Nick Partridge

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Kirsten O'Brien and Nick Partridge at the Lighthouse Gala auction in aid of Terrence Higgins Trust. Photo by Piers Allardyce
Kirsten O'Brien and Nick Partridge at the Lighthouse Gala auction in aid of Terrence Higgins Trust. Photo by Piers Allardyce

Nick Partridge is a leading campaigner for action on HIV/AIDS.

He has worked for the Terrence Higgins Trust in the UK since 1985 and was appointed its Chief Executive in 1991. He has been a consistent voice in the media coverage of AIDS in all its aspects from health promotion, social care and advocacy to treatment issues.

In 1999 he was awarded the OBE in recognition of his contribution to the charitable sector and was appointed a Commissioner of the Commission for Health Improvement.

He is also Chair of Involve, an advisory group promoting public involvement in NHS, public health and social care research.

In 2006, he was declared one the 100 most influential gay and lesbian people in Britain by the Independent.[1]

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  1. ^ The Independent, (July 2, 2006), [http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article1153578.ece Gay Power: The pink list]. Retrieved June 25, 2007.