As part of our public health responsibilities, we are responsible for making sure that sexual health services are provided for our residents. This can be advice, contraception, Sexually Transmitted Disease prevention, testing and treatment and other support.
We consulted on the service in 2017. Since then, we have worked with our delivery partner, Spectrum, who has helped us improve how these services are delivered in Wigan.
These changes included increased availability of support, introduced an online offer, and ensuring that the right support was available for the people who need it the most.
Our agreement for providing these services is reviewed regularly, and the Council now needs to commission a new contract to start in April 2024.
We want to hear your views, experiences, and ideas about how we can continue to make improvements and ensure that the sexual health offer in the Borough is easy to access, meets resident’s needs, and provides value for money.
This consultation closed on 5th July 2023. Following analysis of the feedback, a report will be published in August 2023 to demonstrate how your feedback influenced the decision.