Sexual health is just a part of your overall physical and mental health and it is important to look after in just the same way.
Free contraception and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is available to all people in Solihull, from your family doctor or from specialist sexual health clinics. All services are completely confidential.
If you are worried about anything to do with sex and your sexual health, your GP is a good place to turn for advice and family doctors can provide all types of routine contraception including the pill, condoms and emergency contraception (often called the ‘morning after pill’).
The following links can help you find, good reliable sources of general sexual health information:
Umbrella Sexual Health Services provide advice, information and help for you whatever your sexual health needs. This includes:
Visit the Umbrella website to:
You can contact the Umbrella service by calling 0121 237 5700.
You can use any Umbrella clinic across Birmingham and Solihull.
Umbrella works with lots of partners, including the:
Umbrella run a specialist service for young people. You can contact the service by calling 0121 237 5700.
You can also visit the You+ shop in Chelmsley Wood Shopping Centre for support, including:
Contraception is free for everyone, and services are completely confidential, even for young people under 16 (but over 13).
Condoms help stop infections. They also reduce the risk of pregnancy, although other types of contraception are more reliable.
Other types of contraception do not stop infections, but are more effective in preventing unplanned pregnancy. All GPs can provide oral contraceptives and injectable contraceptives, and some can also fit coils and implant Long-acting Reversible Contraception (LARC).
If you are registered with a GP practice in Solihull you can see whether they offer LARC.
| Surgery name | Address | Telephone number |
|---|---|---|
| Arden Medical Centre | Downing Close, off Station Road, Knowle, Solihull B93 0QA | 01564 739194 |
| Arran Medical Centre
(sister practice to Sheldon Heath Medical Centre) |
Mull Croft, Smiths Wood, Birmingham B36 0PU | 0121 770 4043 |
| Balsall Common Practice (sister practice to Meriden Group Practice) | Balsall Common Health Centre, 1 Ashley Drive, Balsall Common CV7 7RW | 01676 536 833/01676 935 000 |
| Bosworth Medical Centre |
Chelmsley Wood Primary Care Centre, Crabtree Drive, Chelmsley Wood B37 5BU |
0121 770 4484 |
| Chester Road Surgery | 406c Chester Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmigham B36 0LF | 0121 770 3035 |
| Coventry Road Practice | 2314 Coventry Road, Sheldon, Birmingham B26 3JS | 0121 743 2154 |
| Croft Medical Centre | 1 Pomeroy Way, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham B37 7WB | 0121 270 7180 (option 3 - general enquiries) |
| Dickens Heath Medical Centre (Sister Practice to The Jacey Practice) | 94 Old Dickens Heath Rd, Dickens Heath, Shirley, Solihull B90 1SD | 0121 744 9393 |
| Dorridge Surgery | Downing Close off Station Road, Knowle, Solihull B93 0QA | 01564 776 262 |
| GPS - Tanworth Lane Surgery | 198 Tanworth Lane, Shirley, Solihull B90 4DD | 0121 796 2777 (Option 3) |
| Grove Surgery
(sister practice to Shirley Medical Centre) |
3 Grove Road, Solihull, West Midlands B91 2AG | 0121 705 1105 |
| Hampton Surgery |
Fentham Hall, Marsh Lane, Hampton in Arden, Solihull B92 OAH |
01675 442510 |
| Haslucks Green Medical Centre | 287 Haslucks Green Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 2LW | 0121 744 6663 |
| Hobs Moat Medical Centre | Ulleries Road, Solihull B92 8ED | 0121 742 5211 |
| Meadowside Family Health Centre | 30 Winchcombe Road, Solihull B92 8PJ | 0121 796 2777 (Option 1) |
| Monkspath Surgery | Farmhouse Way, Monkspath, Solihull B90 4EH | 0121 7111 414 |
| Northbrook Group Practice | 93 Northbrook Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 3LX | 0121 746 5000 |
| Park Surgery GPS | 278 Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 3AF | 0121 796 2777 (Option 5) |
| Richmond Medical Centre | 179 Richmond Road, Solihull, West Midlands B92 7SA | 0121 743 2159 |
| Shirley Medical Centre (sister practice to Grove Road Surgery) | 8 Union Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 3DT | 0121 705 1105 |
| The Blythe Practice GPS | 1500 Warwick Road, Knowle, Solihull B93 9LE | 0121 796 2777 (Option 4) |
| The Castle Practice | 2 Hawthorne Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham B36 0HH | 0121 747 2422 |
| The Jacey Practice (sister practice to Dickens Heath Medical Centre) | 93 Northbrook Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 3LX | 0121 745-9333 (Option 3) |
| The Village Surgery GPS | Cheswick Green, Shirley, Solihull B90 4JA | 0121 796 2777 (Option 6) |
| Yew Tree Medical Centre GPS | 100 Yew Tree Lane, Solihull B91 2RA | 0121 796 2777 (Option 2) |
If your practice does not offer LARC, you can request a referral form from them and contact Croft Medical Centre in Chelmsley Wood who can help.
If you have sex without contraception, emergency contraception can be used up to 5 days afterwards and is available free from your:
Emergency contraception is more effective if used as soon as possible after having unprotected sex.
The following pharmacies provide EHC.
| Solihull EHC Pharmacies | |
|---|---|
| Asda Chelmsley Wood Bosworth Drive Chelmsley Wood Birmingham B37 5EX |
Boots - Hatchford Brook Road 5 Hatchford Brook Road Solihull B92 9AG |
|
Boots - Lyndon Road |
Boots Pharmacy - Crabtree Drive |
|
Boots UK Ltd - Greenwood Way |
Boots UK Ltd - Mell Square |
|
Boots UK Ltd - Bradford Road |
Boots UK Ltd - Stratford Road |
|
Boots UK Ltd - Sears Retail Park |
Buchans Chemist |
|
Castle Pharmacy |
Crest Phramacy - Meriden |
|
Croft Pharmacy |
Daltons Pharmacy |
|
Dorridge Pharmacy |
Dovehouse Pharmacy |
|
Dudley Taylor Pharmacy |
Gospel Lane Pharmacy |
|
Haslucks Green Pharmacy |
Hingleys Chemist (Hobs Moat Road) |
|
Knights Marston Green Pharmacy |
Knights Solihull Pharmacy |
|
Late Night Yew Tree Pharmacy |
LloydsPharmacy - Ashley Drive |
|
LloydsPharmacy in Sainsburys |
Medispire Limited |
|
Morrisons Pharmacy |
MR Pharmacy |
|
Northbrook Ltd |
Olton Pharmacy |
|
Saydon Pharmacy |
Shirley Pharmacy |
|
St Marys Pharmacy |
Superdrug Pharmacy |
|
Tanworth Lane Pharmacy |
Tesco Instore Pharmacy - 21-35 Stratford Road |
|
Tesco Instore Pharmacy - 1505 Stratford Road |
Windridges |
|
WM Brown |
Yew Tree Pharmacy |
You can check opening times over the weekend and bank holidays at Bank holiday opening times at NHS.UK.
STIs and unwanted pregnancy are avoidable - you can reduce your risk by having safe sex. Safe sex means:
Condoms are the most effective way to protect against sexually transmitted infections and should be used when having sex, especially with a new partner. Using another contraceptive, such as the pill, will reduce the risk of unwanted pregnancy too.