Most referrals to other specialists will require you seeing or speaking with a GP. However, there are a number of local services, listed below, that you are able to make self referrals to.
SH:24
Working in partnership with the NHS, we provide STI testing, diagnosis and treatment, oral contraception, the morning after pill and specialist remote clinical support. We put people at the heart of what we do. We design services that are easier to use, access and understand.
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Swale Your Way
We know that everyone is different. Your Way is a programme that offers flexible mental health support to suit service users’ needs. With Your Way, we work with people as individuals and support them to live the life they want.
07515 099191
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Call the Midwife
At Medway we tailor maternity care to individual needs, to provide a positive birth experience; to facilitate this every woman will have a named midwife throughout their care. The safety of mother and baby is paramount to us and we ensure that every woman has the safest possible birth for herself and her baby, whatever choices she makes for her birth.
01634 825277
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Sexual Health
We are a consultant-led team of sexual health clinicians which offers high-quality, confidential sexual health services.
0300 123 1678
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Eating disorders-Kent and Medway
The All Age Eating Disorder Service for Kent and Medway is a specialist service. Our service aims to bring hope and confidence, through help and support, to those who have an eating disorder, to enable them to take back control of their life by overcoming their eating disorder.
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NUPAS (national unplanned pregnancy advisory service)
We offer abortion treatments and free pregnancy testing, sexually transmitted infection screening and a fully comprehensive contraceptive service.
0333 004 6666
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MSI Reproductive Choices UK (formerly Marie Stopes UK)
You don’t need a GP referral to access NHS funded abortion care. MSI provide NHS-funded and private abortion and vasectomy care through their network of local clinics across England
www.msichoices.org.uk
Find a psychological therapies service in England
You can refer yourself directly to a psychological therapies service (IAPT) without seeing your GP. These services offer therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), for common problems including: stress, anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and phobias
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NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme
The Healthier You: NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP) identifies those at diabetes high risk and refers them onto a behaviour change programme.
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