HIV Testing Week 9-15 February
National HIV Testing Week is an annual UK-wide event promoting free, confidential HIV testing.
Organised by theTerrence Higgins Trust, the campaign encourages everyone—especially those most at risk—to get tested and know their status.
The aim is to break stigma, support early diagnosis, and normalise regular testing.
National HIV Testing Week is a powerful opportunity to take control of your health — and encourage others to do the same. Across the UK, people are being offered the chance to get tested quickly, easily, and confidentially.
It’s estimated that thousands of people in the UK are living with undiagnosed HIV. For them, testing is the first step toward accessing life-changing treatment and living a long, healthy life. For others, it's a reassuring check-in that strengthens their commitment to regular testing and sexual health awareness.
Testing is available in a variety of forms: rapid tests, self-testing kits posted to your home, and traditional blood tests via clinics or local services. Results from rapid tests are often ready within 15 minutes.
National HIV Testing Week is a powerful opportunity to take control of your health — and encourage others to do the same. Across the UK, people are being offered the chance to get tested quickly, easily, and confidentially.
It’s estimated that thousands of people in the UK are living with undiagnosed HIV. For them, testing is the first step toward accessing life-changing treatment and living a long, healthy life. For others, it's a reassuring check-in that strengthens their commitment to regular testing and sexual health awareness.
Testing is available in a variety of forms: rapid tests, self-testing kits posted to your home, and traditional blood tests via clinics or local services. Results from rapid tests are often ready within 15 minutes.
There is no longer any reason to delay. Modern treatment means that if diagnosed early and treated effectively, people living with HIV can reach undetectable levels — meaning they can’t pass it on. This is the basis of the global
In the workplace, community, or family, promoting HIV testing shows compassion and leadership. It sends a message of inclusion, understanding, and respect. The campaign also helps challenge the myths and outdated stigma that still surround HIV today.
Support services and free home test kits are widely available. Whether you’ve never tested before or it’s simply time to test again, this week is for you. Let’s all help make HIV testing a normal part of staying healthy — just like going to the dentist or getting a blood pressure check.
This National HIV Testing Week, take the step. Know your status. Break the silence. Save lives.
