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Local Services Providing Sexual Health Care in Bolton
Sexual health services are provided in a range of settings, in primary and
acute trusts, in other statutory sector settings, as well as in the
community, voluntary and independent sectors. As stated in the 'Recommended Standards for Sexual Health Services' published by the Medical Foundation
for AIDS and Sexual Health (MedFASH) in 2005:
"The promotion of sexual health should provide the information, support,
and opportunities to enhance personal and social skills, to enable people to
exercise control over, and improve, their sexual health. It should be fully
integrated within a wide range of local services and settings, clinical and
non-clinical."
There are a range of sexual health care services in Bolton which provide:
- specialist contraceptive services
- diagnosis and treatment of STIs
- promotion of sexual health and prevention of STIs and HIV
- targeted work with young people around Sex and Relationships Education
- targeted work to reduce teenage pregnancies and to support teenage parents
- targeted work to empower and involve people, taking account of social exclusion, discrimination, power imbalances and stigma
These pages provide a guide to sexual health related services in Bolton,
outlining what each service provides and contact details. Select the type of
service you would like information on in the boxes below:
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