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Cheshire West and Chester
Sexual Health Service

Sexual Health Clinics in Chester, Winsford, Ellesmere Port and Blacon

Fountains Health Centre Sexual Health clinic (walk in available on select clinics)
Fountains Health, Delamere Street, Chester, CH1 4DS

Please note Fountains Health Centre Sexual Health clinic will be closed for training on the following dates:

17/06/2019 – will re-open at 15.20pm

15/07/2019 – will re-open at 15.20pm

Blacon Clinic (walk in available)
Trinity Church Hall, Norris Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5DZ

Ellesmere Port, Stanney Lane Clinic (walk in available)
Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9AE

West Cheshire College (walk in available)
Health and Wellbeing Centre, 1st Floor, West Cheshire College, Ellesmere Port Campus, off Sutton Way, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7BF

Please note this clinic will be closed on the dates below:

13/06/2019

17/06/2019 – 20/06/2019

02/07/2019 – 04/07/2019

09/07/2019 – 10/07/2019

12/07/2019

15/07/2019

17/07/2019

18/07/2019

Neston Clinic (walk ins available)
Mellock Lane, Little Neston, CH64 9RN

Northwich Clinic (walk ins available)
Northwich Clinic, Victoria Infirmary, Winnington Hill, Northwich, CW8 1AW

Dene Drive (walk ins available)
Dene Drive Primary Care Centre, Winsford, CW7 1AT

Wharton (appointments only)
Wharton Primary Healthcare Centre, Crook Lane, Wharton, Winsford, CW7 3GY

The Fountains Health Centre-Chester

Fountains Health Centre Sexual Health clinic
Fountains Health, Delamere Street, Chester, CH1 4DS

Parking:

There is a council run car park located below the building. Patients using any of the services are reminded that they are to take a green ticket when entering the car park. This ticket can then be validated after your appointment giving you a reduction in parking charges.

Walk in clinics

•  Monday   08:30 – 11:30
• Tuesday  08:30 – 11:30
• Tuesday  15:30 – 18:30 under 19’s only
• Wednesday  08:30 – 11:30
• Thursday  08:30 – 11:30
• Friday  08:30 – 11:30
• Saturday  08:45 – 15:30

Appointments

•  Monday   13:00 – 18:30
• Tuesday  13:00 – 15:40
• Wednesday  13:00 – 18:30
• Thursday  13:00 – 18:30
• Friday 13:00 – 15:40

Blacon Clinic-Chester

Blacon Clinic, Trinity Church Hall, Norris Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5DZ

Walk in clinics

•  Wednesday  14:00 – 16:00

Ellesmere Port-Stanney Lane Clinic

Ellesmere Port, Stanney Lane Clinic, Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9AE

Walk in clincs

• Monday   17:00 – 18:30
• Tuesday  13:00 – 18:00
• Thursday 13:00 – 18:00
• Friday   13:00 – 14:30

Appointments

• Monday   17:10 – 18:15
• Tuesday  13:15 – 14:45

West Cheshire College

Health and Wellbeing Centre, 1st Floor, West Cheshire College, Ellesmere Port Campus, off Sutton Way, Ellesmere Port, CH65 7BF

Please note you do not need to be a student at the college to attend these clinics.

Walk in clinics

• Monday   12:30 – 15:00 under 25’s only
• Tuesday  12:30 – 15:00 under 25’s only
• Thursday 12:30 – 15:00 under 25’s only
• Friday   13:00 – 14:30 under 25’s only

