The Northern Sexual Health (Hathersage Centre)

Public sexual health clinic · Manchester, United Kingdom

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Can I go now?

Contact the clinic to arrange a visit

Next-day appointments are released at 08:30 and 12:00 on weekdays. For the trans clinic choose the trans clinic option in the Personal Health Record.

Can a visitor use it?

Yes — In England, diagnosing and treating STIs is free to all overseas visitors. The clinic's own site does not mention visitors.

Published by GOV.UK NHS entitlements: migrant health guide· 22 Sep 2026

What will it cost?

Free for everyone, including visitors

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About

Manchester's main NHS sexual health hub — free tests, treatment, PEP, PrEP and DoxyPEP, plus a weekly clinic for trans, non-binary and gender-diverse people.

Specialises in: Everyone welcome
Also serves: Trans & non-binary people · Gay, bi & other men who have sex with men · Young people

From clinic website· 22 Sep 2026

Services

Full STI check — Yes

Chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis (usually with HIV) in one visit.

Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and HIV.

Treatment on site — Yes

Antibiotics or injections given at the clinic.

Postal self-sampling — Yes

Kit you post to a lab; results by text or online.

Home kits are ordered through the Personal Health Record account.

PEP (after HIV exposure) — Yes

Emergency 28-day medicine; must start within 72 hours.

After a possible exposure the clinic says to call or come in as soon as you can.

PrEP — start here — Yes

Can prescribe PrEP, including to visitors.

Whether short-term visitors can be prescribed PrEP is not stated.

DoxyPEP — Yes

Doxycycline after sex to cut syphilis and chlamydia risk; not offered everywhere.

For eligible patients, mostly gay and bi men.

Hep A / B vaccine — Yes

HPV vaccine — Yes

Mpox vaccine — Yes

If eligible.

HIV care & ART — Yes

Ongoing HIV treatment; can help if you run out of medication abroad.

Free condoms & lube — Yes

Booking, access & languages

Online Phone

Next-day appointments are released at 08:30 and 12:00 on weekdays. For the trans clinic choose the trans clinic option in the Personal Health Record.

Visitors accepted — Yes

Short-term visitors without local residency can be seen.

In England, diagnosing and treating STIs is free to all overseas visitors. The clinic's own site does not mention visitors.

No insurance required

You can be seen without local insurance or a health card.

Booking needs an account

You must register to book.

New users must create a Personal Health Record account to book online; phone booking is the alternative.

Languages: English

Cost

Service	Who	Cost
All services	Everyone	Free The clinic's FAQ says: yes, we are a free service; all tests, treatments, contraception and prescriptions are free. In England, NHS diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections is free for everyone, including overseas visitors.

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. In England, NHS services for diagnosing and treating sexually transmitted infections, and A&E (emergency) care, are free to all overseas visitors.
Published by GOV.UK NHS entitlements: migrant health guide· 18 Sep 2026
PEP in this country. PEP is free on the NHS for people who meet the guidelines. Go to a sexual health or HIV clinic first; at weekends or out of hours, hospital A&E (emergency) departments can start it. It must be started within 72 hours.
Community-endorsed Terrence Higgins Trust· 18 Sep 2026

Emergency number: 999

Sources & last checked

Last checked 22 Sep 2026.

e1 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · thenorthernsexualhealth.co.uk — Free service; STI tests and treatment, HIV care, PrEP, PEP, DoxyPEP, home kits, phone number, Personal Health Record booking.
e2 · Listed by NHS service directory · 18 Sep 2026 · www.nhs.uk — Supplied by Serco Global Services on 11 September 2026: address, phone, STI and HIV testing and treatment, PEP, free condoms.
e3 · From clinic website · 18 Sep 2026 · thenorthernsexualhealth.co.uk — Onyx clinic for trans, non-binary and gender-diverse people, Thursdays 15:30-19:00 at the Hathersage Centre; vaccines listed.
e4 · Published by GOV.UK NHS entitlements: migrant health guide · 22 Sep 2026 · www.gov.uk — England only: services for diagnosing and treating STIs are free to all overseas visitors.

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