the UK in 2008 were seen at London sites. London continued to provide care for almost all HIV diagnosed persons resident in the capital (99%; 26,656/26,906) as well as 8.4% (2,845/33,941) of HIV-infected persons resident outside of London. The non-London residents who accessed care in London in 2008 (1,251 who lived in areas surrounding London), accounted for 9.6% (2,845/29,501) of all those cared for in London (whose place of residence was reported).
London STIs Data
Last reviewed: 13 October 2009
