Statement from BASHH, CoSRH and Terrence Higgins Trust on concerns raised with the Public Health Wales Test and Post online STI testing service
The British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (BASHH), the College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH), and Terrence Higgins Trust have called upon Public Health Wales (PHW) to act to assure the public and patients that the online testing service meets defined clinical and information governance standards. Public Health Wales has today confirmed serious […]
It is with deep sadness that Terrence Higgins Trust announces the sudden death of our co-founder, patron and friend Martyn Butler OBE
Leading the tributes are Martyn’s brother Guy Hewett, former British Lions captain Gareth Thomas CBE, Health Secretary Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP, Welsh Health Secretary Jeremy Miles MS, local MP Jessica Morden, Tony Whitehead MBE, the inaugural chair of Terrence Higgins Trust and Richard Angell OBE, Chief Executive of Terrence Higgins Trust, the charity Martyn […]
Terry Higgins AIDS Memorial Quilt displayed in Wales for the first time
A quilt to remember Terry Higgins, the first named person in the UK to die of an AIDS-related illness, will be displayed in the Wales is… gallery at St Fagans National Museum of History from 29 January 2026. Terrence Higgins, known as Terry, was born in Pembrokeshire in 1945. He grew up in Haverfordwest, before […]
New resource to improve social care for people living with HIV in Wales
Stigma towards people living with HIV in care homes is the target of a new training resources for social care staff. The bilingual materials have been created by HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust, in collaboration with Social Care Wales. In Welsh and English, the programme aims to raise awareness of medical advances in HIV treatment that mean someone living […]
Memorial plaque unveiled in honour of Terry Higgins
A memorial plaque has been unveiled in the town of Haverfordwest to honour Terry Higgins – the first named person in the UK to die of an AIDS-related illness and the man whose death inspired the founding of Terrence Higgins Trust. This marks a significant moment in recognising Terry’s life and legacy in his hometown […]
New cases of HIV in Wales fall
New data shows a significant 20% fall in new HIV cases in Wales last year, as more people than ever have been tested.
World-leading gonorrhoea vaccination programme rolled-out in Wales
Wales has become one of the first countries in the world to offer a vaccine for gonorrhoea
Gonorrhoea and mpox vaccines to be rolled-out in Wales
A world-leading vaccination programme will help tackle record levels of the STI The Welsh Government has announced the roll-out of a routine vaccination programme to prevent new cases of gonorrhoea. The vaccine will be available to eligible groups – including gay and bisexual men at highest risk of infection and others assessed as high risk […]
A tribute to Terry: Time for it to be permanent?
Terry was a proud Welshman. Born on 10 June 1945 in Priory Mount Hospital, Pembrokeshire, Terry grew up in Haverfordwest with his mother Marjorie and attended the local all-boys grammar school from 1956 to 1960. He eventually left Wales, having served in the Navy, to live in London. In 1982 he was the first named […]
Terry Higgins portraits displayed in Haverfordwest to mark his 80th birthday
Portraits of Terry Higgins have gone on display in his hometown of Haverfordwest.