Sexual health

We provide all Wandsworth residents with comprehensive information and advice on sexual and reproductive health.

Find out more about sexually transmitted infections (STIs), symptoms and how to protect yourself on the NHS website.

See the NHS for an overview of HIV and AIDS.

Where to get tested

The sexual health clinics in the area are:

All clinics in the area offer:

  • Free and confidential contraception
  • STI testing
  • Treatment
  • Advice

Walk-in sessions

Falcon Road clinic has a walk in and wait service. We strongly advise to arrive at the clinic before 11am.

  • Opening days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
  • Opening times: Doors open at 8am 

Be aware that clinic may close early depending on daily demand and capacity.

Young persons (18 years or under) walk-in clinic:

  • Falcon Road, Wednesday from 3 to 6pm
  • Off the Record at Twickenham, Monday from 3 to 6pm

You must arrive before 5.30pm to allow time for an assessment by a clinician.

General appointments

General appointments are available to book at:

  • Falcon Road on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 2pm to 6pm, and on Wednesday from 8am to 6pm.
  • Patrick Doody on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
  • Off the Record between Tuesday and Saturday

Check which clinic you should use

To check which clinic you should use, call the booking and advice line on 0333 300 2100

Lines are open 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday. A recorded message gives information outside of these hours.

Same-day appointments are sometimes available.

You can book an appointment yourself or attend in an emergency. You do not need your GP to refer you for care, nor do you need to live locally.

Find other clinics and services near you

You can also find other clinics and services near you on the NHS Choices website.

Sexual Health Clinic for d/Deaf people*

Falcon Road has a sexual health clinic specifically for the d/Deaf community.

The clinic is run one Friday each month (subject to change) by Dr Rose Balázs, a GP registrar in Southwest London who uses British Sign Language (BSL)

There will be BSL interpreters present throughout the day to make the clinic fully accessible.

Book a sexual health appointment as a d/Deaf patient.

*You do not have to be a BSL user to use this service.

STI testing at home

Sexual Health London (SHL) is an online testing programme offers free and easy access to STI testing kits for:

  • Chlamydia
  • Gonorrhoea
  • HIV
  • Syphilis
  • Hepatitis B and C

The programme is for Londoners aged 16 and over who have mild or no STI symptoms. Kits can be sent directly to the individual’s home address or can be picked up from a local sexual health clinic.

Freetesting (SH:24) is a national HIV testing service providing free online HIV tests for sexually active individuals aged 16 and over. You can choose for the kit to be delivered in discreet packaging to any address and there is an option to also test for syphilis.

Young people

Sexual health services for young people in the borough.

Getting it On

Getting it On offers information for young people aged 13 to 19 about:

  • Mental health
  • Sexual health
  • Drugs and alcohol
  • Healthy relationships

The following free services and treatments are available for young people:

Come Correct scheme

Young people under the age of 25 can get free condoms from the Come Correct scheme.

Get It

Get It is a free and confidential online service for young people aged 25 and under living in Wandsworth, to order free condoms, lube and chlamydia tests.

GPs may also offer you a chlamydia and gonorrhoea screen if you are sexually active and under the age of 25. Ask your GP for more information.

Contraception

Your GP surgery can provide you with free contraceptives (as a free prescription), and some surgeries offer long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) such as coil (IUD/IUS) and implant. They can also remove or replace these if you wish to change your type of contraception.

If you are registered with a Wandsworth GP and aged between 15 to 54, you can access all these types of contraception, including coils, through your local community care practitioners.

Sexual Health South West London has a full list of clinics across Wandsworth and the South West of London that can provide a full range of contraception, including LARC, routine and emergency contraception.

Visit the FPA website to get help deciding which method of contraception is best for you. It provides information on the different types and methods of contraception.

Emergency contraception

Emergency contraception can be used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex or if the contraception you have used has failed (for example, a missed pill or a split condom).

There are two types of emergency contraception:

  • The emergency contraceptive pill (the 'morning after' pill)
  • The intrauterine device (IUD or coil)

You need to take the emergency contraceptive pill within either three, or five days, after unprotected sex for it to be effective. The sooner you take it, the more effective it will be.

