Community health services

Tender description

Dorset County Council, on behalf of Public Health Dorset, sought tenders for multiple providers to deliver Sexual Health Services — Level 2 (Long Acting Reversible Contraception) in respect of Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Devices (IUD) and of Sub Dermal Contraceptive Implant Devices across the three local authority areas of Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole that will support the aims to: — Increase the knowledge, especially among young people, of the availability of Long Acting Reversible Contraception. — Improve access to Long Acting Reversible Contraception, Intra-Uterine Contraceptive Device. — To provide high quality advice, support and information on the full range of contraceptive methods, particularly to women under the age of 25. — To help contribute to a reduction in the number of unplanned pregnancies. — To ensure the availability of post-coital IUD fitting for emergency contraception. — To undertake a Chlamydia test for Service Users who may have been at risk of Chlamydia. — To increase awareness and refer, where appropriate, to the integrated sexual health service for Service Users contraceptive or STI needs. — To link with and strengthen the integrated sexual health service to help ensure easy and swift access to advice and service for the Service User.