Sexual health services in Newham

Services for young people in Newham are centred around Shine our young people's sexual health service.

For the 16 - 24 age group:

Shine is a friendly, free and fully confidential service for young people aged 24 and under, including under 16s. Shine runs free young people's clinics in health centres and delivers education and health promotion to young people in schools, colleges and other venues. Shine welcomes all young people including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.

Shine runs five young people's contraceptive and sexual health clinics in Newham. They provide young people with:

• Advice and information on sexual health and relationships
• Contraception
• Condoms and C-Cards
• Emergency contraception
• Pregnancy testing
• You Test (Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea testing)
• Counselling or one to one support
• Abortion information and referral

For further information, including clinic days and times, please visit the Shine website or use our search engine, Find a Clinic, to find what you need.

Watch our films to find out what happens at a Shine clinic.

For the 25+ age group:

Services for this age group are centred around:

• The walk-in and wait GUM service at the Greenway Centre, Newham General Hospital, Glen Road, Plaistow, E13 8SL
• Appointment only family planning clinics in the community
• Local GP services

Both the GUM services and family planning clinics are accessed by self referral, so there is no need for patients to be referred by their GP.