East Sussex is the first county to pilot an online service allowing people at risk of HIV to better access PrEP, a HIV preventative treatment.

The service has been launched by East Sussex Public Health, in partnership with Preventx, The Love Tank CIC and LLoydsPharmacy Online Doctor.

More than 330 people in East Sussex currently get the HIV PrEP pill from the county’s face-to-face service, but local research suggests more than 1,100 people could be eligible and benefit from the treatment. If taken as instructed, the PrEP pill is nearly 100 percent effective.

Find out more about the online HIV Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) service.