A pan-London campaign highlighting the ‘four sure’ proven ways to prevent HIV has launched this week.

The Do It London campaign – a collaboration between local authorities in the capital – reminds Londoners that HIV is preventable, that an HIV diagnosis is treatable, and that treatment acts as prevention.

Do It London raises awareness of the methods of preventing HIV to groups most at risk in a determined effort to continue the encouraging recent downtrend in new HIV infections.

Cllr Danny Thorpe, London Councils’ Executive Member for Health & Care, said: “HIV has never gone away as one of London’s major public health challenges and boroughs are determined to help Londoners protect themselves and each other.

“This campaign is a crucial reminder of the four sure methods of HIV prevention. By raising awareness and supporting Londoners to make healthy choices, we’re confident that London’s new diagnoses will continue to fall.”

Do It London is the public campaign of the London HIV Prevention Programme (LHPP), a unique partnership of 32 local authorities which is delivered on their behalf by Lambeth Council since 2014 and supported by London Councils.

Four projects from across London have been named as winners of the prestigious London Homelessness Awards for 2021.  They will share cash prizes totalling £80,000.

The winning projects are: Camden Health Improvement Practice; MyBnk – The Money House; Southwark Law Centre's Homeless Patients Legal Advocacy Service and St Mungo’s Westminster Street Outreach Service.

Two further projects - the City of Westminster's VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) Housing First Service and St John of God Hospitaller's Olallo House specialist TB Homeless Service  - were also commended for making a special contribution to helping combat homelessness in London.

The London Homelessness Awards are sponsored by London Housing Foundation, London Councils' Housing Directors Group, the Mayor of London, Crisis and Shelter.  This year, the 21st anniversary, the awards are run in partnership with the Evening Standard’s Homeless Fund.

London Councils will be hosting events at each of the major party conferences this autumn.

Our event at the Liberal Democrat conference (virtual) on Monday 20 September will be chaired by Sutton Council Leader Cllr Ruth Dombey OBE and will focus on ‘Re-thinking the high street – how can local councils protect our town centres?’

Our event at the Labour conference (Brighton) on 27 September will be chaired by Camden Council Leader Cllr Georgia Gould and will be titled: ‘London and the ‘Levelling Up’ Agenda’.

Our event at the Conservative conference (Manchester) on 5 October will be chaired by Kensington and Chelsea Council Leader Cllr Elizabeth Campbell. She’ll be joined by Professor Tony Travers and Minister for London, Paul Scully. The event will be titled: ‘Levelling up London: The key to the UK’s recovery?’

The winners of this year's London Borough Apprenticeship Awards will begin to be announced from next week (see below for the timetable of winners in each category). Follow London Councils on Twitter and Instagram for daily updates as the 2021 winners are revealed.