Services Database Community Pharmacy Sexual Health Enhanced Service (City & Hackney)

Service Aims and Objectives
2.1 The principal aims of this Service are:
● To increase the use of condoms by sexually active young people (aged under 25 years);
● To achieve high screening rates for Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea in sexually active young people;
● To improve access to treatment of Chlamydia and other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) for sexually active young people;
● To increase access to Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) for all women, non-binary persons and transgender men who need it.

The pharmacist(s) must have successfully completed any specified training courses run by the local authority, including initial training, child protection, refresher training, etc.

The pharmacist will then be accredited as an approved practitioner for providing this service. It is the responsibility of the pharmacist to train pharmacy staff on the operation of the scheme and referral of requests for EHC/Chlamydia treatment. The pharmacist should maintain clinical knowledge appropriate to their practice by attending relevant study days, courses and to make themselves aware of appropriate literature (consideration should be given to completing relevant CPPE packs).

Pharmacy staff should attend one of the chlamydia screening training courses run by the local authority.

Staff involved in the Free-Dom condom distribution service should attend one of the training courses run by Brook London on behalf of the local authority.