Uptake Of Such Services Research Articles

Purchasing services to promote the sexual health of young people - contraceptive care for teenagers

Sexually active teenagers need a choice of accessible and acceptable services to provide contraceptive care and advice. This paper presents examples of good practice in providing care for young people in community settings in the UK but the same models of care could be adopted by other European countries. The published literature suggests that informal and drop-in services are needed, with the guarantee of confidentiality to the young person. A full range of contraceptive care and sexual health promotion should be available and staff should have expertise in dealing with young people. All local agencies should work together to increase knowledge and uptake of such services. Purchasers and providers of health care should agree a model of care which is related to local health needs.