North Somerset Council
Key Contact
Sexual Health Services Kate Blakley – Kate.Blakley@n- somerset.gov.uk
Supervised Consumption Service – Fiona Dixon – [email protected]
Needle Exchange Services – Fiona Dixon – [email protected]
Support to Stop Smoking Services: Chris Miles – [email protected]
Pharmacy Contract
Updated fees April 2025
| Public Health Pharmacy Service | Current unit cost
2024-25 |
New unit cost
2025 -26 |
| EHC | £14.00 | £15.00 |
| Chlamydia & Gonorrhoea testing | N/A | £3.00 per test returned and received at the lab |
| C-Card | £1.00 | N/A |
| OST | £2.50 per supervised consumption | No change for 25/26. |
| Buvidal | £25.00 | No change for 25/26. |
| Needle exchange | PNEX payment: £1.75
Retainer each active quarter: £45.00 (£15.00 per month) Annual Dispensing payment (28 to 227 packs PA): £140.00 |
No change for 25/26. |
| NRT Advisors | Client registration and completed 4-week follow up – £30.00 | No change for 25/26. |
| NRT Voucher service | £2.50 | £4.50 |
North Somerset Contract – Needle exchange, Supervised Consumption, Stop Smoking & Sexual Health.
Updated Service Specifications April 2025
PH Pharmacy Service Specification – Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapy Voucher Scheme – 2025-26
PH Pharmacy Service Specification – Needle Exchange – 2025-26
PH Pharmacy Service Specification – Sexual Health 2025-26PH Pharmacy Service Specification – Opiate Supervised Consumption – 2024-26
PH Pharmacy Service Specification – Opiate Supervised Consumption – 2024-26
Sexual Health
Key Contact
Kate Blakley, 01934 426594, [email protected]
Yuno
A new sexual health service called Yuno launches across BNSSG on 1 April. The service is commissioned by Bristol City, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire councils. Yuno will offer free and confidential access to a wide range of services and will be provided by the NHS and a number of not-for-profit organisations working collaboratively. The pregnancy advisory service (abortion care) is separately commissioned by BNSSG ICB, and will be delivered by UHBW.
Access to most Yuno sexual health services will be though a new clinically supported easy-to-use website – https://yunosexualhealth.co.uk/, which acts as a digital front door. Managed by a team of experienced sexual health clinicians and other healthcare professionals, the platform will ensure people receive trusted, high-quality and timely care.
The Yuno website will enable people to confidentially order tests for sexually transmitted infections, free condoms and emergency contraception (if under 25) and receive treatment through the post or by collection from one of the sites in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire, for some STIs.
People who need additional support, or treatment, or contraception can book a telephone or in-person appointment at a range of clinics across BNSSG. Some walk-in provision will be available for those who need it.
The digital front door will be managed by digital health experts SH:24.
In-person clinical services will be provided by University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW), working with the charity Brook.
Brook will also work with local charity Brigstowe to lead on health promotion and deliver a range of targeted, community-based interventions to support those who face greater health inequalities, including a condom distribution scheme for young people via community settings.
Professionals will still be able to access urgent clinical advice via a professional helpline (0117 342 6913).
Once you have signed up to the service,chlamydia/gonorrhoea test kits can be ordered from the ISHS via email: [email protected]
The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Guidance
The FSRH (The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare) guidance on contraceptive choices / emergency contraception for transgender and non-binary people and their partners.
The Local Authorities in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire want to ensure that local sexual health services, advice and guidance on emergency contraception / contraception and the BNSSG C Card scheme are inclusive for transgender and non-binary people. The FSRH CEU Statement: Contraceptive Choices and Sexual Health for Transgender and Non-Binary People (October 2017) – Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare provides guidance for transgender and non-binary people and their partners, who are engaging in vaginal sex where there is a risk of pregnancy. The statement also offers general sexual health advice for these groups. It is important for pharmacists to be familiar with the guidance as it provides helpful information to support relevant consultations / advice and guidance.
Service Specification and PGD
Service specification – see top of page
Current PGDS
Azithromycin-chlamydia-National-PGD FINAL-Apr-23
Doxycycline-chlamydia-National-PGD FINAL Apr 23
Ulipristal-National-PGD- FINAL Mar 23
Levonorgestrel-National-PGD- FINAL Mar 23
Useful weblinks and FAQs
Sexual health services FAQs updated Oct 2023
Sexual Health Clinics
BNSSG SH clinics updated 20 07 2017
Expired Service Specs and PGDs
Unity Sexual Health Services – Current Provider of the BNSSG Sexual Health Contract
UNITY Condom order form
Azithromycin PGD FINAL valid from 1st March 2022
Doxycycline PGD FINAL valid from 1st March 2022
BNSSG EHC and Chlamydia PGD exp Feb 2022
Levonorgesterol PGD FINAL valid from 1st March 2022
Ulipristal PGD FINAL valid from 1st March 2022
Expired Service Specification and PGDs
Key Contact – Chris Miles – [email protected]
01275 546744
Service Specification
Service specification – see top of page
Champix Supply PGDs
Varenicline PGD for supply by community pharmacists Aug 2022 FINAL v9 signed
Expired PGDs
Key Contact
Fiona Dixon, 01934 426293.
Service Specification
See top of page
Key Contact
Fiona Dixon, 01934 426268, [email protected]
Service Specification
See top of page
Useful Documents
North Somerset Health and Wellbeing Board
Healthwatch Contact Details
Telephone number – 01275 851400
Email – [email protected]
www.healthwatchnorthsomerset.co.uk
Fees April 2024
| Public Health Pharmacy Service | Current unit cost | New unit cost |
| EHC | £14.00 | £14.00 |
| Chlamydia testing | N/A | N/A |
| C-Card | £1.00 | N/A |
| OST | £11.00 (1-2d)
£15.00 (3-4d) £25.00 (5-7d) |
£2.50 per supervised consumption |
| Buvidal | N/A | £25.00 |
| Needle exchange | PNEX payment: £1.50
Retainer each active quarter: £45.00 (£15.00 per month) Annual Dispensing payment (28 to 227 packs PA): £140.00 |
PNEX payment: £1.75
Retainer each active quarter: £45.00 (£15.00 per month) Annual Dispensing payment (28 to 227 packs PA): £140.00 |
| NRT Advisors | Client registration and completed 4-week follow up – £30.00 | N/A |
| NRT Voucher service | £0.50 | £2.50 |
Pharmacy Sexual Health for Under 25s service specification 2024-26
Needle Exchange Service Specification template 2024
Smoking cessation Pharmacotherapy voucher handling and processing pharmacy service specification
