A doubling of new HIV infections in the UK in the past decade is leading experts to tell GPs to offer testing to all adult male patients in some areas.
Health Protection Agency data shows new UK-acquired cases rose from just under 2,000 in 2001 to nearly 3,800 in 2010.
Many of these new cases are among men who have sex with men and it is this group that campaigners hope to target.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has launched new guidelines for doctors in England. Read more
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