Sexual Health Services in Bolton

Bolton Centre for Sexual Health at the Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton

The centre provides:

• Treatment for sexual infection
• Sexual health check ups
• Information and advice about sexual health
• HIV testing
• Information and advice about HIV
• Ongoing support and treatment/care for people living with HIV
• Family planning
• Hepatitis screening and vaccination
• Cervical smear tests and colposcopy
• Condoms
• Sexual dysfunction sessions
• Management of genital skin conditions

Clinic Hours:

Monday                     9.30am - 6pm

Tuesday                   9.30am - 6pm

Wednesday             9.30am - 1pm

Thursday                  9.30am - 6pm

Friday                        9.30am - 1pm

All the above clinic sessions are by appointment only

For an appointment telephone 01204 390771

Family Planning Services

This is a walk-in or appointment service, apart from implants and coil fitting (by appointment only), at a number of sites in Bolton.

The service provides:

• Sexual health advice
• Emergency contraception
• Free condoms and other contraceptives
• Support
• Pregnancy testing
• Advice on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

Family planning clinics are provided at the following venues and times:

The Parallel, Churchgate (for young people under 19yrs)

Contraceptive services are provided as part of the General Health drop-in clinics which run at the following times:

Mon 3.30 - 6.30pm; Tues 2.30 - 5.00pm; Wed 3.30 - 6.30pm; Fri 3.30 - 6.30pm

Other Clinics:

An appointment and drop-in family planning service is provided at Lever Chambers, Pikes Lane, Farnworth and Halliwell health centre. To book an appointment telephone 01204 390771 and select option 2 Monday-Friday.

Lever Chambers, Ashburner Street

Mon 6.30 - 8.30pm; Tues 6.30 - 8.30pm; Thurs 6.30 - 8.30pm                                                             Telephone 01204 360000 during clinic times

Pikes Lane Health Centre, Deane Road

Wed 1.30 - 3.30pm                                                                                                                                            Telephone 01204 874400 during clinic times

Farnworth Health Centre, Frederick Street

Wed 6.30 - 8.30pm                                                                                                                                          Telephone 01204 572972 during clinic times only

Halliwell Health Centre

Thurs 2.00 - 4.00pm Telephone 01204 529381 during clinic times

If you have any enquiries regarding family planning services in Bolton please contact Renata Hewart, Lead nurse for Sexual and Reproductive Health on 01204 390771

Bolton Gay and Bisexual Mens' Service

This service provides:

• Information, advice and support around sexual health for gay and bisexual men
• Free condoms and lubricant
• Support groups
• 1-1 support

For further details of this service click on this link or contact Howard Lawrenson, Gay Mens' Service on 01204 387442 or mobile 07795 017886