HIV Scotland

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HIV Scotland
Formation1995;30 years ago (1995)
Purpose HIV and Sexual health, Health policy
HeadquartersHIV Scotland

18 York Place Edinburgh

EH1 3EP
Location
  • Edinburgh
Region
Scotland
Website https://www.hiv.scot/
Formerly called
Scottish Voluntary HIV & AIDS Forum

HIV Scotland is a registered charitable organisation based in Edinburgh, Scotland, [1] established in 1995 as Scottish Voluntary HIV & AIDS Forum, [2] that works to make policy and advocacy changes for people living with HIV in Scotland, PrEP users, and people at risk of HIV.

History

HIV Scotland was set up as the Scottish Voluntary HIV and AIDS Forum in September 1994. [3] Roy Kilpatrick was the founding CEO and held the position until 2011. [4]

George Valiotis was the Chief Executive Officer of HIV Scotland between 2011 and 2018 during which a key achievement was a successful implementation strategy for a new technology called HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), for which the organisation was awarded the British Medical Association Medfash prize for making Scotland the first nation in the UK to have it listed on their national health service. [5]

Nathan Sparling was the chief executive between 2018 and 2020, and helped lead the organisation through a strategic review which led to their new 11-year Strategic Plan, #ZEROHIV. He announced he was leaving HIV Scotland in December 2020. [6]

Alastair Hudson was appointed the Interim Chief Executive Officer in 2021. [7]

In 2023 it was announced that the charity would be shut down. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "OSCR | Charity Details". www.oscr.org.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Our history". HIV Scotland. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Leading Scottish HIV charity to shut down". BBC News. 24 March 2023. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Armour, Rob (23 October 2023). "Former charity CEO to stand trial on fraud charge". Third Force News. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Call to fund Prep HIV drug on NHS". BBC News. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Chief Executive, Nathan Sparling, leaving HIV Scotland". HIV Scotland. 15 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Shock after charity's innocent email mistake leads to £10,000 fine". charitytoday. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
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