Due to the rapidly changing situation with Covid-19 (Coronavirus) we have made changes to this information.

The most import change is you cannot attend any of our clinics without speaking to us first.

Please call us on 0161 701 1513 to discuss your needs anytime between 08:30 and 15:30 Monday – Friday, and between 09:15 and 11:15 on Saturday. If we are not open, please attend A&E.

Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) is HIV medication that is prescribed to a HIV negative person, within 72 hours of potential exposure to HIV. If you need PEP, this works best if it is started as soon as possible.

PEP is recommended:

·         If the partner was HIV positive and not on treatment

·         You are a man who had anal sex with another man without a condom.

·         If you had a partner of unknown HIV status belonging to a group at high risk of HIV (e.g. Gay man or from Africa/ SE Asia)

·         Chemsex with sharing of needles

·         Other situations which could have put you at significant risk of catching HIV

PEP is not recommended:

·         Your HIV positive partner on treatment and has undetectable virus levels

·         Human bites

·         Another person’s semen gets in your eye

·         You had oral sex (Mouth to vagina/penis)

·         You are taking PrEP correctly