Sexual Health & Rapid Access Service

Services available

This service is run by doctors, nurse practitioners and sexual health nurses.

Sexual health

• Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and blood borne viruses
• Follow up post-sexual assault
• Cryotherapy for genital warts
• Genital skin biopsies

Rapid access

Provides rapid access to women who meet specific psychosocial criteria, such as:

• Homelessness
• Violence
• Disability
• Alcohol and other drugs
• Recent release from prison
• Mental health

For rapid access patients, the service will also assess their broader gynaecological concerns: abnormal bleeding, pelvic pain, cervical screening, contraception etc.

Inclusion criteria

This is a statewide service in Victoria.

Women and their partners can be referred.

Urgent referral

For assessment or care due to concerning or deteriorating condition, please consider the most appropriate of:

• Re-refer for triage reassessment or call the Sexual Health and Rapid Access Service coordinator on 0481 001 048 (available Wed & Fri)
• Women’s Emergency Care
• Registrar review – contact via the Women's switchboard on (03) 8345 2000

Referral instructions

Essential information

All referrals must include essential demographic, medical and social history details, and relevant information about the presenting complaint.

In detail: Women's health referrals

Investigations

• Consider: Previous CST or STI screen

Send referral

GPs and other specialists can refer to the Sexual Health and Rapid Access Service via Fast Fax: (03) 8345 3036.

Use our Women’s Health Referral Form – jump to Referral templates (Downloads).

In detail: How referrals are processed

Appointments

Clinics are held on Wednesday mornings, Friday mornings and Friday afternoons.

Appointments are face-to-face and by telephone, depending on clinical issue.

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