Commissioned by the Department of Health, it is aimed at NHS practitioners and those responsible for contraceptive services in local authorities, primary care trusts, educational settings and the voluntary and community sectors. The guidance sets out recommendations on how to provide disadvantaged young people with effective contraceptive services.
Nice recommends that young men and women are included when assessing local contraceptive services, to find out what type of services they need. This information should then be used to draw up an action plan for the delivery of services.
The draft guidance proposes that young people should have full and immediate access to dedicated and confidential sexual health services, which as a minimum requirement must meet local and national standards for contraceptive services. It also states that doctors, nurses and pharmacists must, where possible, provide the full range of contraceptive methods (especially condoms and emergency contraception) and information about each method. They must also offer culturally sensitive and fully confidential advice.
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