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Find out more about online PrEP from SH.UK
Preventx is now able to offer online PrEP through SH.UK, our fully integrated online sexual health service.
The pathway and triage for this service builds on years of experience working closely with NHS clinicians and local authority commissioners to develop our STI triage and pathway. Preventx’s medical directors, experienced sexual health clinicians Dr Vanessa Apea and Dr John White have both been involved in the development of the service pathway. The service is delivered in partnership with LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor and The Doctor’s Laboratory (TDL).
Why offer PrEP online?
There’s been huge progress in the prevention of new HIV diagnoses over the past few years, with wider access to testing and the availability of PrEP in sexual health clinics. However, there is still unmet need for PrEP across the UK which could result in unnecessary, preventable HIV transmissions. In some areas of the country people face a 1 month wait for a PrEP appointment.
With proven experience of reaching underserved populations through its online postal self sampling services, SH.UK’s PrEP service provides a safe, efficient and cost effective way to offer PrEP to people who might be at risk of acquiring HIV.
How the service works
Those wishing to access the new service will have a preliminary telephone call with a clinician. If suitable they will be sent an at-home sampling kit, allowing them to undertake necessary tests for HIV, hepatitis B and C. If the initial HIV test comes back negative, the user will then be sent an at-home sampling kit for a kidney function test along with a one-month prescription of PrEP. If this is within a normal range they will be offered up to a six-month prescription for PrEP. Users will then be able to order repeat prescriptions online, with the medication getting posted to them. The service is integrated into the SH.UK remote STI testing service and delivered in partnership with local clinic teams. Support for users is available to ensure safe and effective PrEP access.
Request a demo
To book a demo of the new service, please request it via our Contact Us form.