If you are looking for help around sexual health, NHS Tower Hamlets provides free, friendly and confidential services near you. You don’t always need an appointment, you can just walk in.
Sexual health services on offer are:
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free testing for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV, hepatitis, herpes, warts and syphilis,
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free condoms and other contraceptives including the pill and the long acting reversible contraception (LARC),
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free emergency hormonal contraception (EHC), and
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free pregnancy test and abortion advice,
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religious and cultural male circumcision service.
Where to find sexual health services in Tower Hamlets
For a list of sexual health services in Tower Hamlets, see the document below.
For service opening times, see the document below.
THCASH: Tower Hamlets Contraception and Sexual Health (formerly WYPS)
Mile End Hospital
Bancroft Road
London E1 4DG
Telephone: 020 7377 7870
Within this service there is a young people team (under 25 years) called Options which work with young people around sexual health issues.
To contact the Options team, please text 07781 471 028 or telephone 020 8223 8322.
Religious and cultural male circumcision service
(Boys
under five months only)
This
service is designed for fit and well babies of six weeks to five months living
in Tower Hamlets, Newham and City and Hackney. There is a small fee from £120
depending on the borough of residence. To access the service please telephone 020 8223 8010.
Further information including opening times is available on the sexual health online for north east London's website: www.sho-me.nhs.uk
Barkantine Centre
121 Westferry Road
London E14 8JH
Telephone: 020 7791 8000
Ambrose King Centre
The Royal London Hospital
Whitechapel Road
London E1 1BB
Telephone: 020 7377 7306/7307
See the Ambrose King Sexual Health Centre website for more details.
Sexual health support at your GP practice or local pharmacy
As well as the above three main sexual health centres in Tower Hamlets, all GPs and pharmacists will offer you support and advice on sexual health.
GPs can offer HIV testing as well as chlamydia testing.
Most pharmacists will be able to give you free chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing and free emergency hormonal contraception.
For details of pharmacies providing emergency hormonal contraception, see below.
