GPs in England provide inadequate care for Black people with HIV, says charity

Respondents to the survey by National AIDS Trust described judgmental or inappropriate comments by GPs. Photograph: Wavebreak Media/Shutterstock

GPs in England are failing Black people living with HIV owing to stigma associated with the virus and a lack of information, according to a report by a leading charity.

The report, which surveyed 142 Black people living with HIV in London, found that almost a fifth (19%) of respondents said they had avoided going to their GP for fear of being treated differently because of their HIV status.