Services Database Emergency Hormonal Contraception Service (Cambridgeshire Area)
Service ID
543128
Description
Aims and intended service outcomes
- To increase the knowledge, especially among young people, of the availability of emergency contraception and contraception from pharmacies.
- To improve access to emergency contraception and sexual health advice.
- To increase the use of EHC by women who have had unprotected sex.
- To help contribute to a reduction in the number of unplanned pregnancies in the client group.
- To refer clients, especially those from hard-to-reach groups, into mainstream contraceptive services.
- To increase the knowledge of risks associated with STIs.
- To refer clients who may have been at risk of STIs to an appropriate service.
- To strengthen the local network of contraceptive and sexual health services to help ensure easy and swift access to advice.
Location of service
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough LPC
Commissioner
Local Authority (LA)
Method of commissioning
Source of funding
Service type
Emergency hormonal contraception
Other organisations involved
Dates
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Status
Ongoing
