What is Peer Support?
We offer peer support provided by our experienced team of Peer Support Co-ordinators. This can be by telephone, in-person at our building, or in your HIV clinic. Peer support co-ordinators can register you with our services, carry out a full assessment of your needs, and tell you all about what we can offer. They can help with some practical advice and support. For more complex advice needs they can link you in with our Advice Team.
Peer mentors can:
Our peer mentors are all volunteers, living with HIV themselves. They’ve been trained in a range of skills to help you identify achievable goals, map out the steps to take to reach them, support and motivate you to manage any setbacks – and share with you when you celebrate success. Peer mentor support typically consists of up to 6 sessions – though this can be extended – over a period of 6 weeks to 3 months.
Learn more about in-clinic Peer Support
Positive East’s in-clinic peer support is available in the Graham Hayton Unit at Royal London Hospital, Greenway Centre at Newham Hospital, and at OutPatients East at Barking Hospital.
If you get your HIV treatment at other hospitals, we can link you in with support there. In particular we work closely with the peer support service at the Jonathan Mann Clinic at Homerton Hospital.
Self referral portal
Ready to access Positive East and our HIV support services? The first step is to get in touch!
