SH:24 (opens in a new window) is a not-for-profit free online sexual health service, delivered in partnership with the NHS. SH:24 makes it easier for you to manage your sexual health. They provide free test kits, contraception, information and specialist advice 24 hours a day.
SH:24 is designed around your needs. It works alongside existing NHS services with the simple aim of improving health and wellbeing.
Service offer in Doncaster
Residents aged 16 to 19 in Doncaster can order access free testing for STI’s, contraception and emergency contraception (the morning after pill) online from SH:24. This includes testing for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV and syphilis.
Eligibility
Residents must be aged 16 to 9 and live in Doncaster to access free testing for STI’s, contraception and emergency contraception (the morning after pill) online from SH:24. This includes testing for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV and syphilis.
STI testing
Residents aged 16 to 19 in Doncaster can order a free postal STI test kit from SH:24 (opens in a new window).
A quick, confidential assessment will recommend the most appropriate kit for you, which can include tests for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV and syphilis.
Tests arrive the next working day in a plain envelope, sent via first class post. The kits include clear instructions to help you take your own samples at home and a freepost envelope to return your samples. Results will be sent to you within 3 days.
Top tip: waiting two weeks after unprotected sex to take the test will provide a more accurate result. For HIV testing, you need to wait 6 weeks to take a test in order to get the most accurate result.
Contraception
If you are 16-19, you can order the emergency hormonal contraception (the “morning after pill”) online from SH:24 (opens in a new window) and receive it directly to your home or another location of your choice. This service is free for residents of Doncaster.
SH:24 provides the same emergency contraception as sexual health services, GPs and pharmacies and their clinicians are on hand to carry out your initial consultation.
Have the pill delivered
If you are aged 16 to 19, you can order the pill online from SH:24 and receive it directly to your home or another location of your choice. This service is free for residents of Doncaster.
SH:24 provides the same oral contraception as sexual health services, GPs and pharmacies and their clinicians are on hand to carry out your initial consultation.
Once an SH:24 clinician has approved your prescription, they will post your contraception out the same day (if you order before 2pm), or the next working day (if you order after 2pm). They will send it in discreet packaging by 1st class Royal Mail. You will not have to be in or sign for the package – it will fit through your letterbox. SH:24 will track your order and will text you when your order has been dispatched and when it has been delivered to your address.