I have been engaged in correspondence with Lady Gould.  Though we differ on the role of THT.  I am greatly encouraged that on the subject of HIV+ people, we have another friend in the House of Lords.  

She has taken the time to read our correspondence and reply thoroughly and she has my sincere respect for this.

From her correspondence and passing the information on. There is mention of a programme which will be similar to the "Positive Futures" project that was run by the UKC.  I am in touch with the organisation she mentions and await full detail. I will blog on this when it is received.

Also, Lady Gould mentions http://profiles.yahoo.com/positiveactionuk as "a yahoo group solely for people living with HIV. It was formed out of a recent conference for people living with HIV- with the aim of creating a campaigning voice network for the HIV community, not run by any official organisation".  I have no experience of this group and my mention is not to be taken as a recommendation. You will have to find out for yourself.

This may sound familiar to what www.tcell.org.uk is trying to achieve. It is the same. Only my picture is all over the place on the website so people know who I am and can approach me when I am in clinic or in a meeting.

I am keen to break down the existing barriers that organisations seem to but in place with regard to supporting one another (largely down to funding). If this method works for you I am pleased.

Thanks to Lady Gould for bring this information to our attention.

John.