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      Wigan Standishgate clinic will be reopening from Thursday 29th June.  

      Test and Go clinics

       

      Discreet and confidential STI testing without the need for an appointment.

       

      Tues 13/06/23: 8am – 4pm

      Weds 14/06/23: 8am – 6pm

      Fri 16/06/23: 8am – 4pm

      Tues 20/06/23: 8am – 4pm

      Weds 21/06/23: 8am – 6pm

      Thurs 22/06/23: 8am – 4pm 

       

      Young People’s walk-in clinics

       

      All under 18s are invited to our walk-in clinics where our clinicians can give confidential advice about their sexual health. We can test and treat sexually transmitted infections and offer a full range of contraception options. No appointment is needed.

       

      Weds 14/06/23: 3-5pm

      Weds 21/06/23: 3-5pm

       

      Leigh Sexual Health Clinic

       

      Our Leigh Sexual Health Clinic will continue to operate for both Wigan and Leigh in the interim and offer all sexual health services, telemeds services, appointments and young person walk in clinics (19 years and under) until Standishgate is fully operational.

       

      Leigh Clinic Address

       

      Sexual & Reproductive Health, Entrance C, Leigh Health Centre, The Avenue, Leigh, WN7 1HR

       

      Opening hours

      Mon: 8:00am – 6:00pm

      Tues: 8:00am – 6:00pm

      Wed: 8:00am – 6:00pm

      Thurs: 8:00am – 3:30pm

      Fri: 8:00am – 3:30pm

      Sat: Closed

      Sun: Closed

       

      Young People’s Walk-in clinic

      Tues: 3:00pm – 5:00pm

        

      Clinic address: 66A Standishgate, Wigan, WN1 1UW

      Telephone: 01942 949167

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