HIV testing in primary care in the West of Ireland: a mixed-method survey between 2013 and 2023

Bearach Reynolds; Ruth Naughton; Niamh Lynn; Orlaith Finucane; Maureen E Kelly; Genevieve McGuire; Anne Marie Regan; Fiona Murphy; Helen Tuite; Catherine Fleming

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HIV testing in primary care in the West of Ireland: a mixed-method survey between 2013 and 2023

Bearach Reynolds, Ruth Naughton, Niamh Lynn, Orlaith Finucane, Maureen E Kelly, Genevieve McGuire, Anne Marie Regan, Fiona Murphy, Helen Tuite and Catherine Fleming

BJGP Open 2025; 9 (4): BJGPO.2025.0034. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0034

Bearach Reynolds

1 Mater Hospital Catherine McAuley Education & Research Centre, Infectious Diseases Department, Mater Hospital, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

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Ruth Naughton

2 Galway Family Planning Clinic, Galway, Republic of Ireland

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Niamh Lynn

3 Consultant GU/HIV Medicine and PrEP Clinical Lead Our Lady of Lourdes, Drogheda, Republic of Ireland

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Orlaith Finucane

4 Department of Infectious Diseases, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Republic of Ireland

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Maureen E Kelly

5 Discipline of General Practice, School of Medicine, Clinical Science Institute, University of Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland

6 Association of University Departments of General Practice in Ireland, Galway, Republic of Ireland

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Genevieve McGuire

7 GP and Retired Programme Director Western Training Programme in GP, Clare, Republic of Ireland

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Anne Marie Regan

8 ICGP and Psychological Society of Ireland, Dublin, Republic of Ireland

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Fiona Murphy

4 Department of Infectious Diseases, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Republic of Ireland

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Helen Tuite

9 Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician, University Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland

10 School of Medicine, University of Galway and University Hospital Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland

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Catherine Fleming

10 School of Medicine, University of Galway and University Hospital Galway, Galway, Republic of Ireland

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Bearach Reynolds, Ruth Naughton, Niamh Lynn, Orlaith Finucane, Maureen E Kelly, Genevieve McGuire, Anne Marie Regan, Fiona Murphy, Helen Tuite, Catherine Fleming

BJGP Open 2025; 9 (4): BJGPO.2025.0034. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0034

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HIV testing in primary care in the West of Ireland: a mixed-method survey between 2013 and 2023

Bearach Reynolds, Ruth Naughton, Niamh Lynn, Orlaith Finucane, Maureen E Kelly, Genevieve McGuire, Anne Marie Regan, Fiona Murphy, Helen Tuite, Catherine Fleming

BJGP Open 2025; 9 (4): BJGPO.2025.0034. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2025.0034

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