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Improving Sexual Health Services

The NHS are looking to make your life easier when it comes to sexual health.

Between 27^th April – 26^th June 2009, the Local Engagement Process took place as an opportunity for feedback to be collected and changes to be made in sexual health services. This involved giving questionnaires out to the public for their views. All your views were analysed and a number of recommendations were made in the a report called the ‘Analysis of Public and Professional Engagement’.

Thank you to those who took part and for taking the time to complete the Integrated Sexual Health Specification engagement questionnaires. The Local engagement was undertaken

Summary

Brief headlines:

• 350 service users/members of the public responded.
• There was agreement on the need to modernise local sexual health services in Kingston.
• There was support for an integrated sexual health service.

Where to deliver sexual health services

• The most preferred settings to go to for help or advice on a sexual health problem is GUM clinics, general practice and family planning clinics.
• When considering where to develop sexual health services the most important factors for service users/members of the public are confidentiality, availability of test results on the same or next day, ease of transport and central location, the opening hours (on Saturdays and late evenings).
• The provision of sexual health self care facilities should be considered as respondents (73.8%) expressed a high level of demand for such a service.

How to access sexual health services

• Young people would prefer a walk in sexual health service, whereas the older age groups would prefer to telephone ahead for an appointment.
• The most preferable times for a sexual health service were weekday evenings (60.8%) and Saturday clinics (37.1%).

What's next?

The outcome of the local engagement process will be published on our website www.kingstonpct.nhs.uk from August 2009.

The next steps involve taking forward the recommendation of the Integrated Sexual Health Specification Engagement Analysis.

If you would like to discuss anything further on the Integrated Sexual Health Specification Engagement Analysis please contact Vanessa Cruickshank at vanessa.cruickshank@kpct.nhs.uk or 020 8339 8150.