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Nurse-Led Services

Our Nurse-led clinic is provided to look after and access your gynaecological & sexual health and includes a consultation.

 

 

As part of London Gynaecology’s extensive services, we are pleased to provide a variety of Nurse-led services performed by Clinical Nurse Specialist Jennifer Byrne at our modern and newly opened clinic located in the historic Austin Friars Square in the City of London, just a short walk from Liverpool St and the city stations.

The Nurse-led clinic will take place every Monday morning and from 8:30am-1 pm.. Kindly note, the Nurse-led services are only available for self-pay patients.

Who is it for?

The nurse-led services are for a range of women including those concerned about their sexual health, women aged from 25-to 64 for routine cervical screening and women of all age groups who would like the HPV vaccination and for patients to have Pre and Post Op care telephone consultations. (Please note, Pre and Post Op care telephone consultations are offered to patients who have had face-to-face appointments with a London Gynaecology consultant before and after a surgical procedure and are offered free of charge).

What are the Nurse-led services?

The services include Nurse-led cervical screening options (Primary HPV screening and Co-test smear & HPV Sub-Typing), 3 STI screening package options ranging from Mini, Essential to Comprehensive and two HPV Vaccination options and Pre and Post Op care telephone consultations.

The Nurse-led services offered include:

  • Primary HPV Screening
  • Co-Test Smear & HPV Sub-Typing
  • 3 STI screening package options ranging from Mini, Essential to Comprehensive
  • HPV vaccination is offered as self-pay packages and includes the full 3 injections and a consultation as standard with the additional option of including a smear and HPV sub-typing

Breakdown of our nurse-led services:

Nurse-led cervical screening: Primary HPV Screening / Co-Test Smear & HPV Sub-Typing

In the UK, the Department of Health recommends that women aged between 25 to 64 years old undergo routine cervical smears every 3 to 5 years. Attending your routine cervical screening can help identify high risk HPV or changes to cervical cells (abnormal cells) early before they develop.

What does it involve?

  • A consultation with a Lead Nurse
  • Cervical screening – a sample will be tested to see if you have a high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV)
  • *HPV subtyping – this will be able to inform you of the type of HPV you have
  • A written report emailed or posted to you and /or your GP

*HPV subtyping is included in the ‘Co-Test Smear & HPV Sub-Typing’ nurse-led service.

Nurse-led STI screening packages: (Mini, Essential, and Comprehensive)

Our STI screening packages are advised for women who develop symptoms or are concerned and would like to access their sexual health.

What does it involve?

Mini STI Screen:

  • A consultation with a Lead Nurse
  • You will be tested for chlamydia and Gonorrhoea.
  • A written report emailed or posted to you and /or your GP

Please note, the test can be taken 2 weeks after being exposed to chlamydia and Gonorrhoea. You should not take the test if you have tested positive for chlamydia and Gonorrhoea in the last 6 weeks.

Essential STI Screen:

  • A consultation with a Lead Nurse
  • You will be tested for Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, Syphilis and HIV
  • A written report emailed or posted to you and /or your GP

Please note, the test can be taken 2 weeks after being exposed to chlamydia and Gonorrhoea, 4 weeks for HIV and 3 months for Syphilis.  You should not take the test if you have tested positive for Chlamydia or Gonorrhoea in the last 6 weeks or Syphilis in the past.

Comprehensive STI Screen:

  • A consultation with a Lead Nurse
  • You will be tested for Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis B & C, and Trichomonas (swab and a blood test)
  • A written report emailed or posted to you and /or your GP

The test can be taken 2 weeks after being exposed to chlamydia and Gonorrhoea, 4 weeks for HIV and Trichomonas, 12 weeks for Syphilis and Hepatitis B and 6 months for Hepatitis C.

You should not take the test if you have tested positive for Chlamydia or Gonorrhoea in the last 6 weeks or Syphilis in the past. 

Please note, if you think you have been exposed to HIV in the past 72 hours you should seek urgent medical attention at a sexual health clinic, A&E or GP.

HPV Vaccination:

The vaccine should ideally be carried out before sexual debut but as the vaccine protects against all 4 strains (and only 1% of women are exposed to all four types), it is likely that 99% of women are likely to benefit from HPV vaccination. HPV vaccination is relevant for all age groups.

What does it involve?

  • A consultation with a Lead Nurse
  • 3 vaccination injections
  • A written report emailed or posted to you and /or your GP

At an additional cost, we also offer a smear test and HPV Sub-typing which will be able to inform you of the type of HPV you have.

  • Smear test and HPV Sub-typing

Please note, the vaccination is a course of 3 intramuscular injections at 0, 2 and 6 months with the first dose at a date of your choosing.

COSTS

  • £160 Nurse-Led Primary HPV Screening
  • £255 Nurse-Led Co-Test Smear & HPV Sub-Typing
  • £175 Mini STI Screen
  • £225 Essential STI Screen
  • £360 Comprehensive STI Screen
  • £630 Nurse Led HPV Vaccination (3 injections & consultation)
  • £815 Nurse Led HPV Vaccination (3 injections, consultation, smear & HPV subtyping test)