Devon Sexual Health: Okehampton to re-open
posted by: Jonathan Shaw
We are pleased to announce that our regular service in Okehampton is going to be re-opening on Monday 6th September 2021. Some important details:
- This service will be running on the first and third Mondays of each month – with the first two dates being 06.09.21 and 20.09.21
- This service will be for patients needing routine contraception, including LARCs, and STI testing
- This service is not a walk-in service – we are not able to review walk-ins on the day
- All appointments must be made in advance through our telephone triage service: 0300 303 3989
- Please do not attend the service if you have any symptoms of COVID-19, have been asked to self-isolate, or have recently returned from abroad and are within a period of quarantine

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