Clinics

Harrogate Sexual Health Centre

Address:
Heatherdene
Lancaster Park Road
Harrogate
HG2 7SX

Telephone: 01904 721111 Send us a message

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We offer a mixture of planned appointments and same day access slots.

All of our clinics at Harrogate, Heatherdene are pre-booked appointments, apart from our walk-in clinic on Tuesdays (4:00pm – 6:00pm). Please call the central booking line on 01904 721111 to discuss your requirements.

We offer some of our services over the phone, so it may be that you are asked to wait for a call back from a specialist nurse who will ask some questions and advise from the following:
• Self- help or over the counter pharmacy treatment
• Postal or pick up contraception or treatment.
• Face to face clinic appointment for testing, examination or procedure
• Advice around how to test for STI’s
• Advice to see to GP

We offer dedicated “Test and Go” (TAG) slots for those who have no symptoms but wish to have STI testing.

We have a limited number of face-to-face clinic slots and a limited number of call back slots. Staff on the phones are trying to allocate these slots according to urgency so please give as much information as you can. This is a confidential service.

Please note we are not located within the main hospital building. Please click here for walking directions, and click here for a photo of the location. When using Google Maps, please search for YorsexualHealth Harrogate, rather than the postcode.

Parking:

Car parking is available using automatic number plate recognition (ANPR). You pay for car parking when you leave by entering your car’s registration into the parking validation machines in the front entrance of the hospital – making the process of paying for parking easier with either cash or card, or via the Evology Parking app. Parking is free for the first twenty minutes, then will cost £4 for up to two hours, £6.50 for up to four hours, £8.50 for up to six hours and £11 for up to 24 hours.

Opening Times:

Closed on bank holidays

Monday

12.00pm - 3.30pm

Tuesday

8.15am - 3.00pm

4:00pm - 6:30pm - Walk In and Wait Clinic. Anyone is welcome to attend. Please note, we cannot guarantee that everyone will be seen, but you will be given an opportunity to book an appointment to return to one of our booked clinics.

Wednesday

8.15am - 3.00pm

Thursday

8.15am - 7.00pm

No longer able to attend?
If you’ve got a booked appointment that you can no longer attend, please let us know as soon as possible.

If you’d like to rearrange your appointment, please call us on 01904 721111. If you’d like to cancel your appointment, please text ‘CANCEL’ to 0798444736 or call us on 01904 721111.

Please note that this text line is not manned; it operates solely for appointment cancellations for users with one appointment only.

The NHS loses 650,000 appointments every month because patients do not attend their appointment (DNA). If patients cancel their appointment instead, we could offer care and treatment to 650,000 more patients every month, over 7 and half million extra every year. Please help us to make every appointment count and let us know as soon as possible ahead of your appointment so that we have time to give the appointment to someone else in need. Please be advised that this applied to both face to face and virtual appointments.

Services:

• Full range of STI tests and treatments
• Full range of contraception methods
• HIV testing, treatment and support
• PEPSE (post-exposure prophylaxis sexual exposure HIV treatment)
• PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention)
• STI screening following sexual assault (click here for more information on support available)
• Cervical screening
• Free condoms
• Hepatitis A/B screening/vaccination (sexual risk)
• HPV vaccination for men who have sex with men
• Complex care, e.g management of syphilis, STIs in pregnancy
• Services for people living with HIV and those who support them

Latest posts from YorSexualHealth

@YorSexualHealth

27th December 2024

During the festive period, it's important to be mindful of how alcohol can impact your sexual health 🥂 Drinking can lower your inhibitions and cloud your judgment, making it harder to make good decisions. It's important to communicate openly with anyone you're with and make sure everyone’s on the same page. If you’ve had too much to drink, it’s a good idea to hold off on sex until you're clear-headed. Alcohol can lead to physical risks or regrets, so it's best to know your limits and trust your instincts. Remember to take care of yourself, respect others, and prioritise safety - that way, you can have fun without the worry. If you do find yourself having made a risky decision and want to get checked out, we're here to help. Visit our website or call us on 01904 721111, or see our previous post signposting you to the correct service during festive closure periods.

@YorSexualHealth

21st December 2024

Our opening hours are slightly different during the festive period, so please plan ahead if you need sexual healthcare. On Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, all evening services are suspended including all walk in clinics. All our clinics will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Years Day. This means some of our weekly clinics may not be running for a couple of weeks and you may be asked to travel to another clinic should you need an appointment within this time. If you need urgent help during our closure periods, please seek advice from NHS 111 or for urgent help (such as for PEP), please visit your local A&E. Please see guidance on the various avenues for support and treatment.