Hey guys and girls and all those inbetween, here is some information about GUM clinics and stuff in Leeds. If there is anything else you would like me to put on this post please pm me.

Hope this is some help. (Also don't rely on these times 100% as I've got them today but the times do change.

Sexual Health Centre

Sunnybank Wing,
Great George Street,
Leeds. LS1 3EX

The Centre for Sexual Health is the name for the GUM clinic in Leeds. It is the place to go if you want a sexual health check up, HIV test or have symptoms which you think might be caused by a sexually transmitted infection.

Appointments are necessary. You can ring at any time during the day to make an appointment.

If you have symptoms and think that you need to be seen urgently you can contact the Health Advisors at the clinic, you will probably need to leave a message and they will call you back.

Clinic Times
Monday 8:45 - 12:00 and 13:45 - 16:30
Tuesday 8:45 - 12:00 and 13:45 - 16:30
Wednesday 8:45 - 12:00 and 14:00 - 16:30
Thursday 8:30 - 12:00 and 13:45 - 19:00
Friday 8:45 - 12:00 and 13:45 - 16:30

Appointments: 0113 392 6724 or 0113 392 6725
Health Advisors: 0113 392 6057



Leeds Student Medical Practice

www.leedsstudentmedicalpractice.co.uk

The telephone numbers below cover mental health, drug use, and other primary and secondary care services

Medical
Leeds Student Medical Practice: 0113 295 4488
Leeds General Infirmary: 0113 243 2799
NHS Direct: 0845 4647 (24hr medical advice and health information)
St. James's Hospital: 0113 243 3144
24hr Emergency Dentist: 0845 4647 (NHS Direct)
Leeds Dental Advice Line: 0800 2985787

Councelling and Support
Alcoholics Anonymous: 0113 245 4567
Leeds Smoking Cessation Services: 0800 169 4219
Narcotics Anonymous: 020 7251 4007
Relate Leeds 0113 245 2595
Samaritans: 08457 90 90 90
Saneline: 0845 767 8000 (support & information about mental health problems)
STAR (Surviving Trauma After Rape) 01924 298954
University Student Counselling Service: 0113 343 4107
Victim support: 0113 293 0199

Mental Health Web Sites
www.studentdepression.org/ - Student specific resources
www.mentalhealthleeds.info - mental health resources in Leeds
www.mind.org.uk - Variety of downloadable mental health leaflets
www.nnt.nhs.uk/mh/ - Variety of downloadable self-help booklets

Others
Disability Information Advice: Line 0113 214 3630
Leeds North West Primary Care Trust 0113 305 7120
Police (emergency 999 / non-urgent 0845 6060606)
University Security (only for emergency response): 0113 34 32222

In emergencies call 999



NHS Walk in Centre, Headrow (The Light)

Address:
The Light,
The Headrow,
Leeds,
West Yorkshire,
LS1 8TL

Telephone:
0870 818 0003

Information

We treat minor illnesses and minor injuries. Our team includes experienced nurses, a GP and a physiotherapist. No appointment is necessary and you don't need to be registered with a GP. The centre complements existing local services. It is not intended to replace local GP or hospital services.

Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm. Closed on Christmas day, boxing day and new years day.

Other information

The entrance is located on The Headrow, next to the entrance to The Light centre.

Disabled car parking is located in the Light car park

Main services
Coughs, colds and flu-like symptoms
Information on staying healthy and health promotion
Muscle and joint injuries - strains and sprains
Skin complaints - rashes, sunburn and headlice



NHS Direct

If you are feeling unwell now, please call NHS Direct

Telephone: 0845 4647

The helpline is open 24 hours.

http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/



Student Counselling Centre

Address
19 Clarendon Place
Leeds
LS2 9JY

Telephone: 0113 343 4107
Email: stucouns@adm.leeds.ac.uk
Web: www.leeds.ac.uk/studentcounselling/ and www.leeds.ac.uk.ahead4health

Opening Times
8.30 - 5.00 Monday to Friday
Appointment times: 9.00am - 5.00pm
Appointments available from: 9.00am to 5.00pm
(Some late appointments are available during term-time)

Emergency Contact

If the service is closed contact:
Leeds Student Medical Practice: 0113 295 4488
Nightline: 0113 380 1381
The Samaritans: 0845 790 9090

Or go to the Accident & Emergency department of your local hospital.

Drop-in Sessions are available every day.
No appointment needed.

crisis intervention online

http://http:www.samaritans.org.uk
http://http:www.befrienders.org



Terrence Higgins Trust (THT)

http://www.tht.org.uk/


Fastest

A walk-in, non-appointment testing service for people under 25 who live in Leeds.

You can be tested for HIV, Hepatitis B & C, Gonorrhoea, Syphilis, Genital Warts and Chlamydia. You'll receive counselling and information before and after the test. Test results are available within an hour (for HIV & syphilis) or within the next few days (for other STIs).

We can treat Chlamydia, Gonnorhoea & Genital Warts and vacinate you for Hepatitis B. Pregnancy tests are also availaible.

Go to the Medicare centre between 15.45 and 19.00 on mondays or on thursdays. To find us go to the balcony level, head towards Vue and cross the bridge by the Esporta Health Club. Press the top buzzer, and once the door has opened go upstairs.

Arrive early to guarantee being seen - only the first twenty people can be tested.

Address

One Medicare (GP Surgery)
The Light
The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 8TL

Telephone: 0113 246 9272

Email: info.leeds@tht.org.uk

Opening times

Mon & Thu 15.45-19.00

Please phone for details on how to access the service.



Family Planning Clinic

All the clinics provide free condoms, pregnancy tests, emergency contraception, and Chlamydia testing. Note: We recommend you telephone the clinic before attending to check it is open.

