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Useful contacts and links

General information and advice

For comprehensive health information and advice, including an online self-help guide, visit the NHS Direct website or phone NHS Direct on +44 (0)8454647.

Local chemists and pharmacies

Brunel Pharmacy (on campus)
+44 (0)1895 257187

Boots
The Chimes Shopping Centre
High Street
Uxbridge
+44 (0)1895 233526

Flora Fountain
High Street
Uxbridge
+44 (0)1895 258000

Late-opening pharmacy:

Lawton Pharmacy
Crescent Parade
Uxbridge Road
Hillingdon
+44 (0)1895 232876

Dentistry

If you need to find a dentist in the Hillingdon/Uxbridge area, please go to the NHS website where you will find a postcode search tool.

If you need urgent dental help outside normal office hours, please visit the NHS Direct website or call them on +44 (0)845 4647.

Sexual health and infections

If you think you may have had contact with a sexual infection, you can either:

come and see us to talk about it and get tested;
contact the genitourinary clinic at Hillingdon Hospital on +44 (0)1895 238282;
visit the Hillingdon NHS website for details of your nearest clinic;
find out more by taking a look at Sex: Worth Talking About, the BBC's The Surgery or the NHS website.

Family planning

Regular planned contraception is the best way to avoid unplanned pregnancy:

Our doctors or nurses can help you choose the right form of contraception and manage its ongoing use (we also offer free, discreetly-packaged condoms);
Visit the FPA website, which includes a range of leaflets explaining more about all forms of contraception.

Emergency contraception

If you think you may be at risk of an unwanted pregnancy following intercourse:

The practice can provide emergency contraception, either in the form of the morning-after pill or a copper coil (intra-uterine device).
The morning-after pill can be obtained direct from pharmacies, for a fee, so you may choose not to come to us since it is more effective the sooner it is taken.

Read more about the morning-after pill on the FPA and Levonelle websites.

Termination of pregnancy

If you decide not to go ahead with an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy, then Hillingdon has a dedicated termination of pregnancy service. The Medical Centre can refer you to a clinic, or you can refer yourself:

Tudor Wing Sexual Health Centre (Hillingdon Hospital): +44 (0)1895 279537

Uxbridge Health Centre: +44 (0)1895 252461

Yiewsley Health Centre: +44 (0)1895 443686

Remember to organise regular contraception either before or after your operation.

Stopping smoking

Hillingdon has a dedicated stop smoking service to help you through quitting. They provide group and one-to-one sessions, as well as advice on nicotine replacement therapy. Call them on +44 (0)800 169 7541, or visit the Stop Smoking website.