About the Nurse led weekly sexual health clinics

Birmingham LGBT supported by Umbrella are committed to providing quality, accessible and appropriate sexual health services for the LGBT community. We offer weekly sexual health and well-being clinics for all LGB or T people.

We provide a safe, confidential space for those who may prefer to access this service in a dedicated LGBT environment.

The weekly clinic is nurse led and facilitated by sexual health promotion team.

What services are available at the weekly nurse led clinic?

• Free, confidential testing and treatment for STI’s*
• HIV rapid testing (POCT) with results given in just a few minutes
• Hepatitis A and B vaccination
• HPV vaccination (Human Papilloma Virus) for men who have sex with men up to 45 years of age
• Advice on PEPSE – Post-Exposure Prophylaxis after Sexual Exposure (emergency HIV medication)
• Advice on contraception.
• Access to 1 to 1 support from our sexual health promotion team.
• Access to counselling services
• Support around sexual violence or assault with direct access to an LGBT ISVA (Independent Sexual Violence Advocate)
• Support around domestic violence with access to an LGBT IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advocate)
• Access to our sexual health peer mentoring programme.
• Access to social support & community groups

(*Treatment for syphilis not administered at Birmingham LGBT but can be arranged via another clinic location)

When does the clinic run?

Every Wednesday from 12pm until 3pm and every Thursday from 12 midday until 7pm.

The clinic runs on a first come first seen basis.

More info:

Contact the Sexual Health Team for more information

Tel: 0121 643 0821

e-mail: sexualhealth@blgbt.org

About Clinic Trans

Birmingham LGBT supported by Umbrella are committed to providing quality, accessible and appropriate sexual health services for the trans and non binary community. We offer a monthly sexual health and well-being clinic for all trans and non binary people.

We provide a safe, confidential space for those who may prefer to access a dedicated and specific service.

Clinic Trans is consultant or nurse led and facilitated by our trans sexual health outreach worker and trans volunteers.

What services are available at the Clinic Trans?

• Free, confidential sexual health screening for STI’s (Including HIV and Hepatitis B)
• HIV rapid testing (POCT) with results given in just a few minutes
• PrEP advice and monitoring (and possible access to PrEP via NHS Trial).
• Liver function tests and Full blood count tests (important for monitoring the impact of hormone therapy)
• Hepatitis B testing and vaccination
• Advice on PEPSE – Post-Exposure Prophylaxis after Sexual Exposure (emergency HIV medication).
• Advice on contraception.
• Access to support from our trans sexual health outreach worker.
• Access to counselling services
• Support around sexual violence or assault with direct access to an LGBT ISVA (Independent Sexual Violence Advocate)
• Support around domestic violence with access to an LGBT IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advocate)
• Access to our sexual health peer mentoring programme.
• Access to social support & community groups

When does Clinic Trans run?

Clinic Trans runs on the 4th Friday of each month from 4pm – 7pm.

The clinic runs on a first come first seen basis.

What the clinic cannot do:

We offer a sexual health clinic, and do not offer the same services as a gender identity clinic. However, if you have any concerns about taking hormones bought from the internet or otherwise, you can discuss this confidentially with the nurse or doctor you see.  We may not be able to deal with the issue there and then but we can offer appropriate advice and may be able to refer you to an appropriate service.

How do I get in touch?

Contact the Sexual Health Team and ask to speak to the Trans Sexual Health Outreach Worker for more information

Tel: 0121 643 0821

e-mail: sexualhealth@blgbt.org

About the PrEP Advice Clinic

Birmingham LGBT supported by Umbrella are committed to providing quality, accessible and appropriate sexual health services for the LGBT community.

The PrEP Advice Clinics are for LGB or T people taking or thinking of taking PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis).

Please note that PrEP advice clinics are now fully booked until May 2019.

• 09:00 – 12:00 on the first, second, fourth and fifth Thursday of the month at Birmingham LGBT Centre

Other PrEP Advice clinics run:

• 13:00 – 15:30 on the third Monday of the month at Whittall Street Clinic
• 14:00 – 16:30 on the first Tuesday of the month at Erdington Clinic

We provide a safe, confidential space for those who may prefer to access this service in a dedicated LGBT environment.

This clinic is led by a sexual health doctor and supported by our sexual health promotion team.

What services are available at the PrEP Advice clinic?

• Advice and monitoring to those on PrEP or considering PrEP
• Recruitment and allocation of places on the PrEP Impact Trial
• 3 monthly HIV & STI Testing
• 3 monthly ‘Proteinuria’ Testing (Protein in urine) – to monitor kidney health
• Annual ‘U and E’ Tests (Urea and Electrolytes) – to monitor kidney health
• Advice on where to get PrEP
• Advice on how best to take PrEP (on demand or daily)
• Monitoring of those on PrEP trial, studies, or buying privately
• Access to support and a range of other services from our sexual health promotion team.

When does the PrEP Advice Clinic run?

Please see the calendar above for dates and times.

This clinic runs an appointment based system.

More info:

Contact the Sexual Health Team for more information

Tel: 0121 643 0821

e-mail: sexualhealth@blgbt.org

Birmingham LGBT operate community POP-UP sexual health clinics at various LGBT or other venues. These outreach clinics are facilitated by our sexual health promotion team.

What services are available at a POP-UP clinic?

• Free, confidential sexual health screening for STI’s (Including HIV, Syphilis, Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea and Hep B)
• HIV rapid testing (POCT) with results given in just a few minutes
• FREE condoms and lube
• Sexual health advice
• Information and signposting to other services

These POP UP Clinics are ideal if you find getting into other clinics difficult or prefer to get your sexual health testing done whilst you’re out.

Please check out our clinics calendar above for dates and locations of these.