All sessions shown are drop-in, no appointment is necessary

Administation number: 0113 305 7884


Beeston Village Medical Centre

Drop in all ages

Address:
James Reed House
(next to co-op) Town Street
Leeds LS11 8PN

Tel: 3057801


Burmantofts HC

Drop in all ages

Address:
Cromwell Mount
LS9 7ST

Tel: 2953358


Armley Moor Medical Centre

Drop in all ages

Address:
93 Town Street
LS12 3HD

Tel: 3059262


Citywise Clinic (under 25s)

Address:
1st Floor, No.1 Eastgate
LS2 7LY

Tel: 0113 295 4820

Now open every Saturday 10.00 - 13.00


Woodlsey Health Centre

Drop in all ages

Address:
Woodsley Road
LS6 1SB

Tel: 2951266


Chapeltown Health Centre

Drop in all ages

Address:
Spencer Place
LS7 4BB

Tel: 2951015


The morning after pill is also availiable from your local pharmacy. (Ask for Levonelle one)
This needs to be taken within 72 Hours of intercourse.



Post Exposure Prophylaxis and HIV

Prevention

The most effective approach is not to put yourself at risk at all.
Use good infection control procedures at all times .
Wear gloves if you are likely to be contaminated with body fluids. This means taking gloves with you. (I know this sounds silly but even I have some)
Think about what you will do in the event of an injury before it happens.

Risk after exposure

Risk of acquiring HIV infection following occupational exposure to HIV infected blood is low (but still a risk)


Body fluids and materials which may pose a risk of HIV transmission

Amniotic fluid
Cerebrospinal fluid
Human breast milk
Pericardial fluid
Peritoneal fluid
Pleural fluid
Saliva in association with dentistry
Synovial fluid
Unfixed human tissues and organs
Vaginal secretions
Semen
Any other fluid if visibly bloodstained
Fluid from burns or skin lesions

Post-exposure prophylaxis

PEP should ideally be started within 1 hour of the injury.

Sources of local information about PEP and prescriptions

Undergraduate office
Department of Genitourinary Medicine Leeds General Infirmary (or ID department St James Hospital)

Private Prescriptions available late May/early June from GUM (Genito Urinary Medicine)

Advice on PEP available from GUM Consultant/SpR 24/7

Telephone:Office hours 0113 3926762, out of hours LGI switchboard 0113 2432799

Follow up advice/drugs/blood tests in the event of an injury from Leeds Student Medical Practice

Reference: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/lsmp/healthadvice/hivexposure/hivexposure.html


Where does someone get PEP from?

These places might give people PEP:
Sexual Health clinics (GUM clinics)
Hospitals (usually A&E or Accident & Emergency departments)

You must also meet the prescribing guidelines for PEP

If you already have HIV try your HIV clinic if the PEP is for someone you've had sex with. Not all these places in every part of the country will have PEP or be able to give it and GPs usually won't be able to prescribe it.

What are the chances someone will get PEP?

New guidelines have been given to Sexual Health Clinics that help doctors decide if PEP should be given. A doctor will need to ask questions about what kind of sex happened, when and who with. It's worth thinking about PEP if you or someone you had sex with didn't use a condom (or something went wrong with the condom) and it's not later than 72 hours (3 days) since it happened. Doctors might sometimes give PEP after oral sex, depending on the circumstances.

What kind of questions are asked if someone wants PEP?

The questions they will ask you will be about:-
- The person the unsafe sex was with (to judge the chances they had HIV or not)
- The sex involved, e.g. when it happened; was it oral, vaginal or anal sex; was semen involved?
- Having an HIV test (before someone is given PEP they must have an HIV test to check they don't already have HIV. They must agree to be tested after taking PEP to see if it's worked. PEP won't be offered if someone refuses to be tested).

What if someone can't get to a place that has PEP within 72 hours?

Once 72 hours are over PEP won't usually be offered. So if it's not possible to get to a Sexual Health Clinic that's open it may be worth trying a hospital Accident & Emergency department because they never close (although there's no guarantee they'll give PEP).

If someone takes PEP can their body become resistant to HIV drugs so that the drugs won't work if that person later gets HIV?

No, it's the virus (HIV), not someone's body, that can become resistant to the drugs. If PEP works it gets rid of the virus - and the virus can't become resistant because it's not there anymore. So if someone were to get HIV later and needed drugs it wouldn't make any difference that they took PEP in the past. But if PEP doesn't work and a person then ends up infected, there may be problems with the HIV in their body being resistant to some drugs, including ones used in PEP.

If someone's taking PEP does that make them immune to HIV while they're on it or once they've stopped taking it?

No. Unsafe sex while taking PEP could let more HIV into your body, making PEP much more likely not to work.If after taking PEP someone's stayed HIV negative and then has unsafe sex again, they can become infected just like any other HIV negative person.

Now there's PEP does it matter so much if people don't use condoms?

Here's why PEP doesn't change the need for condoms:
- Using a condom is more likely to stop HIV being passed on than PEP is
- Condoms don't make you ill with nasty side effects
- You need a condom for as long as the sex lasts - but PEP lasts for 4 weeks
- Condoms are everywhere. PEP can be hard - sometimes impossible - to get!
- You control getting hold of condoms but doctors decide if you should get PEP and they may say no!!!!

How many times can someone have PEP?

Doctors decide who gets PEP and they're unlikely to give these expensive and powerful drugs to the same person time after time. So someone who keeps having unsafe sex will usually be offered help with having safer sex and won't be given PEP lots of times. Besides, the side effects often put people off wanting to take PEP more than once.

To speak to someone in person, call THT Direct on 0845 12 21 200 for more information on PEP and where to get it.

http://www.tht.org.uk/informationresources/hivandaids/postexposureprophylaxis/gettingpep/