Services Database Emergency Hormonal Contraception (Southampton Area)

The aims of the service are to reduce unwanted pregnancies and terminations by providing Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC), to support women who have had unprotected sex and help contribute to a reduction in the number of unplanned pregnancies, particularly in the under 25s.

The service provider shall provide Levonorgestrel EHC at no costs to the appropriate service users in line with the requirements of the locally agreed Patient Group Direction (PGD). The PGD shall facilitate supply to young persons under 16 in appropriate circumstances. Service users excluded from the PGD criteria will be referred to another local service that will be able to assist them, as soon as possible.

 Please refer to the competencies and training framework document.