Sexual Health Cardiff and Vale (Cardiff Royal Infirmary)
Iechyd Rhywiol Caerdydd a'r Fro
Public sexual health clinic · Cardiff, United Kingdom
Can I go now?
Appointment needed
From clinic website· 22 Sep 2026Call 02921 835208 Monday, Tuesday and Friday 09:00-15:00, Wednesday and Thursday 09:00-12:00 (emergencies discussed until 15:00). Calls in Welsh or English; BSL via SignVideo.
Can a visitor use it?
Yes — In Wales, treatment given in or by referral from a sexually transmitted diseases clinic is exempt from overseas visitor charges.
Published by Welsh Government: Implementing the Overseas Visitors Hospital Charging Regulations (guidance for hospitals in Wales)· 22 Sep 2026About
Cardiff's NHS sexual health clinic, a short walk east of the centre, which assesses you by phone and books you in, and is the daytime route to PEP and PrEP.
- Specialises in
- Everyone welcome
- Also serves
- Young people
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.
Testing after a phone assessment of your symptoms or contact.
Seen with symptoms — Yes
Will examine and treat if you have symptoms, not only screen.
Call 02921 835208 in opening hours if you have symptoms or a partner has an STI; a clinician assesses you by phone and books the right appointment.
PEP (after HIV exposure) — Yes
Emergency 28-day medicine; must start within 72 hours.
Call Monday to Friday 09:00-15:00; at weekends, out of hours and on bank holidays go to your local Emergency Department. Within 72 hours, ideally 24.
PrEP — start here — Yes
Can prescribe PrEP, including to visitors.
Call to be booked into a telephone consultation on a Tuesday evening; whether short-term visitors can be prescribed PrEP is not stated.
PrEP refill — Yes
Can supply PrEP if you already take it.
Repeat prescriptions for existing patients via an online form; whether a visitor already on PrEP can get a supply is not stated.
Booking, access & languages
Call 02921 835208 Monday, Tuesday and Friday 09:00-15:00, Wednesday and Thursday 09:00-12:00 (emergencies discussed until 15:00). Calls in Welsh or English; BSL via SignVideo.
Visitors accepted — Yes
Short-term visitors without local residency can be seen.
In Wales, treatment given in or by referral from a sexually transmitted diseases clinic is exempt from overseas visitor charges.
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.
You do not need to see your doctor before attending.
Walk-in — No
Mainly appointment-booked clinics; walk-in sessions exist for under-18s (Cardiff Royal Infirmary, ground floor Longcross Unit, Tuesdays 14:00-17:00) and for some appointment reasons.
Appointment required
You must book before coming.
In most cases you are assessed by a clinician over the telephone first.
Languages: English, CY — Phone calls are welcomed in Welsh and English.
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| All services | Everyone | Free Wales: treatment given in, or as the result of a referral from, a sexually transmitted diseases clinic is exempt from overseas visitor charges; for HIV the exemption covers the initial diagnostic test and associated counselling. This is an NHS Wales clinic. |
Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.
United Kingdom: good to know
- What visitors pay. Wales has its own charging rules for overseas visitors. Welsh Government guidance for hospitals in Wales lists as exempt from charges treatment given in, or as the result of a referral from, a sexually transmitted diseases clinic, and says that for HIV this exemption applies only to the initial diagnostic test and associated counselling. Cardiff and Vale's health board says treatment in an A&E department is free to everyone until you are admitted or given an outpatient appointment.
- PEP in this country. Cardiff and Vale's sexual health service says that if you are worried you were exposed to HIV through sex in the last 72 hours you should call 02921 835208, Monday to Friday 09:00-15:00; at weekends, out of hours and on bank holidays you get PEP by visiting your local Emergency Department. PEP must be taken within 72 hours, ideally within 24.
Emergency number: 999
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · cavuhb.nhs.wales — Cardiff Royal Infirmary, Newport Road CF24 0SZ; mainly appointment-booked clinics after telephone assessment; some walk-in clinics depending on reason; under-18 walk-in Tuesdays 14:00-17:00 Longcross Unit; no GP referral needed; confidential service to everyone regardless of age; hours Mon-Tue 09:00-15:00, Wed-Thu 09:00-12:00, Fri 09:00-15:00.
- e2 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · cavuhb.nhs.wales — PEP: call 02921 835208 Mon-Fri 09:00-15:00; weekends, out of hours and bank holidays via your local Emergency Department; within 72 hours, ideally 24.
- e3 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · cavuhb.nhs.wales — With symptoms, call 02921 835208 in opening hours; testing and recommended investigations discussed; calls in Welsh and English, BSL via SignVideo.
- e4 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · cavuhb.nhs.wales — PrEP: call 02921 835208; booked telephone consultation on a Tuesday evening; repeat prescriptions via online form.
- e5 · Published by Welsh Government: Implementing the Overseas Visitors Hospital Charging Regulations (guidance for hospitals in Wales) · 22 Sep 2026 · www.gov.wales — Exempt: treatment given in, or as the result of a referral from, a sexually transmitted diseases clinic; for HIV/AIDS the exemption applies only to the initial diagnostic test and associated counselling. Version 6, December 2009.
- e6 · Published by legislation.gov.uk (NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989, regulation 3, England and Wales) · 22 Sep 2026 · www.legislation.gov.uk — No charge for services at a hospital accident and emergency department, or at a special clinic for the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases; HIV limited to the diagnostic test and associated counselling; extent E+W with Wales-specific amendments.
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