Sexual Health Services: CNWL

BarnetCamdenHaringeyIslington
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Offers free and confidential sexual health advice, testing, treatment, and contraception services.

A limited urgent service is available during clinic opening hours for:

  • Patients requiring emergency contraception
  • Patients requiring post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)
  • Pregnant patients requiring sexual health assessment
  • All patients aged under 18 years.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusions

Patients can self-refer to CNWL Sexual Health for any of the following:

  • need short-term, long-term, repeat and emergency contraception
  • have sexual health symptoms or concerns
  • would like to start or continue PrEP
  • at-risk groups requiring vaccination, including the gonorrhoea vaccine
  • have been sexually exposed to HIV
  • require STI (including HIV) testing and treatment.

How to Refer

Letter

Referral methods: Email

cnw-tr.sexualhealthreferrals.cnwl@nhs.net

Complex Sexual and Reproductive Health Referral Clinics

Refer patients with:

  • complex contraception requirements, including co-existing medical conditions
  • difficult IUD fittings for contraception
  • suspected malposition of an IUD being used for contraception, including non-visible IUD threads for assessment or removal
  • deep, broken or bent contraceptive implants for assessment or removal
  • complications associated with contraceptive methods

A pelvic ultrasound can be performed within the clinic where required. A separate ultrasound referral is not necessary.

CNWL is not commissioned to provide hormonal IUDs for non-contraceptive indications, including HRT.

Complex Genito-Urinary Medicine Referral Clinics

The complex genito-urinary medicine referral clinics are commissioned to see the following:

  • recurrent or persistent urethritis
  • recurrent vaginal infections (e.g. bacterial vaginosis or candida)
  • recalcitrant HPV
  • recurrent HSV infections
  • complicated genital infections 
  • pregnant women diagnosed with STIs, including syphilis or HSV

Self-referral

020 3317 5252
https://www.sexualhealth.cnwl.nhs.uk

Patients can self-refer if they:

  • Require short-term, long-term, repeat or emergency contraception
  • Have sexual health symptoms or concerns
  • Wish to start or continue HIV PrEP
  • Require STI testing (including HIV testing)
  • Need STI treatment
  • Require vaccination for sexual health-related risks, including the gonorrhoea vaccine.

The online booking pathway helps patients access the most appropriate appointment type for their needs.

Patients who are unable to use the online booking system, require additional support, have accessibility needs, special requirements, or need assistance booking an appointment can call the number above Monday to Friday, from 1-2pm.

Alternatively, patients can request STI screening or contraception (such as the pill, patch or vaginal ring) online via the Sexual Health London (SHL) website.

To start or continue PrEP, patients can self-book appointments online via CNWL Sexual Health Services.

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Review date: Wednesday, 30 June 2027