That's right!! The HPA reckon that the figure will be nearer to 400 contracted in this country by the time the figures are all in. It costs roughly £188,000 to look after somebody with HIV during their lifetime after diagnosis. This includes the Antiretroviral drugs, cost of blood tests, nursing and medical care/ hospitalisation when terminally ill etc.
One concern at the moment, is that when the Eastern Europeans start to come over, their HIV statistics are huge, due to intravenous drug use, so will we end up with the increasing burden of having to provide care and treatment for them?
Anyone who wants to find out more about HIV, and STI's the following websites may be helpful..
www.hpa.org.uk
www.avert.org/treatmentnews.htm
www.doh.gov.uk
www.tht.org.uk
Enjoy your bacon butty..
