Chapter 3 Responding to HIV/ AIDS in European prisons, 1980s- 2000s

• Main Author: Weston, Janet (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Manchester University Press 2022
• Subjects: History of medicine; HIV / AIDS; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; 21st century history: from c 2000 -; European history; nurses; HIV/AIDS; expert by experience; nursing history; responsible subversion; stigma; courtesy stigma; oral history; activism; queer
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As part of the United Kingdom's response to the escalating HIV/AIDS crisis during the 1980s, special wards and community-based services were established to care for people living with HIV/AIDS (PWHA).  Much of the pioneering and innovative care developed at these centres can be attributed to nu...