Personal and sexual relationships can bring happiness, fulfilment, companionship, love and a greater sense of freedom to the lives of people with a learning disability.
On these pages you will find information and advice about helping people with a learning disability understand the basics of sexual health, contraception and how to make an appointment with our clinics.
Updated 06.04.20 Our professional society, the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) have released guidance on sex and […]
Updated 06.04.20 Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic we have had to significantly reduce the provision of routine […]
updated Wednesday 25 March 2020 The British HIV Association (BHIVA) and the Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) have updated their 23 […]
General Advice:
Anyone who has symptoms including a new continuous cough or high temperature should stay at home and self-isolate for 7 days from when your symptoms started. This action will help to protect others in our community whilst you are infectious.
Clear advice for people with early symptoms of coronavirus is available online at nhs.uk/coronavirus .
Advice from our service:
We have updated information on the provision of routine contraception during this pandemic here.
Information is now also available to advise on sexual contact during a time of social distancing here.
There is also specific advice on coronavirus available for People Living with HIV here, and for pregnant women here.
How to access the service:
We have now implemented a telephone triage system for all of our clinics. This system will be in place for the duration of the this pandemic. Please contact our services to access this triage system. Our central telephone number is 0300 303 3989.
If you are experiencing symptoms of Coronavirus please do not attend the clinic.
Please be aware that we may have to cancel, rearrange or shut clinical services in response to changing clinical and staffing pressures created by the Coronavirus outbreak.
Alternative provision:
If you are struggling to access sexual health services, alternatives may be available: