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  • Clinic Closure - Wednesday 25th June 2025

    The service will be closed on Wednesday 25th June 2025 due to staff training and will reopen on Thursday 26th June. Thank you for patience.

  • MISSED APPOINTMENTS

    In May 2025 over 160 appointments were missed.  Missed appointments and late cancellations cost the NHS £150 each.  Cancelling your appointment in advance helps us to offer the appointment to another patient in need. Please call us to cancel your appointment if you know you are no longer able to attend. Thank you

Sex Workers

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Sefton Sexual Health clinics provide free, non-judgemental sexual health services to both female and male sex workers.

We appreciate that you may wish to be anonymous and not identifiable in the waiting room in your local area, therefore we do not offer specific clinics or sessions for sex workers at this time. Sefton Sexual Health clinics provide free, non-judgemental sexual health services to both female and male sex workers.

What we can help you with:

  • All methods of contraception
  • Free emergency contraception
  • PEP emergency anti-HIV medication if you think you may have been exposed to HIV in the past 72 hours
  • Regular check-ups for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This can include swabs from all sites (e.g. throat and rectal swabs), as well as testing for HIV and syphilis.
  • Vaccinations against hepatitis B and A (if appropriate)
  • Information about PrEP medication
  • Advice on safer sex and info about STI’s and how to prevent them
  • Treatment for STI’s
  • Support re sexual assault and referral to the local SARC service

What do we to know when you attend clinic?

We might ask specific questions about the type of work you do or the number of clients you have. This will help us assess what tests need to be done and to make sure they are done at the right time. We can then able to provide specific information and advice.

Our services are confidential and information is not routinely shared with other services such as GPs or other NHS clinics.

Condoms
by post!

If you are aged 16 and over you can now get free condoms sent to your home. Click here for more information.

Self-help
information

You may be able to get advice or treatment sooner for some health related matters. For information on how you might be able to get quicker acess to alternative options click here.

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Free and
confidential

Sefton Sexual Health offers a free and confidential service in clinics across Sefton.