Numbers accessing HIV care

The number of persons accessing HIV-related treatment or care is collected by the Survey of Prevalent HIV Infections Diagnosed (SOPHID).

These national and local data help inform HIV prevention strategies, estimate the overall HIV prevalence in the UK and allocate funding for HIV treatment and prevention.

SOPHID is a cross-sectional survey of all persons who attend for HIV-related care at an NHS site in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (E, W & NI) within a calendar year. Scottish data collected by Health Protection Scotland (HPS) (formerly SCIEH) and paediatric data (children aged under 15) collected by the National Study of HIV in Pregnancy and Childhood (NSHPC) and the Collaborative HIV Paediatric Study (CHIPS) are included in the final UK totals.