Sexual Health Department

Why do people come to our clinics?


All our services are FREE and CONFIDENTIAL.
You can ring and make an appointment for yourself. You can download a copy of the Directory of Sexual Health Services in Ayrshire, you will need Adobe Reader to view the document.

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Clinics specialise in particular areas:

Family planning clinics provide contraception (all methods), emergency contraception, pregnancy testing, pre-pregnancy advice, termination of pregnancy counselling, cervical smears, advice about sexual matters. Family planning clinics also advise on well woman topics e.g. breast self examination, breast problems, pre-menstrual tension, menopause advice.

Young peoples clinics are family planning clinics for people under 20


Menopause clinic- this is a specialist clinic for women wanting advice about menopausal problems and HRT

GU clinics(Genitourinary medicine clinics)these specialise in the screening and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, HIV information and testing, Hepatitis B vaccination, advice about safer sex etc. They also provide emergency contraception

Sexual Problems clinic -discussion and counselling about sexual problems. You need to be referred to this clinic by your GP or from another sexual health department clinic

Condoms can protect you against sexually transmitted infections ( including HIV ) and pregnancy. Condoms are FREE at all our clinics

For appointments, advice and information, the department can be contacted 9am-5pm Monday to Friday by ringing 01294 323228/6 Clinics can be contacted directly during the time they are running.

If you feel that you should be seen urgently, we will try to arrange this.

Emergency Contraception : We'll see you as soon as possible, and its OK to drop in at clinics for this, although you may need to wait to be seen.

Emergency contraceptive pills must be taken within 72 hours (3 days) of unprotected sex
After this time in IUCD (Coil) can often be used (up to at least 5 days after).

Emergency contraception can be obtained free from:
Family planning clinics
GP surgeries
A&E department at Ayr Hospital (open 24 hours)
most Community Pharmacies

Emergency contraception is also available out of hours via the emergency doctor service (ADOC) by dialling NHS 24 on 08454 24 24 24.

For over 16's, emergency hormonal contraception can also be purchased over the counter, from community pharmacies.

Staff

The clinic staff work as a team to provide the services described above.
The core team consists of doctors and nurses who have qualifications in family planning, assisted by clerical staff who make appointments and organise the casenotes. At some clinics there are

There are two consultants in the department.


All the staff in the clinic work to a strict code of confidentiality and are forbidden to reveal your personal information to anyone else without your permission

Sometimes we have trainees at the clinics. These are qualified Doctors and Nurses who are working for extra qualifications in family planning and sexual health. You will be asked if you agree to a trainee being present at your consultation. It is your choice, and the service you receive will not be affected whatever your decision.

Almost all clinics have female doctors, but please tell us if it is important to you to see a woman doctor.


Advice & information

The department telephone number is 01294 323228. We may not have someone available to talk to you immediately, but can arrange to call you back or suggest a suitable time to call again.

Where are the clinics

North Ayrshire
Ardrossan
Ardrossan Health Centre, Central Avenue, Ardrossan
Family Planning Every Thursday afternoon 01294 323226
Young people's clinic Every Thursday afternoon 01294 323226

Beith
Beith Health Centre, Reform Street, Beith
Family Planning/Well Woman clinic, 1st Wednesday evening 01294 323226

Irvine
Ayrshire Central Hospital, Kilwinning Road, Irvine
Outpatients Family Planning Every Tuesday evening 01294 323226
GUM Every Monday morning 01294 323226
GUM Every Tuesday evening
GUM Every Tuesday afternoon 01294 323226
GUM Every Thursday afternoon 01294 323226

Ballot Road Clinic, Ballot Road, Irvine
Family Planning Every Thursday evening and Monday evening 01294 323226
Young Peoples clinic Every Thursday afternoon 01294 323226 or Drop in

Kilwinning
Fergushill Clinic, Fergushill Road
Family Planning Every Wednesday afternoon 01294 323226

Largs
Brooksby Hospital
Day Centre Family Planning every 2nd and 4th Tuesday evening 01294 323226

South Ayrshire
Ayr
Miller Road, Miller Road, Ayr
Family Planning Every Monday evening 01294 323226
Family Planning Every Thursday afternoon 01294 323226
Young peoples clinic Every Thursday afternoon 01294 323226


North Ayr Clinic (Whitletts), Glenmuir Place, Ayr
Family Planning Every Thursday morning 01292 885500
Family Planning Every Friday morning 01292 885500

Heathfield Hospital GUM, Heathfield Road, Ayr
Every Wednesday morning and afternoon 01294 323226
Every Friday morning 01292 610557

Girvan
Letterbox, Z1 Youth Bar 154 Dalrymple St, Girvan
Girvan Young Peoples clinic Every Thursday evening Drop in

Racecourse Road Surgery, Racecourse Road, Ayr Sexual Problems clinic Every Tuesday Referral from GP/other clinic telephone: 01294 323226 for details


East Ayrshire
Cumnock
Cumnock Health Centre, Tanyard, Cumnock
Family Planning Every Wednesday evening 01290 422214
CHAT@Yipworld Young peoples clinic Every Wednesday evening Drop in

Kilmarnock
Central clinic, Old Irvine Road
GUM clinic every Monday afternoon and evening Drop in 01563 545700
Family Planning Every Monday afternoon 01563 545700
Young peoples Clinic Every Tuesday afternoon 01563 545700
Family Planning every Wednesday evening 01563 545700
Family Planning Every Friday morning 01563 545700
Family Planning Every Friday morning Drop in

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