{"id":63,"date":"2024-05-15T18:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-grampian\/nhs-borders\/community-pharmacy-national-services\/sexual-health\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:52:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T13:52:32","slug":"sexual-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-grampian\/pages\/community-pharmacy-national-services\/sexual-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexual Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-nhs-dark-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f752d77187ae6dffc3a0f88c0c5e61ad\">Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) PGD&#8217;s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk\/details.asp?PublicationID=5648\">Read the EHC service specification on the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorate website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Patient Group Direction for the Supply and\/or Administration of Ulipristal Acetate Emergency Contraception (UPA-EC),&nbsp;Version 3.0 <em>(Expiry Date: February 2029)<\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Patient Group Direction For The Supply Of Ulipristal Acetate Emergency Contraception (UPA-EC)&nbsp;Version 3.0 <em>(Expiry Date: February 2029)<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-grampian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/PGD_UPA_EC.pdf\" title=\"PGD_UPA_EC\" class=\"link-to-media\">Click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Appendix 1 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-grampian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/PGD_UPA_EC_Appendix1.docx\" title=\"PGD_UPA_EC_Appendix1\" class=\"link-to-media\">Click here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Appendix 2 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-grampian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/PGD_UPA_EC_Appendix2.docx\" title=\"PGD_UPA_EC_Appendix2\" class=\"link-to-media\">Click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Appendix 4 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-grampian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/PGD_UPA_EC_Appendix4.docx\" title=\"PGD_UPA_EC_Appendix4\" class=\"link-to-media\">Click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Appendix 5 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-grampian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/PGD_UPA_EC_Appendix5.docx\" title=\"PGD_UPA_EC_Appendix5\" class=\"link-to-media\">Click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Patient Group Direction for the Supply and\/or Administration of Levonorgestrel (LNG-EC) 1500micrograms Tablet(s) for Emergency Contraception, Version 3.0 <em>(Expiry Date: February 2029)<\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Patient Group Direction for the Supply and\/or Administration of Levonorgestrel (LNG-EC) 1500micrograms Tablet(s) for Emergency Contraception, Version 3.0 <em>(Expiry Date: February 2029)<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-grampian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/PGD_LNG_EC.pdf\" title=\"PGD_LNG_EC\" class=\"link-to-media\">Click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Appendix 1 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-grampian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/PGD_LNG_EC_Appendix1.docx\" title=\"PGD_LNG_EC_Appendix1\" class=\"link-to-media\">Click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Appendix 2 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-grampian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/PGD_LNG_EC_Appendix2.docx\" title=\"PGD_LNG_EC_Appendix2\" class=\"link-to-media\">Click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Appendix 4 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-grampian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/PGD_LNG_EC_Appendix4.docx\" title=\"PGD_LNG_EC_Appendix4\" class=\"link-to-media\">Click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Appendix 6 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-grampian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/PGD_LNG_EC_Appendix6.docx\" title=\"PGD_LNG_EC_Appendix6\" class=\"link-to-media\">Click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-nhs-dark-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d4385e438dc1428bb0f27f5034cef789\">Bridging Contraception (Supply of Desogestrel Progestogen)&nbsp;PGD&#8217;s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:15px\">Patient Group Direction For The Supply Of&nbsp;<strong>Desogestrel<\/strong>&nbsp;Tablets \u2013 Progestogen-Only Contraceptive Pill (POP) To Patients Aged Over 13 Years And Under 55 Years Of Age, Version 2.0&nbsp;<em>(Expiry Date: September 2027)<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-grampian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/PGD_POP_Bridging-1.pdf\" title=\"PGD_POP_Bridging\" class=\"link-to-media\">Click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Appendix 1 \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-grampian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/PGD_POP_Bridging_Appendix1.docx\">Click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">PHS Bridging Contraception Desogestrel PGD GP notification form \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-grampian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/20240918-PHS-Bridging-Contraception-Desogestrel-PGD-GP-notification-form-FINAL.docx\">Click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">PHS Combined EHC BC template Once for Scotland \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-grampian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/20240918-PHS-Combined-EHC-BC-template-Once-for-Scotland-FINAL.docx\">Click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">PHS Supporting guidance for EHC and Bridging Contraception \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk\/nhs-grampian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/20240918-PHS-Supporting-guidance-for-EHC-and-Bridging-Contraception-FINAL.docx\">Click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-nhs-dark-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-9f2d4e25375f1093a7e72009815afd7d\"><strong>Seuxal Health Referrals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">If you require to make a referral to the sexual health services team, their telephone number is&nbsp;0345 337 9900 and the website (which has info on the under 18s drop in clinics) is:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grampiansexualhealthservices.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.grampiansexualhealthservices.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-nhs-dark-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-ce4fc60a193b275a0b2f288b166b8660\">Free Condoms in Community Pharmacies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">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:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">To request a registration form for the scheme please email: gram.freecondoms@nhs.scot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Alternatively you can call NHS Grampian Resources on 01224 558504.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"nhsuk-card__description\">Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) PGD&#8217;s Read the EHC service specification on the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorate website. 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