Integrated Sexual Health Services remain available during lockdown. They continue to provide urgent and some non-urgent care to service users, however, there are a number of temporary changes in response to the coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak.
There currently isn’t the option to ‘walk-in’ and if you wish to access an appointment you will be triaged via their Information and Booking line: 0800 328 3383, Monday to Friday, 8am – 5pm.
You will be assessed over the phone and priority patients are given a time for either a face to face or a telephone consultation appointment.
Booked appointments can be made for the following clinics only: Chesterfield; Derby; Buxton; Swadlincote and Long Eaton. Other peripheral clinics are currently closed.
The service now has a number of self-care options that you can access online. These free, confidential and discreet items include:
- Condoms by post – C-Card for 13-24 year olds and over 24 years+.
- Oral contraception – Virtual assessment and prescriptions posted out.
- Postal emergency contraception (Over 16s only). Under 16s can still contact us to request emergency contraception via our information and booking line.
- STI & HIV testing – Including treatment for chlamydia by post.
- Virtual sexual health promotion advice – Via self-referral online to speak to a sexual health promotion practitioner regarding things like risky sexual behaviours, STIs concerns and general sexual health & wellbeing advice.
- Photo diagnosis for lumps, bumps and warts – For people aged 18 years and over. This can be booked via the information and booking line number.
For more information and sexual health service updates visit: www.yoursexualhealthmatters.org.uk