Health Advice
Sexual health clinics, what are they? Easy to access services available to everyone regardless of gender, age, ethnicity and sexuality. What do they provide? HIV – PrEP and PEP Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PREP) is a free medication available on the NHS that protects people who are HIV negative from getting HIV, for more information see – […]
GP surgeries are unable to take household clinical waste including used swabs, bandages and dressingsused syringes, needles or other sharp items. Please contact your local council, who can help you arrange collection of any household clinical waste.
The pneumococcal vaccine (or ‘pneumo jab’ or pneumonia vaccine as it’s also known) protects against pneumococcal infections. Pneumococcal infections are caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae and can lead to pneumonia, septicaemia (a kind of blood poisoning) and meningitis. Read more about why the pneumococcal vaccination is needed. Who should have the pneumococcal vaccine? A pneumococcal infection can affect anyone. However, […]