Essex Embraces New Era in HIV Support with Provide Community
Essex Sexual Health Service, delivered by Provide Community and commissioned by Essex County Council, is marking a new chapter in HIV support across Essex. This new chapter aims to enhance the scope and quality of services offered to those living with HIV, addressing a spectrum of needs from health management to social support. Provide Community, […]
Empowering Parents and Carers: New Resources for Navigating Conversations on Sexual Health
Essex Sexual Health Service, delivered by Provide Community and commissioned by Essex County Council, proudly announces a new, dedicated section on its website for parents and carers, designed to empower them with the resources and knowledge necessary to engage in meaningful and supportive conversations about sexual health with young people. The “Parents and Carers” section […]
Polite Notice – Attending appointments with Children
Where possible please attend your appointment alone. If you do not have childcare, we recommend you reschedule your appointment to a more suitable time. We understand that this may not always be possible. If you do need to bring your child to the clinic with you, they must be accompanied by an adult who is […]
Professionals ESHS New Service
Professionals ESHS New Service Launch Date 01.04.2023
Provide boosts sexual health service access with digital innovation
Already utilising the Inform Sexual Health electronic patient record (EPR) application in clinics, Provide can now offer patients of Essex Sexual Health Service and Thurrock Sexual Health Service the ability to securely book/amend appointments and receive results online, order STI testing kits and condoms by post or for collection, and complete triage interactions that direct […]
Important Contraception News Update
Good news ladies, if you currently have a Mirena®, Benilexa® or Levosert® hormonal coil in you can now safely rely on it as effective contraception method for up to 8 years. New and existing users can be advised that their device can be used for contraception for eight years and that this is now within licensed […]
Innovative vending machine launched to distribute free condoms at the University of Essex
Essex Sexual Health Service is trialling a vending machine which will dispense free condoms to 16 to 24-year-olds. The vending machine has initially been launched in the University of Essex, to give young people access to free condoms under the eC-Card scheme. This is the first phase of a plan to install vending machines in […]
New portal makes accessing sexual health services even easier in Essex
Essex Sexual Health Service have launched a new online system which makes it simpler for people across the county to access NHS sexual health services. The new Personal Health Record system will allow those seeking STI testing, contraception and sexual health support to book appointments and request testing kits and condoms through a single online […]
Provide CIC win new seven-year contract to deliver sexual health services across Essex
The providers of NHS-funded sexual health services across Essex have been awarded a new contract for at least another seven years. Following an open tender process, Essex County Council have granted Provide CIC a renewed seven-year contract to coordinate Essex Sexual Health Service, with an optional three-year extension. “We’re proud to have been recognised for […]
National HIV Testing Week launches in Essex with free rapid HIV testing available across the county
National HIV Testing Week starts today (Monday 6 February) across Essex with a focus on Tackling rates of undiagnosed HIV. Terrence Higgins Trust, the UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity, will be offering access to Free and confidential Rapid HIV Testing in Chelmsford, Colchester, Harlow, Basildon and Thurrock throughout the week. To find out […]
