Havering - Sexual Health Services

Date: 17 August 2008

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•  The under-18 conception rate has decreased by 4% since the 1998 baseline. Havering is red RAG rated.
•  There is one small area in both the north and south of the borough with deprivation levels in the 20% highest. Higher teenage conception rates are also concentrated in the far north and south, but levels as a whole are lower than the London average.
•  There are eight community contraceptive clinics around the borough, 7 of which offer only one session per week. The 8th also offers a Saturday clinic. Around half of sessions are available in the afternoon or evening and so would be accessible to young people in education.
•  There is no GUM service in Havering.
•  There are two young people’s services, one of which offers a clinical service on some days and information and advice on others. The other service offers a clinical service on one afternoon each week.
•  The community contraceptive service offers pregnancy testing and referral for abortion and ante-natal care.
•  There is no EHC in pharmacy scheme
•  There is no condom distribution scheme

Suggestions for future developments
•  Consider the development of a condom distribution scheme and distribution of condoms across a range of settings accessed by young people
•  If long acting methods of contraception are not available at all sessions accessed by young people, consider this as a service development.
•  Ensure that GUM services in neighbouring boroughs are publicised and that young people are sign-posted into the service
•  Consider the development of an EHC in pharmacy scheme, with participating pharmacies in teenage pregnancy hot spot areas as a minimum

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