We provide the full range of sexual infection screening and treat all sexually transmitted infections free of charge.

We see anyone:

• Wanting a sexual health check-up, with or without symptoms (we offer the choice of not being examined)

• With a suspected or known sexual infection

• With any genital problems including discharge, lumps, rashes

• Wanting a blood test for HIV or Syphilis

• With a diagnosis of HIV for long term treatment and management

• Who has been or think they have been sexually assaulted

• Wanting advice on safer sex, sexual risk taking, infections, sexuality, gender issues

• Requiring Hepatitis B vaccination due to sexual risk

Partner notification

We can help you contact partners if you have been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection.

Complex GUM

This service is for patients who have chronic recurrent genital problems. We see and manage men and women of all ages with non-sexual infection problems such as:

• Genital skin problems (itching, soreness, rashes and lumps)

• Genital Pain

• Unexplained vaginal discharge or thrush

• Problems following gender reassignment surgery

Sexual Health services operate by appointment only out of the following bases:

• Sunderland Royal Hospital (Chester Lodge), Chester Road, Sunderland, SR4 7TU

• Bunnyhill Primary Care Centre, Hylton lane, Sunderland SR5 4BW

• Houghton Primary Care Centre, Brinkburn Crescent, Houghton le Spring, DH4 5HB

• Washington Primary Centre, Princess Ann Park, Washington, NE38 7QZ

Please visit our website to order our free home postal testing kits.

We are no longer offering drop in clinics. To access the service, please telephone 0191 569 9966 between 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday (excluding Bank Holidays) to be added to our assessment list.

You will receive a call that day from one of our Sexual Health Team, who will assess you and offer advice and an appointment, if necessary, at a time to suit you.