HIV Questionnaire

Name of Practice:

1. Do you screen young people and adults for HIV when registering or when having a blood test if they have not had an HIV test in the past 12 months?
YesNo

2. How often do you request a HIV test?
DailyWeeklyMonthly

3. Briefly order in terms of frequency current indicators for testing? (1 being most frequent, 3 being less frequent)
:Hospital letter request
:Patient request
:Clinical suspicion

4. Do you feel that HIV is a significant pathology in your patient cohort?
YesNo

5. How often in your experience do patients present to an appointment with concerns about HIV?
DailyWeeklyMonthlyHardly at allNo patients presenting with concerns about HIV

6. Generally, how do you find patients express their concerns during the appointment?
Open throughout consultAt the end of the consult

7. What is your understanding of the prevalence of HIV within Norfolk and Waveney?
Less than 1 in 100,000Between 1 in 100,000 and 1 in 10,000Between 1 in 10,000 and 1 in 1,0001 in 1,000 and 1 in 100Between 1 in 100 and 1 in 50

8. Do you feel uncomfortable asking for HIV testing to be done?
YesNo

If Yes, what is the main reason for you not to request HIV?
Concern that patient may be offendedNo time to council in appointmentPrimary care is an inappropriate settingShould be performed by iCASH

9. Do you refer patients to iCASH for testing if not requested by yourself?
YesNo

10. Do you feel that there is a social stigma of HIV amongst staff in the practice?
YesNo

11. Are there any barriers that you are aware of that may prevent HIV POC testing being done in the practice?
YesNo

If yes, please tell us your thoughts below:

12. Are you familiar with the 2016 NICE and PHE Guideline: "HIV testing: increasing uptake among people who may have undiagnosed HIV"?
YesNo

13. Are you familiar with the 2017 NICE Quality Standard: "HIV testing: encouraging uptake"?
YesNo

14. What is your practice if the HIV test is declined?
Talk to a patient, explain that an HIV test is a routine procedureDocument patient's decision and not revisit this issueProvide information on how to access other local HIV testing serviceMake referral to iCASH if patient consentsOther practice

If other, please explain below