Isolated and alone, many women do not get the opportunity to share and come to terms with diagnosis. Sadly, many women can live for years - sometimes decades - without discussing, disclosing or sharing their experiences with someone outside of their specialist team. Recognising women’s contributions is so important. At the time of my HIV diagnosis, I knew of no other woman who was positive. I’m thrilled to be asked to reflect on what breaking the bias means to me for International Women’s Day 2022. Vanessa Jackson, Deputy Chair who led the recruitment on behalf of George House Trust’s board and membership said, “Having undertaken a particularly robust recruitment process and receiving a high volume of excellent calibre candidates for the Chair of The Board of Trustees, we were thrilled and delighted to appoint Andrew in post, and have no doubt to the strategic value and leadership he will bring to the role.” In his spare time, Andrew loves cooking, gardening, travel, and sport. Andrew splits his time between Manchester and Glasgow, with his husband, Geoff who is a consultant anaesthetist and their Westie dog Freyja. He holds a Master’s degree in HR from the Manchester Business School and is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.Īndrew speaks seven languages and is a qualified level 1 and 2 practitioner of Psychometric Testing with the British Psychological Society. The staff, members and volunteers here at George House Trust are passionate, skilled and dedicated and I look forward to supporting their work inspiring people to live confidently and healthily with HIV.”Īndrew is an experienced HR professional and has worked across Europe for brands such as Money Supermarket, Trinity Mirror, Hilton Hotel Group, Eurostar, Spire Healthcare and Disneyland Paris. It’s an honour and privilege to now serve as Chair of George House Trust and I look forward to building on the work of the last few years we’ve done as a Board of Trustees. Following a rigorous selection process, Andrew will take up the role with effect from 1st April 2022.Īndrew said, “I’ve served as a Trustee since February 2019 so I’ve seen George House Trust’s amazing work providing services and support, and it’s excellent record in tackling stigma and influencing change first-hand. We're delighted to announce that Andrew Sloan has been appointed as the Chair of the Board of Trustees. Thanks to the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership for funding this work, and to Mark, Nathaniel, Paul and Yvonne for their input, contributions and feedback. This training module will make a huge difference to the lives of people living with HIV and is a significant step towards Greater Manchester becoming a place free of HIV stigma and discrimination. We are certain that it will help ensure that people who are living with HIV feel safe, supported and respected when accessing care and treatment. We are delighted that this training has been developed to support NHS staff to learn and understand the facts about HIV and the impact of HIV stigma. We are therefore pleased to announce that we helped to develop an e-learning module on HIV stigma for healthcare professionals. The module will be mandatory for all patient-facing staff. Self-stigma, societal stigma and institutional stigma can all prevent people from living healthily and confidently with HIV. Every day at George House Trust we support people living with HIV who are dealing with the negative impact of HIV stigma.
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