Sexual Health Service

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.


  • 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.

  • 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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    • Please enter your email address if you have access to an email account and wish to receive confirmation of your request.
      1. 1. This service is only for use by people aged between 16 and 25 years of age. 2. All information and details provided by me are accurate. 3. I understand my personal information will be stored on a web based database, but will only be seen by people who offer the Youth Health Advice Service. 4. Occasionally I may be asked to take part in user satisfaction surveys
  • Sexual Health & Reproductive Clinics (Formerly Family Planning Clinics)

    Click here to visit the Sexual Health & Reproductive Clinics webpage.