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Update to original post published 23rd March 2020

If you are a Wales resident and your General Practitioner is based in Wales, your first point of contact should be your GP practice. If your GP is based in Herefordshire, then please see here for how to make an appointment.

If you are looking for information on Emergency Hormonal Contraception (Morning after pill) there are a range of pharmacies across Wales that can provide you with this service. You can find out more information of where these are and local sexual health services by visiting the NHS Direct Wales website – https://www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk/ – Just search sexual health and your location to find out more.

Another useful site to find out more about local sexual health services in Wales is by visiting – https://www.friskywales.org/

From 1^st April 2020 Powys, Hwyel Dda and Betsi Health Boards will be offering online sexual health screening. Please visit your local Health Boards website for more information. If you live in Wales and would like to find out about PrEP services in your area then please visit : https://www.friskywales.org/wales-prep-project.html

Sexual Health 4 Herefordshire Covid-19 Pandemic Information

We are modifying the services we provide to patients wishing to access Sexual Health 4 Herefordshire in accordance with the national (BASHH and FSRH) guidance, by introducing a triage system. This allows us to continue to provide the safest most effective service for you, our patients.  

Our triage telephone number is 01432 483693 (option 1 or 2) – Your call will be answered by a trained Healthcare professional who will ask you key questions about your health and well-being.

If you are invited to attend the clinic for a clinician review, we will ask you to read some information on the door and answer questions about your current health status.  All our reception team are trained healthcare professionals who provide screening and health advice.

Our priority is to make sure you are seen as quickly as possible by the most appropriate clinician. We will continue to provide booked afternoon appointments for people with symptoms, PrEP and contraceptive advice or treatment. A member of the team may call you before your appointment to ask some questions related to your current health status.

If you do not have any symptoms and would like a routine sexual health screen, you can order a test here.

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”.