28th Annual Conference of NHIVNA
Date: 17–19 June 2026
Venue: Leonardo Royal Hotel Southampton Grand Harbour, West Quay Road, Southampton SO15 1AG
Introduction
The 28th Annual NHIVNA Conference celebrated 30 years of combination therapy. Delegates reflected on three decades of progress in HIV care to explore today’s challenges and help shape the future of HIV nursing.
Programme
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Speaker Biographies
Abstracts
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Conference Award Winners
NHIVNA Legacy Award 2026
Linda Panton
NHS Lothian
NHIVNA Nurse of the Year Award 2026
Thomas Fernandez
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Best Oral Award for Research/Clinical Practice
‘Missed chances, lasting impact: learning from late HIV diagnoses to improve testing in primary care’
Selina Plant and Justin Barley
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Commended Oral Presentation
‘HIV Stigma and Awareness of 2030 Elimination Targets Survey in a UK District Hospital’
Christopher Hodgson
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Commended Oral Presentation
‘Beyond the clinic walls: Long‑Acting ART as a solution for early HIV engagement in a highly vulnerable patient’
Laura Cunningham-Smith and Samantha Worboys
Sexual Health Dorset
Best Poster Presentation
‘Can HIV positive women breastfeed safely?’
Amanda Whittaker
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Commended Poster Presentation
‘Inconsistencies in Hepatitis B monitoring – Using clinical audit findings to support development of a focussed MDT & clinical proforma’
Colin Fitzgerald
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Commended Poster Presentation
‘Uncovering the hidden workload of HIV clinic nursing’
Eileen Nixon
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust