Emergency Hormonal Contraception

Read the EHC service specification on the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorate website.

Patient Group Direction For The Supply Of Ulipristal Acetate Emergency Contraception (UPA-EC) Version 2 - Click here

Patient Group Direction For The Supply Of Levonorgestrel Emergency Contraception (LNG-EC) Version 2 - Click here

Bridging Contraception (Supply of Desogestrel Progestogen) 

If you require to make a referral to the sexual health services team, their telephone number is 0345 337 9900 and the website (which has info on the under 18s drop in clinics) is: https://www.grampiansexualhealthservices.com

Patient Group Direction For The Supply of Desogestrel Progestogen-Only Contraceptive Pill (POP) by Community Pharmacists Working Within NHS Grampian, Highland, Orkney, Shetland, Tayside and Western Isles, Version 1.1 - Click here

For Patient Assessment Form - Click here 

Free Condoms in Community Pharmacies

Pharmacies have a key role to play in providing support for the general public around sexual health and especially about safe sex. The provision of free condoms from pharmacies help contribute to patient safety and your pharmacy can access free condoms as follows: 

  • To request a registration form for the scheme please email free.condoms@nhs.net
  • Alternatively you can call NHS Grampian Resources on 01224 558504.