Appointments

• Tuesday 08:10 – 11:30 under 25’s only
• Friday  08:10 – 11:30 under 25’s only

Neston Clinic

Neston Clinic, Mellock Lane, Little Neston, CH64 9RN

Walk in clinics

•  Wednesday 16:00 – 17:00 under 19’s only
• Wednesday 17:00 – 18:30

Appointments

•  Wednesday 16:15 – 17:15

Northwich, Victoria Infirmary

Northwich Clinic, Victoria Infirmary, Winnington Hill, Northwich, CW8 1AW

Walk in clinics

•  Tuesday 15:30 – 18:00 under 19’s only
•  Tuesday 18:00 – 19:00

Appointments

•  Wednesday  18:00 – 20:00

Dene Drive Primary Care Centre

Dene Drive Primary Care Centre, Winsford, CW7 1AT

Walk in clinics

• Monday  13:30 – 16:30
• Monday  18:00 – 20:00
• Wednesday 13:30 – 16:30
• Thursday 15:30 – 17:00 under 19’s only

Appointments

• Monday 13:50 – 15:10

Wharton Primary Healthcare Centre

Wharton Primary Healthcare Centre, Crook Lane, Wharton, Winsford, CW7 3GY

Appointments

•  Wednesday 13:15 –  15:35

Online booking

Online Booking is currently unavailable. This function will be available soon.

Urgent symptoms

For an emergency or urgent help outside these hours, visit your nearest A&E which is likely to be Warrington NHS Foundation Trust or Leighton Hospital at Mid Cheshire NHS Trust or The Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust.  Find your nearest urgent care service and find your nearest A&E.

Emergency contraception - IUD's

Emergency IUDs are the most effective form of emergency contraception and can be fitted at our sexual health clinics.

If you’ve had unprotected sex and want to know your pregnancy risk and options, you might like to use the SXT emergency contraception calculator. This will help you to assess your pregnancy risk but it cannot tell you for certain whether you are or will become pregnant.

Emergency contraception - contraceptive pills

Emergency contraceptive pills are available free from our sexual health clinics.

If you are aged between 15-25 years Emergency Contraceptive pills are available free from some pharmacies and GP practices.  Out of hours, emergency contraceptive pills are available from most NHS walk-in centres, minor injury units, and some hospital A&E departments. It is also available (at a cost) from most pharmacies.

PrEP- Pre-exposure prophylaxis

PrEP or pre-exposure prophylaxis involves HIV negative people taking HIV medication called Truvada as a method of helping to prevent HIV infection. Recent research has shown that if taken correctly, Truvada is highly effective at preventing HIV infection.

PrEP does not protect against any other STI’s, only HIV. You need to take other precautions in addition to PrEP to protect yourself from all other STIs. We recommend regular STI testing if you are on PrEP. You should have an HIV test every 3 month.

Further advice on how to take can be found at iwantprepnow

You can also find more information at Prepster

PEPSE (anti-HIV medication)

PEPSE can stop HIV infection taking hold after the virus has entered the body. However, it is an emergency measure to be used as a last resort. Please call us if you think you need PEPSE on 0300 247 0020. You can get this from Sexual Health , HIV clinics and Accident & Emergency.  Regular family doctors (GPs) don’t give PEPSE.

Rape and abuse

If you’ve been sexually assaulted, please don’t suffer alone. It’s important that you’re seen as soon as possible for physical and emotional support. You can call us straight away but we recommend you first contact your nearest Sexual Assault & Referral Centre (SARC) which is St Mary’s SARC. Their helpline is run by crisis workers and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 0161 276 6515.

Order a free STI test

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Get free condoms

You can access free condoms at any of our sexual health or contraceptive clinics each time you attend. Please ask a clinician.

The C-Card (Condom Distribution Scheme) is a card for anyone under 25.  It gives you access to free condoms across a variety of locations in Cheshire.  Sign-up at your nearest registration site for your first.  Registration sites are Pharmacies, Youth Projects and School Nurses amongst a range of other sites.  To find a site use your interactive map or visit usemyccard.com

In addition people who are over 25 and wish to access sexual health services provided by Body Positive can do so through the condom and lubricant by post distribution scheme. This can also be done by arrangement with a Body Positive worker using the helpline (01270 653150) or email health@bpcnw.co.uk