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Some HIV & Sexual Health Clinics have a Patient Forum supporting service users (thats you & me as patients) who access the respective Clinic.

		The Frontline HIV Forum, formerly KVN Forum. Is the Patients Forum for patients who access the Kobler Clinic, Victoria Clinic & Nkosi Johnson Unit associated with the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital. The forum that undertakes good work on behalf of all patients of which I am one. Thank you.
The Ian Charleson Day Centre patient user group		Patient user group for the Royal Free HIV Service.
		The Wharfside Patients Forum , serves patients of the Jefferiss Wing Centre for Sexual Health at St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington London. Thanks to the Chairman for all his help & contributions to the blog.
		The website of the Patients Forum at St George's Hospital in Tooting, London who access The Courtyard Clinic.
		The Forum Link Project brings together members of HIV Patient Forums around the UK.   "The HIV Forum Link Project aims to strengthen the voice of HIV Service User representation in both service delivery and development locally, regionally and nationally."

It would be helpful to have information of other patient forums. Please email me and I will add a link if you have a website.

T_hCell is not responsible for the content of external websites. Navigation and use of information on external websites is at the users own risk. T_hCell is a wholly independent organisation. You should not consider any externally linked organisation or website as endorsed or recommended by T_hCell. Links are provided, in good faith, to information you may find useful.

There are a number of Debt Advisors that can be found on the internet. It is always better to seek advice when problems begin rather than let them "fester".

Here are a few :

If you use a Solicitor for advice. Make sure they are qualified to advise on benefit matters.

		This website offers free, confidential and independent legal advice for residents of England and Wales.
		You can find a solicitor by clicking on the logo on the left handside.

Check your Car / household or any other insurance Policies. Check your credit card contracts. You may have access to a solicitor or legal advice provided as part of your customer incentives package.


Hardship funds

Crusaid is another charity supporting people with HIV. They publish some interesting reports . They also have a hardship fund for those struggling with finances.

You can also find other hardship information from the Terrence Higgins Trust by clicking here.

Nov 2007 Recieved review form at the end of November. Searched the internet for information. Checked THT website - nothing mentioned. Dec 2007 Emailed all interested or parties that maybe able to help including THT. Link appears on THT main web page Emailed medics to tell them to expect a request for medical report. Spoke to DWP about the review. Told (call recorded) that nothing should change they are just updating their records. Speak to friends and find out they have had benefit removed. Jan 2008. Medics inform medical report has been completed and sent back to DWP. Still searching the internet. Nothing. Find "Benefits & Work" website. Useful but not HIV Specific. A chance meeting with a Medic at a well known London Clinic told " they {DWP} are being strict on the reviews, many loosing benefit". Decide to do something to pull in information from those who are, have or maybe going through this. So that we can all learn from each others experience. Waiting for response !