Local Support

Brigstowe testing drop-ins

These are walk-in services for advice, testing for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B & C, and free condoms and lube.

These testing drop-ins are a non-clinical service where an outreach professional helps facilitate user-activated test kits. No examinations or prescriptions for medicine can be provided.

Improved access testing and advice drop-ins

  • Every Monday from 11:30am to 5:30pm at East Trees Health Centre, 100a Fishponds Road, Eastville, Bristol, BS5 6SA
  • Third Thursday of the month from 12pm to 3:30pm at Greenway Centre, Doncaster Road, Bristol, BS10 5PY

LGBTQ+ testing options

These drop-in services are entirely staffed by LGBTQ+ people and welcome all LGBTQ+ people.

  • Second Thursday of the month from 5pm to 7:30pm at Prism, Bristol Drugs Project, Brunswick Court, Bristol, BS2 8PE
  • First Thursday of the month from 12pm to 3pm at North Somerset LGBT Forum, 67 Meadow Street, Weston Super Mare, BS23 1QL

Visit the Brigstowe website

Common Ambition Bristol

Working with African and Caribbean heritage communities in Bristol to reduce HIV diagnosis, stigma and generally improve sexual health.

Common Ambition run 2 clinics a month for African and Caribbean Heritage Communities only:

  • First Thursday of the month: 1:30pm to 5:30pm, at Montpellier Health Centre, Bath Buildings, BS6 5PT
  • Last Thursday of the month: 1:30pm to 5:30pm at Charlotte Keel Health Centre, Seymour Road, BS5 0UA

Visit the Common Ambition Bristol website

One25

A Bristol charity which reaches out to women who street sex work.

Visit the One25 website

National Support

Brook

Brook provides free and confidential sexual health and wellbeing services.

Visit the Brook website

Family Planning Association

A sexual health charity, the Family Planning Association gives straightforward information and support on sexual health, sex and relationships to everyone in the UK.

Visit the Family Planning Association website