Year: 2019

Maintaining good sexual health should be as routine as visiting your GP or dentist, Herefordshire Council have said.

Herefordshire’s inclusive sexual health services were highlighted as part of a week-long awareness campaign to throw light on the subject.

The council said the services are available to all residents, regardless of age, ethnicity, gender or sexuality

The council met with Solutions 4 Health, who provide the services, to support sexual health week, which finishes on Sunday.

The free and confidential services are available at the clinic on St Owen Street, Hereford, as well as online.

It includes information and advice on all types of contraception, as well as testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Karen Wright, Director of Public Health for Herefordshire said: “Sexual health is an important part of people’s physical and emotional wellbeing and maintaining good sexual health should be as routine to people as visiting their GP or dentist.

“Herefordshire’s sexual health service offers improved access via the clinic at 15 St Owen Street and online, enabling residents to have better control over their sexual health.”

Stan Thompson, Director of Strategy, Solutions 4 Health, said: “We’re proud to support Herefordshire residents with their sexual health and wellbeing.

“Our friendly discrete service offers free, non-judgemental, confidential advice, information and treatment to people of all ages, including those with disabilities through our clinic and our website.”

“Our new modern clinic also includes a large ground floor consultation room, so it’s easily accessible for people with disabilities.”

This August (7th to 31st), the Wellbeing Centre will be running a community wellbeing cafe at Castle Green. Open Wednesday – Saturday 10am – 3pm, the cafe will offer free meals for children, activities and workshops, cookery classes, healthy affordable food and mental health drop ins.

Find out more by visiting @TheWellbeingCafeHereford on Facebook.

Herefordshire’s relaunched sexual health service, Sexual Health Services 4 Herefordshire opened on the 1^st April 2019. The service draws on the developments made to the service to date and remains a non-judgemental source of education, prevention, testing and treatment for everyone in Herefordshire, with a fresh focus on innovative digital solutions.

A new, custom built, clinic space in Hereford, as well as additional venues across the county, will see increased appointment and drop in session availability to include some evenings and weekends. The service website also has a fresh new look, with a whole host of local information and advice enabling people to have better control over their own sexual health and wellbeing. Although relaunched, the service will maintain the professionalism and experience of its existing team of staff, drawing on their inventive ideas to bring the best sexual health service for the needs of the people of Herefordshire.  

The team can be contacted via;

Telephone: 0800 7720478

Address: 15 St Owen Street, Hereford, HR1 2JB

Facebook and Twitter: @15StOwens

Web: www.sexualhealthservices4herefordshire.co.uk

David Ritchie, Head of Sexual Health Services at Solutions 4 Health said: “We are delighted to launch Sexual Health Services 4 Herefordshire as it provides an opportunity to demonstrate our successful approach to improving healthcare across the country, by delivering high quality sexual health services for the people of Herefordshire”.