The coil can be fitted up to five days after unprotected sex, or up to five days after the earliest time you could have ovulated, for it to be effective.

Free emergency contraception is available for females aged 13 to 24 years old at:

Where to get emergency contraception

Pharmacies in the borough provide free emergency hormonal contraception (known as EHC or the morning after pill) which prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex to females aged 13 to 24 years old. These pills are effective for up to 72 and 120 hours after unprotected sex.

There is no requirement for Wandsworth residents to be registered with a Wandsworth General Practitioner. Anyone who falls outside the eligibility criteria should be referred for further assessment and treatment to either:

  • The nearest ISH service
  • The Single Point of Access number: 0333 300 2100
Pharmacies that provide EHC
Area Pharmacy Address
Balham Boots 153/155 Balham High Road
SW12 9AU
Balham Boyes WJ Pharmacy (Amichem Ltd) 61 Balham Hill
SW12 9DR
Balham Trinity Pharmacy 278A Balham High Road
SW17 7AL
Battersea Day Lewis Pharmacy 299-303 Battersea Park Road
SW11 4LX
Battersea Krystal Pharmacy 248 Battersea Park Road
SW11 3BP
Battersea Northcote Pharmacy 130 Northcote Road
SW11 6QZ
Battersea Robards Dispensing Chemist 15 Battersea Rise
SW11 1HG
Clapham Junction Boots 21/23 St. Johns Road
SW11 1QN
Clapham Junction Boots 10 Falcon Lane
SW11 2LG
Putney Boots 45-53 High Street
SW15 1SR
Putney Husband Chemist 124 Upper Richmond Road
SW15 2SP
Putney Putney Pharmacy 278 Upper Richmond Road
SW15 6TQ
Putney R Walji Chemist 6 Rockingham Close
SW15 5RW
Roehampton Asda Superstore 31 Roehampton Vale
SW15 3DT
Southfields Boots 31-33 Replingham Road
SW18 5LT
Streatham C Bradbury 86 Moyser Road
SW16 6SQ
Streatham Fairoak Pharmacy 270 Mitcham Lane
SW16 6NU
Tooting Barkers Chemist (Tooting) 223 Upper Tooting Road
SW17 7TG
Tooting Barrons Chemists

158a Tooting High Street
SW17 0RT

Tooting Boots 59/61 Mitcham Road
SW17 9PB
Tooting Lords Pharmacy 98 Tooting High Street
SW17 0RR
Tooting Nettles Pharmacy 18 Upper Tooting Road
SW17 7PG
Tooting Pearl Chemist 159 Mitcham Road
SW17 9PG
Tooting Tooting Pharmacy Practice 175 Upper Tooting Road
SW17 7TJ
Wandsworth Asvacare 245 Garratt Lane
SW18 4DU
Wandsworth Boots 95/98 The Wandsworth Shopping Centre
SW18 4TG
Wandsworth Dumlers Pharmacy 438 Garratt Lane
SW18 4HN
Wandsworth East Hill Pharmacy 53 East Hill
SW18 2QE
Wandsworth Mansons Dispensing Chemist 195 Wandsworth High Street
SW18 4JE
Wandsworth Pearl Chemist Group T/A Earlsfield Pharmacy 595 Garratt Lane
SW18 4SU
Wandsworth Wandsworth Pharmacy 96 Garratt Lane
SW18 4DH
Wimbledon Parkside Aura Pharmacy 78 Inner Park Road
SW19 6DA

You can also use the NHS search to find your nearest pharmacy.

If you are under the age of 25, you can also access free condoms and chlamydia tests at your local pharmacy.

Sexual health webinars

In partnership with our sexual health providers, we have created webinars to celebrate key sexual health events and discuss important sexual and reproductive health topics.

Watch the webinars

Sexual Health Service Directory

Our Sexual Health Service Directory has a list of all sexual health services in the borough, with a description of the services and who they are for.