Fifty Over 50: A collection of individual reflections on growing older with HIV

Are you living with HIV and 50 years old or over? Would you be willing to talk to us about your own experience and help start a conversation about people’s needs as they get older?

‘Fifty Over 50: a collection of individual reflections on growing older with HIV’ is a new campaign where fifty people aged 50 and over will share their experiences of growing older with HIV in the UK. We hope to identify the changes necessary for people living with HIV to live well throughout mid and later life.

What is involved in taking part?

A researcher will talk to you about your personal experience of living with HIV. It will take around an hour and they will contact you by phone or video call, whichever you prefer. They won’t use your name or any information that identifies you unless you tell us that’s ok. And they will offer you £50 as a thank you for your time.

Want to find out more?

• Fifty over 50 flyer [PDF]
• Fifty over 50 Q&A [PDF]

Want to take part?

Please contact UK-CAB and advised you want to be part of this project; we will then put you in touch with the team conducting the research.

Please make sure you have read and understood the documents attached above. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Who is behind this project?

The Whole Person Care Partnership is a collaboration between MSD (a pharmaceutical company) and several HIV advocacy, education, and scientific organisations. The partnership has come together to promote and support the needs of people living with HIV in the UK. MSD lead and fund the partnership. The project is organised and fully funded by MSD and coordinated by communications agency M&F Health on behalf of MSD.

Members of the partnership include:

• MSD (Merck Sharp & Dohme (UK) Limited)
• Africa Advocacy Foundation
• BASHH (British Association for HIV and Sexual Health)
• BHIVA (British HIV Association)
• NAM aidsmap
• NAT (National AIDS Trust)
• NAZ
• Positively UK
• Sophia Forum
• THT (Terrence Higgins Trust)
• UK-CAB (UK Community Advisory Board)