Find out what advice and support is available in the borough.
There are four clinics where you can get free, accurate and confidential advice or help about your sexual health in Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge, and Havering.
Sexual health - Barking, Havering and Redbridge University hospitals
There are walk-in clinics, where you can come and wait to be seen, or you can call the appointment and advice line:
0208 970 5724
Open from 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday
All GPs and pharmacists will offer you support and advice on sexual health. GPs can give you contraception, chlamydia testing and free condoms. You need to go to your doctor for a prescription for Emergency Hormonal Contraception EHC (Morning after pill) if you are over 25 or attend a Sexual Health clinic to receive it for free.
A pharmacist may be able to supply the contraceptive pill if you need to:
If the pharmacist gives you the contraceptive pill they will share this information with your GP if you give permission for them to do so.
You can enter your postcode and find a participating pharmacy here.
The Come Correct (or CCard) scheme for 13-24 year olds provides access to free condoms in a variety of locations (called Outlets) across London. Once registered you can collect condoms or get advice from any Outlet displaying the Come Correct logo.
It also provides for 13-24 year olds emergency hormonal contraception (morning after pill) in a pharmacy with a C-Card.
Heather McKelvey, Youth Health Programmes Coordinator
07968511930