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Sexual Health 4 Herefordshire Covid-19 Pandemic Information Due to the coronavirus outbreak, we have had to make some changes to how we deliver our clinical services at Sexual Health 4 Herefordshire.   In order to maintain social distancing and keep you safe, we are no longer offering a walk-in service (unless you are under 18 or have concerns about your immediate safety). If you have symptoms, concerns about your sexual health or contraception then please call us on 01432 483693 (option 1 or

New research released has revealed the vast majority of people (84%) are abstaining from sex outside their immediate household because of the COVID-19 lockdown. This drastic change in behaviour could have a huge impact in the fight against another pandemic, with sexual health experts heralding the UK’s opportunity to ‘break the chain’ on HIV transmission and move closer to the Government’s goal of ending new cases by 2030. The Terence Higgins Trust, the leading HIV and sexual health charity is launching

Public Health England has published its review of COVID-19 disparities, looking at how the impact of the disease varies according to ethnicity and other factors, such as age, sex, deprivation, occupation, and geography. A link to the full report can be found here. The review found that: The analysis was not able to account for other factors, such as comorbidities, occupation, and household composition. These are important, as there are high proportions of BAME workers in key occupations, and many from

Sexual Health 4 Herefordshire Covid-19 Pandemic Information Due to the current coronavirus outbreak, we have had to make some changes to how we deliver our services at Sexual Health 4 Herefordshire.  Following the national guidance (BASHH & FSRH) we have introduced a new telephone triage line. If you have symptoms, concerns about your sexual health or contraception then please call us on 01432 483693 (option 1 or 2) – Your call will be answered by a trained Healthcare professional who will ask

The single most important action we can all take, in fighting coronavirus, is to stay at home in order to protect the NHS and save lives. But if you decide to have sex then here are some useful tips to keeping yourself and others safe: The virus is spread from person to person. The government has advised us that social distancing means keeping two metres apart from anyone outside your home. Someone who does not have symptoms of high fever,

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

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

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

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.