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BPSU surveillance - HIV infection and vertical HIV exposure

British Paediatric Surveillance Unit team
National surveillance of HIV infection and vertical HIV exposure is carried out by the National Surveillance of HIV in Pregnancy & Childhood (NSHPC) and covers all infants born to HIV positive women in the UK and Ireland, as well as all children diagnosed with HIV (regardless of country of birth) before the age of 16. As of July 2019 the ‘HIV Infection & Vertical HIV Exposure’ box no longer appears on the BPSU Orange Card. All reports should now made directly through the NSHPC’s secure online reporting system. If you do not already have a secure online account please contact the NSHPC team.
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Investigators

NSHPC team

Helen Peters, Kate Francis, Laurette Bukasa, Rebecca Sconza

NSHPC lead investigator

Dr Claire Thorne

NSHPC contact details

Population, Policy and Practice Programme
UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
30 Guilford Street
London WC1N 1EH
Tel: 020 7905 2815
Email: nshpc@ucl.ac.ukÌý/Ìý

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Overview

All children presenting with HIV infection, regardless of place of birth or mode of acquisition of infection, should be reported to the National Surveillance of HIV in Pregnancy & Childhood (NSHPC), as well as all infants born to HIV positive women in the UK and Ireland, regardless of infection status.

NSHPC data contribute to a wide range of epidemiological and clinical analyses and publications, including assessments of the impact of antenatal screening and the uptake of interventions in pregnancy and the monitoring of developments in the management of infected and exposed children.

Reporting instructions

Please use your NSHPC secure online account to report:

  • all HIV-exposed children (these should be reported to us within their first 3-6 months of life)
  • all children (up to and including 16 years of age) diagnosed with HIV (these should be reported as soon as they are seen)

If you do not already have a secure online account please email nshpc@ucl.ac.uk to set one up.

Current results

NSHPC data is presented widely at national and international conferences.

Support groups

Further information