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Come Correct condom distribution scheme

Young People

Click here to register online for a condom card and chlamydia screening Tower Hamlets – Come Correct

Tower Hamlets – Come Correct
Free condoms are available in various locations throughout Tower Hamlets. See the map below to find your closest outlet, discover what services they offer and when they are open.
comecorrect.org.uk

Free Chlamydia and STI Test • Freetest.me
Because Chlamydia is so common, it is recommended that anyone under 25 that is sexually active should get a chlamydia test once a year, or whenever they change sexual partner.. Over 24? Free postal chlamydia tests for over 24s are increasingly available across England, so you may still be eligible for a free STI test in your area!. There are often no symptoms of chlamydia, so you may have an …
www.freetest.me

Compass: Tower Hamlets School Health Service provider

Young People

Compass | UK Charity Providing Health & Wellbeing Services

The service is school nurse-led to support children, young people and their families in the borough.

Compass is for all school-aged children (age 5 to 19, or up to 25 for individuals with SEND) and their parents/carers.

COMPASS can support with:

Healthy eating
Dental health
Friendships and relationships
Body image
Bullying
School anxiety
Fussy eating
Sleep
Mental health
Sexual health
Long-term health conditions
Parenting
Behaviour
Continence
Referral onto additional services

To learn more about the service, and to access the referral form, visit the Compass Tower Hamlets School Health Service page: https://www.compass-uk.org/services/compass-tower-hamlets-school-health-service/

How to contact the service
The Compass School Health Service can be contacted as follows:
Email: compass.towerhamletsyphws@nhs.net
Phone: 020 3954 0091
Address: Tower Hamlets School Health Service
Eastside Youth Centre
6 Parnell Road
London E3 2RB

Opening hours
Monday8:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday8:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday8:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday8:00am – 5:00pm
Friday8:00am – 5:00pm

City Square Medical Group will be closed on the following dates (online e-consultations will not be open on the following dates as well):

Patient information

25/12/2024, 26/12/2024, and 01/01/2025

(We are open as usual on 24/12/2024, 27/12/2024, 30/12/2024 and 31/12/2024)

When we are closed:
For medical advice please call 111 or go to https://111.nhs.uk/ For emergencies, call 999. You can find where to get urgent help for mental health here – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Pharmacies open on the 25th December 2024 and 1st January 2025:

Green Light Pharmacy
St Andrews Health Centre, 2 Hannaford Walk, Bromley-by-Bow E3 3FF
Telephone: 020 3069 7858
25/12/2024 – 11:00-16:00
26/12/2024 – 11:00-16:00
01/01/2025 – 11:00-16:00

Barkantine Pharmacy
Barkantine Primary Cc, 121 Westferry Road, Millwall E14 8JH
Telephone: 020 7987 4313
25/12/2024 – 10:00-18:00
26/12/2024 – 11:00-15:00
01/01/2025 – 11:00-15:00

Shantys Chemist
253 Whitechapel Rd E1 1DB
Telephone: 020 7247 2140
25/12/2024 – 10:00-18:00
26/12/2024 – 12:00-16:00
01/01/2025 – 12:00-16:00

There will be some pharmacies who normally open who may be closed or closing early on Tuesday 24th December 2024 and Tuesday 31st December 2024. If you are unsure, please visit www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-pharmacy or call NHS 111.

Women Only Health Event

Patient information

Woodgrange Medical Practice have been selected to host a primary care outreach team for Newham

Patient information, Self care, Wellbeing

Woodgrange Medical Practice have been selected to host a primary care outreach team for Newham, Waltham Forest & Tower Hamlets for the Autumn/Winter Seasonal Vaccination Programme 2024/25.

On Tuesday 29th October (1:00 pm – 4:00 pm) they will be hosting a Winter Wellness Session at Tower Hamlets Town Hall. Please see the poster attached for more information.

You are eligible for both the COVID and flu vaccines if you:

are aged 65 or over (including those who will be 65 by 31 March 2025)
have certain health conditions
are pregnant
are a frontline health or social care worker
live in a care home for older adults
are frontline healthcare workers

Other care home residents, carers and people who live with someone who has a weakened immune system can also get the flu vaccine.

Youth Rights in Healthcare

Young People

Click here to download a copy of the poster

Patient Access

Online services, Patient information

We advise users of Patient Access to check the name and email address of the sender, all emails from Patient Access will come via an email address that ends in @patientaccess.com. We advise users never to click on any log in links that you receive via email but to visit the site via the address bar of your browser instead so that you know you are on the genuine Patient Access log in page. You can find more information and guidance on our information security page here: https://www.patientaccess.com/security

We strongly advise users to set up their Memorable Word security feature, as well as using biometrics (fingerprint ID) if they use the app.

Email addresses used to register for Patient Access account are secure. We do not share any data and no data is ever saved or stored on any device you use to access Patient Access.