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You can get free, confidential treatment and advice at any NHS sexual health (GUM) clinic, or from your GP. You can find details of your nearest NHS sexual health clinic by phoning the National AIDS Helpline free on 0800 567 123, or phone your local hospital and ask for the ‘GUM’ or ‘special’ clinic. Clinics will be listed in the phone book under genito-urinary medicine (GUM), sexually transmitted diseases (STD) or venereal diseases (VD). You can find information about clinics on the HEA website http://www.lovelife.hea.org.uk

National AIDS Helpline (NAH) 0800 567 123

A 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, free and confidential telephone service with advice about HIV, AIDS, sexual health, local services, clinics and support services. Calls are free and confidential, and will not appear on your phone bill (this does not apply to calls made from some mobile phones - check with your mobile phone company for details).

National AIDS Helpline Language Line 0800 917 2227

This a multi-language line with an opening menu in Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali, Hindi, Gujarati, Arabic and Cantonese. You will be able to listen to messages in each language. From 6pm to 10 pm on the following days you will be able to speak to an operator who is fluent in each language:

Monday - Bengali
Tuesday - Urdu
Wednesday - Arabic
Thursday - Gujarati
Friday - Hindi
Saturday - Punjabi
Sunday - Cantonese

You will need to listen out for your own language and select the appropriate number.

The Welsh Language Service is available on the main 0800 567 123 number every day between 11am and 11pm. The service is provided by a combination of Welsh-speaking advisors and Language Line.

A minicom service is available for people with hearing difficulties on 0800 521 361 10am to 10pm, seven days a week.