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Click here to download Positive East annual report 2007 (pdf)


Find out what's happening and when

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Counselling and Psychotherapy:

Free confidential service can support you with emotional issues on a one-to-one basis


Tower Hamlets PCT - HIV testing service

Tower Hamlets HIV
testing service


Every 70 minutes, somebody in the UK is diagnosed with HIV. 
Find out how you can help us to be there for them.

Click here to donate safely and securely via the "Justgiving" website


Signpost

Our confidential telephone helpline open every Tues & Thurs, 6.30pm to 8.30pm on 020 7790 5795, for gay, bisexual and MSM living and playing in East London.

Signpost East London - confidential information line for men who have sex with men


Positive East websites

Positive East has a range of other websites:

ItsBettertoKnow
Our campaign to promote HIV testing in East London - with details about our free, fast and confidential onsite 1 hour testing services, plus information about HIV testing including a texting service and mobile service.


SignpostEastLondon
Supplementing our confidential telephone helpline (Tues & Thurs, 6.30pm to 8.30pm on 020 7790 5795), for gay, bisexual and MSM living and playing in East London.


Gaymenswellbeing
Support, services and information website for gay, bisexual and MSM living, working and playing in East London. With full details about Gay Men's services and our support groups.


GMI Partnership
Positive East in association with Metro Centre and West London Gay Mens' Project, is part of the pan-London Gay Men's HIV prevention programme. With Health Trainers, Counsellor and Mentoring services available to all gay men in London.


 

 

 


Welcome to Positive East's home on the internet.

On these pages you will find some information about us, our services and our contact details. With information:

About Positive East Who we are
  Where to find us
  How to contact us
  Jobs @ Positive East

Our current campaigns:

It's better to know

  Community Testing
  Employability - Find your way back to work

Training sessions and courses to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle with HIV:
  Parenting skills
  Personal Synthesis
  Recently diagnosed
  PSMP - Positive Self Management Programme
  Apply Yourself

We provide specialist advice on issues which impact on you, such as Housing, Immigration and welfare and benefit issues;
  specialist one-to-one counselling and psychotherapy services

We provide a wide range of specialist support groups for gay/MSM (Men who have Sex with Men) and reflecting the diverse african and south asian communities in East London
   

- details about fundraising events;
- vacancies (permenant and volunteer posts) -
- plus our latest newsletter.

Who we are - Positive East is here to provide support services for anyone affected by HIV who live and/or receive HIV treatment in East London. Our aim is to create a safe environment for people to come and receive peer and professional support.

What we do - We provide a wide range of services in the local community across East London. With services delivered across two Centres, Stratford and Stepney as well as from our outreach venues, our goal is to maintain the provision of a high quality standard service, providing a flexibility of approach to meet the requirements of our uses

Our mission statement - "To improve the physical, economical, emotional and psychological quality of life for individuals and communities affected by HIV across East London"

 

Swine Flu and HIV

 

Health Authorities in the United States have issued guidance concerning swine flu and people with HIV. Due to the limited data on swine flu, some of the guidance is based upon what is known about seasonal outbreaks of flu in people with HIV.

For further details:

  • NAM Aidsmap News 01.05.09
  • Centres for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) - US website - click here
  • NHS Choices - latest on swine flu
  • For general information 0800 1 513 513 (NHS)

Prevention: There is currently no vaccine against the human form of swine flu that is causing infections. Prevention therefore relies on routine control procedures for flu. These include:

Using a tissue to cover the mouth and nose when sneezing and coughing. This should then be disposed correctly.

Frequent hand washing

Staying home if ill (except to see medical support)

We would request that you consider the wellbeing of our fellow clients, if feeling unwell not to come in to the Centre and avoid unnecessary social contact in crowded places.

While we will keep this page updated as new information becomes available, contact your Dr or your clinic if you are unsure/require specific health information.

 

 

Its Better to know - HIV testing

www.ItsBettertoKnow.org.uk

Free, Fast and Confidential

Positive East are currently providing rapid HIV testing every Monday 5.30pm to 7.30pm for gay, bi and MSM at:

i2@pw
347-349 City Road
London EC1V 1LR

Transport: Angel, Northern Line (City branch)

and every Tuesday 6.00pm to 9.00pm at:

Positive East Stepney
159 Mile End Road
London E1 4AQ

Transport: Stepney Green, Hammersmith & City and District Lines

For further information about HIV testing and the locations of local test clinics, click here or email: testme@positiveeast.org.uk for details.
Please ensure you arrive at least 30 minutes before the end of the session.

 


Click here for details

 


Make a Difference - Volunteering with Positive East Make a Difference - Volunteering with Positive East

For our current Volunteering Newsletter, click here

volunteers needed

 

Positive East fundraising and events

Help Us to make a difference

World Aids Day 2009 Intern

Our fundraising events are ongoing throughout the year, not just limited to World AIDS Day in December. If you want to make a difference, but not sure how, just click here to go to our pages about fundraising or contact us on 020 7791 2855 for more information.

   

Keep up to date with Positive East: To help keep you informed about what's happening at Positive East and how you can get involved, we now have a calendar events page, which shows what's happening and where our various groups and events are being held, and how you can get further details. Simply click here.

For a copy of our latest Newsletter, click here.



 

Positive East websites

 

Click here to visit Gaymenswellbeing.com
 
Visit the Gay Men's Team
website at www.gaymenswellbeing.com

It's Better to Know - HIV testing in east London from Positive East

SignpostEastLondon.ORG.UK - support website from Positive East

Positive East website - GMI Partnership

Contact us: You can contact us via email by clicking here

Or telephone us on 020 7791 2855 (office hours)


Below are some links for news and information about HIV:
From AIDSmap.com News | Treatment | Living with HIV
From Gay.comUK HIV Life | North East London Sexual Health NelNet.nhs.uk

 


© 2009 Positive East is a registered charity: 1001582;
Company limited by guarantee number 2546750;
Registered office 29 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7JE

To contact Positive East :
• telephone 020 7791 2855
• email info@positiveeast.org.uk
• Positive East Stpeny Centre, 159 Mile End Road, Stepney E1 4AQ
• Positive East Stratford, Advice Arcade, 107 The Grove, Stratford E15 1HP
For location details of our sites, click here

For Positive East Terms of Governance click here.

Positive East - Better Futures for Positive People
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