Biala Restructure

MEDIA RELEASE Service closures and cuts take Queensland’s HIV response the wrong way The HIV community sector is dismayed by the recent decisions to close Brisbane’s primary Sexual Health Service and to severely limit the capacity of its HIV Clinic in... More

MEDIA RELEASE Service closures and cuts take Queensland’s HIV response the wrong way The HIV community sector is dismayed by the recent decisions to close Brisbane’s primary Sexual Health Service and to severely limit the capacity of its HIV Clinic in Roma Street, Biala. Under the restructure, the Sexual Health Service which has been the key site for HIV & STI screening will close completely. In addition, the HIV clinic – which has provided clinical care for more than 600 HIV positive patients – will be reduced to only manage a small number of complex cases, effectively leaving the majority of Brisbane’s HIV positive population without access to specialist care. “The proposal that these services will be picked up by the primary health sector fails to acknowledge a number of complex issues”, says Peter Fenoglio - Queensland Positive People (QPP) President. “The majority of GPs do not have the time or resources required to maintain a comprehensive specialist focus on the dyna Less