Together we can promote an integrated approach to HIV care

New guidelines on advanced nursing practice promote an integrated approach to HIV care and ensure people living with HIV are at the heart of everything we do, say Jason Warriner and Michelle Croston

Last month, the National HIV Nurses Association (NHIVNA) produced guidelines on advanced nursing practice in HIV Care, endorsed by the RCN.

People living with HIV deserve excellent nursing care, and since the start of the epidemic in the 1980s nurses have led the way in developing services and models of care for people living with HIV.

Many changes have taken place due to nurses responding to the evolving needs of their patients and a desire for new roles and responsibilities. In late 2014, there were