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We encourage you to read these articles from the Guardian which explain the state of affairs rather well:

What to do if you’re a Londoner worried about gonorrhoea? Test yourself, apparently | The Guardian | 17 Oct 2017
Sexual health shake-up in south-west London unsafe, experts say | The Guardian | 16 Aug 2017

"This new analysis from the King’s Fund paints an extremely worrying picture for sexual health services across the country. With the dust having barely settled from the news that the first cases of gonorrhoea resistant to all known antibiotics have now been identified in three countries, the prospect of sexual health services facing further significant cuts to funding could not come at a more dangerous time.

With an unprecedented demand for services, coupled with record levels of new STI diagnoses and treatment-resistant infection, we are truly facing the prospect of a ‘perfect storm’ in sexual health. It is essential that the new Government ensures sexual health services are appropriately funded so that vital sexual health promotion, prevention, testing and treatment can be delivered. Failing to do so is the falsest of false economies and the consequences will be felt for years to come."

Dr Elizabeth Carlin, BASHH President, commenting on the King’s Fund findings showing that local councils are planning on making large cuts to funding for sexual health services | Jul 2017

What do cuts in sexual health services mean for patients? | The Kings Fund | 3 Apr 2017

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London Sexual Health Transformation Programme | London Councils

Sexual health checks fall by almost 250,000 as services suffer severe cuts | HuffPost | 12 May 2019
It’s time for government to get to grips with the nation’s sexual health | Huff Post | 5 Feb 2019
Sexual health service cuts will increase spread of STIs | The Guardian | 30 Dec 2018
Record demand for sexual health services amid spending cuts | BBC | 1 Sep 2018
What to do if you’re a Londoner worried about gonorrhoea? Test yourself, apparently | The Guardian | 17 Oct 2017
Sexual health shake-up in south-west London unsafe, experts say | The Guardian | 16 Aug 2017
Government cuts 'leave sexual health services at tipping point' | The Guardian | 3 Aug 2017
Sexual health clinics 'at tipping point' after Government cuts and huge rise in demand, councils warn | The Independent | 2 Aug | 2017
Further cuts to services increase risk of ‘perfect storm’ for sexual health | British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) | 12 Jul 2017
Government cuts are brewing a sexual health crisis | The Guardian | 27 Jun 2016
What do cuts in sexual health services mean for patients? | The Kings Fund | 3 Apr 2017
Cuts to sexual health services are putting patients at risk, says King’s Fund | British Medical Journal | 14 Mar 2017
Cuts to sexual health services will lead to STI 'explosion', warn experts | The Guardian | 3 Jan 2016