A full range of contraceptive services and methods are available at North Street for our patients. These include pills, injections, caps, emergency contraception, coils and implants. Patients can be referred to vasectomy services. There are three specially trained family planning nurses that you can see and also your own doctor.
Boys and girls under the age of 16 are very welcome to use these services and can do so without being accompanied by a parent. All patients, including under 16’s can be assured of absolute confidentiality when consulting with all problems, including contraception.
We currently offer several long acting reversible contraceptives:
- Coil insertions & removals – copper coils & Mirena hormone coils
- Nexplanon hormone implant insertions & removals
- Depot injections – depot injections last 3 monthly and are given by the practice nurse
- Sayana Press depot injections – Initiation of 13 weekly self administered injections
For external patient GP referrals – please use the form at the link below to refer patients for coil or nexplanon LARC services.