- Overview
- Free NHS prescriptions
- Support for NHS costs if you are on a low income
- Prescription pre-payment certificates
- Support for those who are pregnant, parents and children
- Free sexual health medication and contraception
- Cost of living support
Medication for sexual transmitted infections (STI) and sexually transmitted diseases (STD) is free of charge via your GP or a sexual health clinic. Find your nearest sexual health service.
You can get contraception free of charge, even if you’re under 16, from:
- most contraception clinics
- most sexual health or genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics
- some GP surgeries
- some young people’s services
Methods of contraception available for free includes diaphragm or cap, female condoms, implant, injection, IUD (coil), IUS (hormonal coil), male condoms, patch, progestogen-only pill, vaginal ring.
The emergency contraceptive pill, also known as morning after pill, is also available free of charge at:
- contraception clinics
- sexual health or genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics
- some GP surgeries
- some young people’s clinics
- most NHS walk-in centres and minor injuries units
- most pharmacies
