Services Database Sexual Health Service Tier 1
Service ID
28182
Description
Provision of Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) under a Patient Group Direction (PGD)
Service aim
The aim of the service is to improve access to and availability of EHC to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies and the number of terminations.
Starter packs for oral contraception under a PGD (QuickStart)
Service aim
The aim of this element of the service is to offer free starter packs for progesterone only oral contraception under a PGD as a bridging method with a view to service users obtaining further supplies via in most cases their local GP or from a local sexual health clinic. It is anticipated that in most cases it would be offered in conjunction with and as a follow on to the EHC service to encourage women accepting to take a longer term view of their contraceptive needs.
STI self-testing kits
STI screening kits will be provided for pharmacy issue by our testing partner SH:24. Patients will be given screening kits to self-administer. Kits contain clear instructions for how to use. It will be the patients responsibility to send the kit back to SH:24.
Blood pressure and BMI assessment
Those referred via an axess service or axess partner organisation possessing a valid referral SMS token.
Location of service
Liverpool LPC
Commissioner
Local Authority (LA)
Method of commissioning
Local Authority contract
Source of funding
Local Authority (LA)
Service type
Sexual health
Other organisations involved
Dates
Start date:
End date:
Status
Ongoing
