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: