We will be providing a severely restricted service during the COVID19 outbreak.
In line with other services, Lothian Sexual and Reproductive Health Service is reducing non-urgent service activity in response to COVID19.
We will continue to provide care for urgent problems including medical abortion, painful or distressing symptoms and sexually transmitted infections. All of our services will be accessed by phone.
To self-refer to the abortion service phone 0131 536 2454 between 10am to 12.30 and 1pm to 3pm Monday to Friday
For all other services phone 0131 536 1070 between 10am and 12.30 and 1pm and 3pm Monday to Friday
You will have a phone discussion to decide what is the best way of providing you with care. Please be aware we may not be able to provide treatment or care for non-urgent conditions at the moment.
We will continue to provide routine HIV care, long acting contraception (coil and Implant) and PrEP supplies but some appointments may be deferred according to staffing levels. In some cases appointments may be cancelled and you will be asked to contact us to rebook after we have assessed your situation by phone.
All other non-urgent services will be suspended until further notice. GP referrals will be triaged and only urgent cases will be seen. All other referrals will be deferred until further notice. If you are running out of supplies of the contraceptive pill and are not able to get this from your GP then we may be able to provide a small supply.
If you need a repeat injection of the contraceptive jag and cannot get this from your GP –then we will try to provide this for you
We will continue to provide emergency contraception including an emergency coil
All routine STI testing at all clinics will be discontinued. If you have symptoms, you have been in contact with somebody who has been diagnosed with gonorrhoea, syphilis or HIV, or you think you are at high risk of STI, please contact us by phone.
See here for additional information on PrEP and COVID19 and HIV and COVID19
We are not sending out PTKs (Postal Testing Kits) until further notice.
From Monday 23 March, all local clincs apart from Howden will be closed.
Please click here for an update on the Gender Identity Clinic.