All of our doctors and 3 of our nurses (Sr Shaw, Sr Sumner and Sr McShane) can offer advice on family planning and prescribe oral contraception (“the pill”), the patch and the depo injection. We provide free condoms for contraception and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, please ask any of our doctors or nurses.

In addition, Dr Owen and Dr Holch provide intrauterine contraception services (“the coil”) and Dr Holch and Sr Shaw provide subcutaneous contraception services (“the implant or rod”).

Please make an appointment via reception.

If you think you might be suffering from or are at risk of having a sexually transmitted disease, all our doctors and nurses will be able to offer an STD screen.

There is a step in clinic for young people under 25 years in the health centre on a Wednesday afternoon which also offers family planning services.