The South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust Sexual Health Service is based across the Trust. Clinics are held across the trust in Downpatrick, Lisburn & Bangor. You do not have to be referred by a doctor. We provide free sexual health care and advice for all age groups, including testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and genital conditions. Urgent and non urgent appointments are available, and the service is strictly confidential.
Men should have held off passing urine for at least three hours before seeing the doctor or nurse.
How To Access Our Service
Appointments:
Tel: (028) 4483 8133
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9am to 5pm
Nurse Advice Line:
Tel: (028) 4483 8392
Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 9am – 4pm.
Friday 9am – 2pm
- All appointments are made via our Downpatrick site. Our Receptionist will either give you an appointment or arrange for you to speak to a Nurse who will prioritise your case
- Both of these numbers have a confidential answer machine, so in the event that you do not get an answer, leave your name and telephone number and we will get back to you
Text Service
We use SMS texts to remind you of your next appointment and also to communicate negative results. It is therefore important that we have a current mobile phone number.
SH24 info
- If you have no symptoms and want to complete a sexual health checkup for common sexually transmitted infections, you can complete this at home using the free SH:24 service.
- To order a test kit and for more information please click the following link: https://sh24.org.uk/sti-test-kits
The South Eastern Trust Sexual Health ( GUM) services include:
- Sexual Health check-ups for common STIs
- Care for those experiencing genitourinary symptoms and concerned re potential STIs and conditions.
- Those requiring testing and treatment as a contact of someone who has tested positive for an STI.
- Access to Emergency PEPSE for HIV PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV after sexual exposure)
- Access to PrEP ( Pre-exposure Prophylaxis) for HIV
- Vaccinations
HIV PEPSE (post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV after sexual exposure)
PEP is a treatment that can stop an HIV infection after the virus has entered a person’s body. It must be taken as soon as possible after exposure but within 72 hours.
If you think you may need to access this please contact us on the Nurse Advice Line (02844838392) or through our Appointments Line (02844838133).
If you need PEP over the weekend or outside of office hours, when clinics will often be closed, the best place to go is an Accident and Emergency department. Please identify on arrival that you need to access PEPSE for HIV urgently.
PrEP Service
- Access to PrEP: PrEP is a drug taken by HIV-negative people before and after sex that reduces the risk of getting HIV.
- This can be accessed for free from our service.
- To make an appointment to access PrEP you can make an appointment by telephone or email on :
- PrEP Tel No – 02844513719.
- PrEP Email – Prep@setrust.hscni.net
Please note this is available on a Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
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Specialist Sexual Health Clinics
Our specialist staff provide clinics in Downpatrick, Bangor and Lisburn. All our clinics provide a mix of routine and emergency appointment slots. Below is a list of the locations and times:
Monday
Lisburn PCCC (based at Lagan Valley Hospital site) AM & PM
Tuesday
Bangor Community Hospital AM & PM
Wednesday
Downe Hospital AM & PM
Thursday
Lisburn PCCC (based at Lagan Valley Hospital site) AM only
Friday
Bangor Community Hospital AM & PM
Downe Hospital AM only
For more information on the Youth Health Advice Service, please click here.
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Youth Health Advice
Youth Health Advice is a service that provides advice for young people on areas including:
- Sexual Health and Relationships
- Healthy Lifestyles
- Quit Smoking Advice
- Drugs and Alcohol Information
- General Advice and Support
For more information on the service, please click here
The Condom Card Scheme
If you’re aged between 16 and 25 years and live in Lisburn, Rural Lisburn, North Down & Ards or Down area you can get free condoms from us when you register with the C-Card scheme
Condoms can reduce the risk of catching or passing on sexually transmitted infections if they are used correctly. We can provide this from a venue based in Lisburn, Newtownards, Bangor or Downpatrick either for collection or we can send these out to you in the post.
Youth Health Advice Request Form
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Sexual Health & Reproductive Clinics (Formerly Family Planning Clinics)
Click here to visit the Sexual Health & Reproductive Clinics webpage.