Thanks to our outreach van, we can provide flexible and accessible sexual health services out in the community. It’s a clinic on wheels, helping us reach more people, such as those who are not able to access our in-clinic services.
If you work for a group or event that you think would gain from our outreach work, get in touch about booking a van visit.
The van has an onboard seating area. It’s designed for private conversations.
Here, our team can:
- Signpost and refer people to our sexual health clinic and online pages.
- Give out free condoms and lube for those aged 16+.
- Offer free sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening for people who do not have symptoms.
- Provide rapid finger prick testing for HIV and syphilis for people who are at higher risk.
Our team visits a range of venues and events in the van. These include festivals, universities, parks, town centres, shopping centres and hospital car parks.
They tend to be open between 9am and 7pm, but can discuss events outside of these hours too.
The van fits at most venues. If you can only be accessed by narrow access tracks and roads, though, we suggest you double-check the van’s dimensions. It has a Mercedes Sprinter medium wheelbase and is:
- 5932cm long
- 2345cm wide
- 2638cm high
If you’d like our sexual health promotion team to attend your event, organisation or venue, simply email us at dchst.