Sex clinic patients have been hit by a 'lack of appointments' at Glasgow's Sandyford.
These include testing for sexually transmitted diseases, contraception and emergency contraception, counselling, a gender identity service and supplying a type of medication, PreP, that lowers a person’s risk of HIV infection.
“My GP always points me towards Sandyford when I need to access sexual health services and, recently, they have stopped doing so. I tried [to book] an appointment again a month and a half ago but there was still nothing.”Mia is among many women who are finding that accessing Sandyford services has become difficult and frustrating lately.
Another patient, Nicole, said she has had hers in since 2018. It was due to be taken out in 2021 but due to Covid, she has found it very hard to see someone, she says in her Google review. “I have always found the staff helpful, non-judgmental and responsive. In recent times, however, I have found their services incredibly difficult to access, which I presume is a resource issue and I feel bad criticising what is probably beyond their control.”When the pandemic hit in 2020, Sandyford focused on testing individuals displaying symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection.
He said on the show: “They wouldn’t just give you a general check-up appointment so the only way to get an appointment was to lie to them and say that either you have symptoms or that you’ve been told that someone you slept with has an STD.
“STI testing for patients displaying no symptoms was paused at the start of the pandemic, as a temporary measure and online testing supported where appropriate.
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