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<p>The Public Health Grant in 2021/22 includes £23.4 million to cover local authority
costs of the routine commissioning of HIV prevention drug pre-exposure prophylaxis
(PrEP). The Department and Public Health England (PHE) will continue to work closely
with local authorities across England to support the routine commissioning of PrEP
in 2021/22.</p><p>PHE is currently developing a monitoring and evaluation framework
for the routine commissioning of PrEP, which will use established surveillance systems
and include measures of PrEP need and use among key population groups to inform equitable
delivery and access. We will consider issues relating to equitable access to sexual
and reproductive health services including HIV services and PrEP as part of the development
of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy and the HIV Action Plan, which we plan
to publish in 2021. The needs of the Gypsy and Traveller communities will be considered
as part of this work.</p>
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