District Wide Clinical & Non-Clinical Sexual Health Services

The service for Lot 1 will be characterised by providing:

• an open access service available to anyone requiring care, irrespective of their age or place of residence,

without referral;

• a Central clinic offering level 1,2 and 3 services within a single consultation.
• a Single Point of Contact for all local sexual health services, including website and telephone advice line.
• cost-effective and clinically robust offer of e-sexual and reproductive health services including an online portal

assessment for STI testing and management and online or remote assessment and provision of contraception

and emergency hormonal contraception.

• appointment options to include same day and pre-booked remote consultations, and same day (urgent) and

pre-booked face to face appointments.

• option of pre-booked and non-bookable face to face appointments for those who are at increased risk of

sexual ill health who may experience barriers to access via remote methods (under 25, Men who have Sex with

Men, Commercial Sex Workers, individuals who lack digital literacy or access to technology)

• targeted clinical outreach and bespoke services targeted at groups vulnerable to STIs and unplanned

pregnancy (in partnership with Lot 2 provider).

• a full range of sexual health services for individuals of any age, including schemes for POCT and home

sampling where appropriate;

• free treatment to all service users for contraceptive and sexual health, including prescribing, dispensing and

drug related costs;

• interpretation services for service users whose first language is not English and who require interpretation;
• sustained high uptake of LARC in a range of primary care settings via subcontracts to be managed by the

Provider.

• the delivery of EHC, including within community pharmacy; via subcontracts to be managed by the Service

Provider.

• access to free condoms, lubricants and safer sex resources;
• a Chlamydia screening programme as part of the NCSP;
• C-card scheme
• Provision of sexual health aspects of psychosexual counselling, delivered by the service or via subcontract.
• Strong referral pathways between sexual and reproductive health and related services (i.e. primary care,

abortion services, alcohol and drug misuse, sexual violence and Sexual Assault Referral Centres, secondary

care (obstetrics, gynecology, urology, dematology), sexual health promotion and support services (Lot 2) and

HIV treatment services and services working with young people)

In order to achieve these aims the service provider will need to form and encourage strong collaborative links

with organisations that both commission different elements of care (Wakefield LA, Wakefield CCG, NHSE) and

providers of specialist prevention and support services.

One provider will be awarded this lot.

The service for Lot 2 will be characterised by:

• Bespoke and locally accessible health promotion and prevention services targeted at groups vulnerable to

poor sexual health

• Flexible, creative and innovative approaches to engagement, via digital and face to face methods.
• Effective data sharing agreements with the Lot 1 Service Provider
• Facilitation of clinical outreach targeted at groups vulnerable to STIs and unplanned pregnancy (in partnership

with Lot 1 provider).

• Strong referral pathways and information sharing agreements (where applicable) in place between sexual

and reproductive health and related services (i.e. primary care, drug and alcohol services, sexual violence and

Sexual Assault Referral Centre, HIV treatment service, 0-19 Children’s Public Health Service, and services for

young people)

• Being a high profile well recognised presence in situations reaching young people and vulnerable or

marginalised groups including through digital platforms.

One Provider will be awarded the contract to provide the services for Lot 2.