Northern Contraception, Sexual Health and HIV Service

The Northern, Contraception & HIV Service providing integrated sexual and reproductive health services and HIV across the cities of Manchester and Salford and the boroughs of Stockport, Tameside and Trafford.

The integrated service will offer routine, intermediate and specialist sexual and reproductive health provision including the testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, contraception and emergency contraception.

The service also provides easily accessible clinical advice and support to a range of health professionals including GPs, practice nurses, pharmacists, and other contraception, sexual health and HIV teams across Greater Manchester. The Hathersage Centre, the main hub of the service, co-ordinates postgraduate training for health professionals from across the North West.

Services

We are committed to providing friendly, confidential and accessible services that include:

Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, including HIV
All methods of contraception
Emergency contraception
Free condoms
Pregnancy tests
Abortion information
Dedicated services for young people under 25 ‘FRESH’ – details at fresh4manchester
Reproductive health advice and referral
Post exposure prophylaxis (PEP)

In addition, we also provide specialist services, many of which are by appointment. These include:

Psychosexual counselling
Menopause care
Treatment for uncomplicated sexually transmitted infections
Outreach contraception services for clients with special needs
Highly specialised contraception
IUD and implant clinics.

For details of the pharmacy emergency contraception scheme, please contact NHS Direct on 111.

Support for health professionals

Teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and for medical and nursing staff – this included clinical placements and local update courses -for further details contact the Regional Training Office on 0161 701 1555.

Our Clinics

Central

The Hathersage Centre, 280 Upper Brook Street, Manchester M13 0FH, tel: 0161 701 1555

South

Withington Community Hospital, Nell Lane, Withington, M20 2LR, tel: 0161 217 3553

Forum Health, Simonsway, Wythenshawe, M22 5RX, tel: 0161 549 6555

North and East Manchester clinics

Cheetham Primary Care Centre, 244 Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester M8 8UP, tel: 0161 549 6730

Newton Heath Sure Start Centre,1 Great Newton Street (off Droylsden Road), Manchester M40 1GX, tel: 0161 549 6730

Harpurhey Health Centre, 1 Church Lane, Harpurhey, Manchester M9 4BE, tel: 0161 861 2411

Sexual Health Clinic at North Manchester General Hospital, Outpatients D, Main Hospital Block B, tel: 0161 918 4263

Trafford clinics

Urmston Clinic, 74 Princess Road, Trafford M41 5SQ, tel: 0161 749 1160

Talkshop, Sale Waterside, Tatton Road M33 7ZF

Partington Health Centre, Central Road, Partington M31 4FL

For information on opening times, please call 0161 749 1160 or e-mail

Salford

Lance Burn Health Centre, Churchill Way, Salford M6 5QX, tel: 0161 388 4982

Additional information

For more information about services please refer to the website https://www.thenorthernsexualhealth.co.uk/

A comprehensive range of Information leaflets regarding all methods of contraception and sexually transmitted infections is available at https://www.sexwise.fpa.org.uk/contraception