Clinical Guidance

This page has all the latest versions of the WOS Clinical Guidelines produced by the WOS Clinical Guidelines group plus WOS Professional Training Guidance. Some Guidelines are held only on the Right Decisions Platform with links below and some are available here as read only, downloadable PDF files. In future, all Guidelines will be held on the Right Decisions Platform. These Guidelines are for Health Professionals. If you are a patient and have a query, please contact your local Sexual Health Department or refer to information held on NHS Inform.

PLEASE NOTE: DURING PERIODS OF SERVICE DISRUPTION OR DUE TO COVID PANDEMIC, THESE GUIDELINES MAY NOT BE KEPT FULLY UP TO DATE WITH REGARDS TO CLINICAL PROCEDURAL MATTERS. PLEASE READ THEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH YOUR LOCAL COVID GUIDANCE WHEN APPLICABLE.

LINKS TO GUIDELINES STORED ONLY ON RIGHT DECISIONS:

Contraception: IUS (LNG-IUD) Guideline Version 10.2 (May 24)

Contraception: Failed Contraception

Sexual Assault (Management of) Guideline Version 8.1 (May 24)

Young People – Management of Sexually Active YP Version 3.1 (Jun 24)

Young People – Common STIs and Other Infections in 13-15 yrs Version 7.1 (Jul 24)

GUIDELINES AVAILABLE TO READ/DOWNLOAD IN PDF

(LINKS TO RIGHT DECISIONS ARE BELOW EACH GUIDELINE IF AVAILABLE):