Sexual health clinics not coping

Two thirds of the UK’s sexual health clinics are turning away patients because they can not cope with demand, according to the Terrence Higgins Trust.

Its survey also found that sexual health is a low priority for many Primary Care Trusts with more than half clinicians responding saying that there ability to provide services has got worse over the past year.

Lisa Power, head of policy at Terrence Higgins Trust said: “Despite the Government’s commitment to improving sexual health, many PCTs and clinicians are still struggling to improve access to diagnostic and treatment services, and sexual ill-health continues to worsen in England.

“Where Government money is getting through to sexual health services, matters are improving. But too often, PCT managers are failing to take sexual health seriously.”