Locala sexual health
Address: The Orange Rooms, 2nd Floor, Ashton Primary Care Centre, 193 Old Street, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 7SR
Telephone: 0161 507 9460
Visit the Locala website for details of services and how to book an appointment.
Locala also run monthly community pop up clinics offering advice about:
- Sexual Health Screening
- HIV Testing
- Treatment for STIs
- Contraception
- Sexual Health Advice
The 2nd Monday of every month: 2:30pm – 5:30pm Healthy Hyde, 42-44 Howard Place, Clarendon Shopping centre, Hyde SK14 2QT
Please note some clinics may not be running throughout the school holidays.
Young people’s sexual health services
Locala
Address: The Orange Rooms, 193 Old St, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 7SR
Telephone: 0161 507 9460
Phone lines in Tameside are open Monday 8:30am-4:00pm, Tuesday 8:30am-7:00pm, Wednesday 8:30am-4:00pm, Thursday 8:30am-7:00pm and Friday 8:30am-4:00pm (excluding bank holidays).
For more information visit the Locala website.
Under 18s Queue & Wait Clinics
Under 18s ‘Queue & Wait’ clinic (no appointment needed – just turn up):
Every Tuesday: 3.30pm – 6.30pm at The Orange Rooms, 193 Old St, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 7SR
More information about sexual health services for young people in Tameside can be found on the Locala website.
CHAT sexual health
If you live in Tameside you can now text a Sexual Health Nurse on 07312 263 032 to get confidential and non-judgemental advice and support for a range of sexual health issues, including:
- STI testing
- HIV Testing
- Condoms
- Safe sex
- Contraception
- Emergency Contraception
- Pregnancy testing
- Advice
*Please note this is not an appointment booking service*
This service operates Monday to Friday, 8:30am-4pm excluding bank holidays. For more information including confidentiality please click here.
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
