National HIV Testing Week is an annual campaign, that runs from 9th – 15th February in 2026, encouraging and promoting regular HIV testing across England.

Following success at A&E departments in various other regions across the UK, including Birmingham, opt-out testing for HIV and Hepatitis (B and C) was also introduced to Kettering General Hospital (KGH) and Northampton General Hospital (NGH), and has been declared a success by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

A memorial garden dedicated to those who are currently living with HIV, as well as those who have lost their lives or loved ones to the HIV and AIDS pandemic has been officially opened in Leicester.