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We used linked national registry data to calculate the proportion of diagnosed PLWHB in Norway linked to specialist care (LTC), treated and retained in specialist or primary care (RIC) from 2008 to 2022. We described the outcomes by time, age, sex, region of residence, place of birth and residence status. Using log\u2010binomial regression, we explored how these factors were associated with ever being LTC and being RIC during the last 12\u2009months of the study period. Among 10,542 diagnosed PLWHB, 8301 (79%) had ever been LTC and 2454 (23%) had received treatment. In the first 2\u2009years after LTC, 64% were still RIC. At the end of the study period, 4476 (50%) of 8979 PLWHB still resident in Norway had been RIC in the last 12\u2009months. PLWHB born outside Norway had a higher probability of LTC (relative risk [RR]: 1.24; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.19\u20131.29) and RIC (RR: 1.67; 95% CI 1.53\u20131.84). 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