Bolton Council
Bolton Council works alongside NHS partners and charitable groups to provide Sexual Health Services in the borough.
Adult sexual health services are provided by Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.
This service provides a free and confidential service offering advice and support on a range of sexual health issues across Bolton. They offer testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). They also provide free contraception, including emergency contraception.
This service is based at Crompton Health Centre:
Crompton Health Centre,
501 Crompton Way,
Bolton
BL1 8UP
Tel: 01204 390771
For more information visit the Bolton Council website.
Shine
Shine provides a free and confidential service offering advice and support on a range of sexual health issues across Bolton, including:
- Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) e.g. chlamydia, syphilis and gonorrhoea & HIV
- Advice about sexual health in general
- Support in contacting and informing partners of the need to access STI testing
- Contraception, including emergency contraception
- Advice for people who have been sexually assaulted
- PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) a medication that can help prevent you from developing HIV if you’ve been exposed to it
- PrEP a medication to help prevent HIV before you’ve been exposed to it
- Hepatitis A, B and HPV vaccinations for men who have sex with men (MSM)
- Other sexual problems e.g. pain during sex, sexual dysfunction & genital skin conditions. This requires a referral from your GP
- Free condoms
More information:
Tel: 01204 390771
Email: boltonsexualhealth@boltonft.nhs.uk
website: Sexual & Reproductive Health – Bolton NHS FT
Young people’s sexual health services
Sexual health services for young people in Bolton are provided at The Parallel: Young People’s Health Centre – Bolton NHS FT (boltonft.nhs.uk)
PaSH Partnership
The Passionate about Sexual Health (PaSH) Partnership) is a collaboration between BHA for Equality, George House Trust and the LGBT Foundation.
The PaSH Partnership will deliver a comprehensive programme of interventions to meet the changing needs of people newly diagnosed with HIV, living longer term with HIV or at greatest risk of acquiring HIV. More information can be found at PaSH (gmpash.org.uk).
Emergency contraception
Emergency contraception can stop you getting pregnant after unprotected sex (sex without contraception or when contraception might have failed).
You need to use emergency contraception within 3 to 5 days of having unprotected sex.
Find out where you can get emergency contraception.
Termination of pregnancy services
If you’re pregnant and do not want to continue with the pregnancy, you can contact a sexual health clinic and ask for a referral to a termination of pregnancy service.
You can also contact a termination of pregnancy service directly, or speak to a GP who can refer you for an appointment
Find termination of pregnancy services – NHS
Help after Rape or sexual assault
Saint Mary’s Sexual Assault Referral Centre – SARC
Peter Mount Building, First Floor, off Hathersage Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M13 0HY
Telephone: 0161 276 6515 – 24 Hours
