Go Sexual Health
Our services include
- Free on-line chlamydia screening postal kits for 16-24 year olds.
- Free condom distribution service
- All methods of reversible contraception including implants and IUDs (coils)
- Emergency contraception
- Testing and treatment for all sexually transmitted infections including HIV, Hepatitis B and C
Advice & Treatment
When it comes to your sexual health there's a lot you need to know. From how to avoid Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) such as Chlamydia, getting to grips with contraception, to being clear about your sexuality, it can all seem a bit daunting.
We have clinics in many locations throughout the region. All patients from any area are invited to attend the service and people of all ages are welcome, including under 16 year olds.
Confidentiality
Confidentiality means not telling anyone else about anything you have said to us or about the information we have about you. Occasionally there may be exceptional circumstances when we are required by law to share your information - for example if we get information that suggests that you or another are at serious risk of harm, we may have to discuss this with other services in order to protect you.
HiV treatment and management
Please note that the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust continues to manage the treatment of patients in the Chester area with a confirmed HIV positive result.
The Countess appointments line can be reached via 01244 363091. Support for those living with HIV in Cheshire and North Wales is also provided by charity Body Positive - click here for more information.
Welcome to gosh - Cheshire’s new sexual health service.
About us
This site is run by East Cheshire NHS Trust, which provides sexual health and contraception services in the Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester local authority areas.
All our services, tests, advice and treatment are entirely free and confidential.
If you have any questions at all email us via ecn-tr.gosh@nhs.net
Our partners
Many local businesses and organisations are helping to raise awareness of our services to their customers and clients.
This is often by displaying promotional materials around their premises and sharing vital sexual health and contraception information through their newsletters and social media channels.
Click here to view our partners
Gender identification within our booking system
We recognise that many of our patients do not identify as male or female and that subsequently our appointment booking system does not cater to the needs of all our patients. We are currently working to resolve this and improve our service. In the meantime we ask that you please bear with us while our systems are upgraded.
Translate this website
This website can be translated into most languages free of charge via Google Translate. Simply open the site in the Google Chrome web browser, right click, select ‘Translate to English’ and then ‘Options’. You can then choose your translation language from over 90 different options.
Quick Links
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
- Sexual Assault
- NHS Choices
- Family Planning Association
- Avert - HIV
- Terrence Higgins charity - HIV
- Body Positive
- Know and see - Child exploitation
- East Cheshire NHS Trust
- Cheshire East Council - health advice
- Cheshire West and Chester Council
- Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (provider of mental health services)
Request a postal kit
If you are aged between 16 and 24 and live in the Cheshire area, the good news is that free postal kits to test for chlamydia and gonorrhoea are available.
You can either have a testing kit sent to you or pick one up from your local clinic.
Click here to request your kit
Contact us
Contact
Call 0300 323 1300 (local rate) to make an appointment at any of our clinics across Cheshire apart from those in Alsager, Crewe, Nantwich, Northwich, Sandbach and Winsford.
These clinics can be contacted via the individual numbers on our clinics page.
HIV
HIV or Human Immunodeficiency Virus affects the bodies immune system, so it can no longer fight off some infections. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. When someone has Aids their immune system is so weak they may not be able to fight off certain infections
