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Metro North Sexual Health Service (Roma Street)

Public sexual health clinic · Brisbane, Australia

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Can I go now?

Appointment needed

From clinic website· 22 Sep 2026

Book by phone. The site’s online booking system was marked unavailable when checked.

Can a visitor use it?

Check with the clinic before you go — Free with no Medicare card required, but the site does not mention overseas visitors.

What will it cost?

Free for everyone, including visitors

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About

Brisbane’s public sexual health clinic next to Roma Street station — free appointments, tests and treatment with no Medicare card or referral needed, and it provides PEP.

This clinic doesn’t advertise itself as LGBTQ+ friendly. Most clinics don’t, so this isn’t a sign that it’s unwelcoming. If you’ve been, tell us how you were treated.

Services

Full STI check — Yes
Chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis (usually with HIV) in one visit.
Treatment on site — Yes
Antibiotics or injections given at the clinic.
A specialist pharmacy is on site at Roma Street.
PEP (after HIV exposure) — Yes
Emergency 28-day medicine; must start within 72 hours.
getpep.info also lists it as offering reduced-cost PEP for people without Medicare.
PrEP — start here — Yes
Can prescribe PrEP, including to visitors.
PrEP can be accessed through the service, which recommends getting long-term PrEP from a GP.
Mpox vaccine — Yes
HIV care & ART — Yes
Ongoing HIV treatment; can help if you run out of medication abroad.

Results: Results appear in My Health Record after at least 14 days; staff contact you about results that need action

Booking, access & languages

Book by phone. The site’s online booking system was marked unavailable when checked.

No insurance required
You can be seen without local insurance or a health card.
No referral required
You can come without a doctor’s referral.
Self-referral is accepted; a GP referral may be needed for certain services.
Walk-in — No
Appointment required
You must book before coming.

Languages: English

Interpreter available — Yes
A phone interpreter can be arranged if you ask when booking.

Cost

ServiceWhoCost
All servicesEveryoneFree
The service says it is free, including the appointment, testing and treatment, and that you do not need a Medicare card. In rare cases some medicines may need payment, discussed at the appointment.

Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.

After you leave

Results by: online portal, phone call

Australia: good to know

  • PEP in this country. Metro North Health says PEP can be accessed from any public emergency department or sexual health clinic. getpep.info lists the Royal Brisbane and Women’s, Princess Alexandra and Mater emergency departments for Brisbane.
  • What visitors pay. The public Metro North Sexual Health Service says its appointments, tests and treatment are free. Peer-led rapid testing at RAPID is free and needs no Medicare card.

Emergency number: 000

Sources & last checked

Last checked 22 Sep 2026.

  • e1 · From clinic website · 18 Sep 2026 · metronorth.health.qld.gov.au — Locations, hours, services (STI testing and treatment, HIV, PEP, mpox vaccination, pharmacy), appointment needed.
  • e2 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · metronorth.health.qld.gov.au — Must book; free service including appointment, treatment and testing; no Medicare card needed; rare medicines may need payment; self-referral; phone interpreter; results via My Health Record.
  • e3 · From clinic website · 18 Sep 2026 · metronorth.health.qld.gov.au — PEP from any public ED or sexual health clinic; PrEP through the service.
  • e4 · Listed by getpep.info · 18 Sep 2026 · www.getpep.info — Listed as a PEP site with reduced cost for people without Medicare.

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