Author Archives: Monty Moncrieff

Temporary closure of 86 Caledonian Road

      Our main building at 86 Caledonian Road will be temporarily closed whilst we undertake some essential maintenance work. We will be closed from Monday 19th September and will re-open on Monday 3rd October.   Services that usually … Continue reading

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Chemcheck – our new chemsex group programme

  London Friend is launching Chemcheck, a new groupwork programme for gay and bisexual men engaged in chemsex.     Part of the new Rise HIV prevention partnership, Chemcheck is a new initiative combining the experience & knowledge from the … Continue reading

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Still Out There: LGBT Londoners’ Unmet Needs

  London Friend has worked in collaboration with other LGBT sector organisations to produce new research on the unmet health and support needs of LGBT Londoners’. Still Out There: an exploration of LGBT Londoners’ unmet needs is published today by … Continue reading

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London Friend joins the LGBT Domestic Abuse Partnership

    London Friend has joined the London LGBT Domestic Abuse Partnership (DAP) following the closure of PACE as the provider of the specialist lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) counselling service for victims of Domestic Violence and abuse.   … Continue reading

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United for PrEP at Pride

  HIV and sexual health charities make history by marching together at London Pride     For the first time in the history of London Pride, HIV and sexual health charities have joined forces to march together in the parade. … Continue reading

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What the Gay Men’s Sex Survey tells us about chemsex

    It’s felt a long time coming but this week the latest survey findings from the Gay Men’s Sex Survey have finally been released. The data was gathered in 2014 and present the most up to date extensive survey … Continue reading

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London Friend wins The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

    London Friend wins the ‘MBE for volunteer groups’   We’re delighted to announce that in Volunteer’s Week 2016 London Friend has won The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the … Continue reading

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NHS England denies responsibility for PrEP

    In breaking news today NHS England has announced the decision of it’s meeting to review the commissioning of PrEP (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis) concluding that it’s not their responsibility.   In a statement NHS England says the Specialised Services Commissioning … Continue reading

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Out Loud: LGBT Voices in Health & Social Care

The National LGB&T Partnership has today published Out Loud: LGBT Voices in Health and Social Care, a narrative account of LGBT needs.   London Friend service users have contributed to a new narrative of LGBT needs in health and social … Continue reading

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At the GSK IMPACT Awards ceremony

  Last night London Friend got to collect our GSK IMPACT Award 2016 in a ceremony at the Science Museum.   Our GSK IMPACT Award in partnership with The King’s Fund was announced in April. The awards recognise the achievements … Continue reading

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