Common Ambition Bristol shortlisted for Patient Experience Network National Award

Common Ambition Bristol, a groundbreaking, co-produced programme to increase HIV testing rates and reduce stigma in African and Caribbean heritage communities, has been shortlisted for an award.

The Patient Experience Network National Awards celebrate the very best and brightest in the field of patient experience. Common Ambition has been shortlisted in the Engaging and Championing the Public category.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony on 28 September at the University of Birmingham.

About Common Ambition Bristol

The Common Ambition Bristol programme aims to reverse HIV health inequalities experienced by African and Caribbean heritage communities living locally.

By reducing the stigma within these communities around HIV and sexual health services and improving access to sexual health services, this three-year project aims to increase uptake of HIV testing. This could reduce both the transmission of HIV and the instances of late HIV diagnosis, and improve health outcomes for people who are diagnosed.

The programme is being shaped and delivered with community members who have a variety of backgrounds, professions and experiences. They are working alongside others from Brigstowe, Unity Sexual Health, Brook and the Terrence Higgins Trust.

Common Ambition Bristol is supported by Bristol Health Partners’ Sexual Health Improvement Health Integration Team (SHIP HIT).