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CUMBRIA SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICE DIGITISES BOOKINGS
Cumbria Sexual Health Service (CSHS) will offer its patients the ability to book appointments and order STI self-testing kits online.
The initiative is expected to become available to patients in the New Year, while plans form part of an project designed to improve access and reduce pressure on clinic staff.
Once live, patients will register on the online booking platform and go through an intuitive and intelligent triage process which, based on their responses, determines the care the patient needs and offers an appointment that matches that need.
SSE ENTERPRISE CONNECTS NHS FACILITIES IN ABERDEEN
Practicing safe sex is important at any time, not just Christmas. Things will be different this year because of Covid-19 and restrictions on socialising. As a Trust, we are advising people to stay sexually safe over the festive season to avoid contracting sexually transmitted infections or unintended pregnancies. During the festive period we all want to enjoy ourselves and often our sexual health and wellbeing can be put to the back of our minds. We are open and we are here for you. Please ring 01228 608989 to arrange an appointment. Professor Matt Phillips, consultant for Cumbria Sexual Health Service at NCIC, said: “Over the festive period we tend to see a rise in the number of people having unprotected sex.