HGS Directory - Lothian

G.U.M. Clinics

Edinburgh

GUM (Genito Urinary Medicine) Clinic

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Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Level 4, Lauriston Building
39 Lauriston Place
Edinburgh
EH3 9YW

Consultant Dr Gordon Scott

Tel : 0131 536 2103
(appointments – men)

You may have to arrange an appointment up to 4 weeks in advance but there is a walk-in clinic, where no appointment is necessary, from 9.00am until 10.00am, Monday to Friday.

Wednesday Evening Walk in gay Men's Clinic 5-6 p.m. Appointments 6-8 p.m. Call 0131 536 4444

Same day HIV tests are available Monday – Thursday between 8.30am and 10.30am with results available from 3.30pm the same day.

As well as HIV tests, GUM provides sexual health check-ups and treatments. All results are totally confidential. A full check-up normally involves a swab from the penis, a urine sample and a blood test. You may also have a rectal and throat swab taken.

Other testing Services

Roam Outreach on Monday evenings @ 22-24 Spittal Street, Edinburgh,
Tel : 0131 537 8300

Out of Hours Testing Service Monday evenings 5pm - 7.30pm

Service for men who have sex with men. Roam Outreach offers HIV, Syphillis and Hep C testing, as well as Hep B vaccinations.

Local Community Groups

Bridges Project
1 Mitchell Close, Haddington, East Lothian EH41 3NB
t 0800 068 5554
e mail@bridgesproject.org.uk
w www.bridgesproject.org.uk


Crew 2000
32/32a Cockburn Street,

Edinburgh EH1 1PB
t 0131 220 3404
e crew@chilledout.co.uk

Gay Men’s Health
10a Union Street, Edinburgh EH1 3LU
t 0131 558 9444

e mail@gmh.org.uk

w www.gmh.org.uk

MYPAS
Tolbooth Hall, 176 High Street, Dalkeith EH22 1AY
t 0131 454 0757
e midlothian_mypas@hotmail.com


Positive Voice Lothians

Positive Voice is the HIV self-help organisation in Lothian: people living with HIV, their partners, families and carers supporting one another.

Drop in open Monday 12noon - 8pm. Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 12 noon - 4pm

37 - 39 Montrose Terrace,
Edinburgh,
EH7 5DJ

t 0131 652 0754

e mail@enquiries@positive-voice.org.uk
w www.positive-voice.org.uk

West Lothian Youth Action Plan
c/o Community House, 33 Aller Place, Livingston EH54 6RF
t 01506 461588
e wl@youth-action-project.freeserve.co.uk

Holy Trinity Metropolitan Community Church
PO Box 12433, Edinburgh EH1 3FU
t 0131 226 1691
e mail@mccedinburgh.com
w www.mccedinburgh.com

West Lothian Transgender Support Group
t 07808 564626 (John)
w www.westlothiantsg.co.uk

GUM CLINICS & LGBT Groups Links:

• Ayrshire & Arran
  
• Dumfries & Galloway
  
• Scottish Borders
  
• Edinburgh & Lothians
  
• Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley
  
• Perthshire & Tayside
  
• Forth Valley
  
• Fife
  
• Perthshire
  
• Argyll & The Western Isles
  
• Aberdeen & Grampian
  
• Highlands
  
• Faith Centred LGBT
  
  
  

Lothian Helplines

Lothian Gay
& Lesbian Switchboard
t 0131 556 4049
Nightly 7.30-10pm
w www.lgls.org/

UK Wide Helplines

London Bisexual Phoneline
t 0845 4501263
Tues + Wed 7.30-9.30pm
Sat 10.30am-12.30pm

London L&G Switchboard
LLGS, PO Box 7324, London N1 9QS
t 0207 837 7324
24 hours
w www.llgs.org.uk

National Aids Helpline
t 0800 567123
24 Hours

Parents Enquiry Scotland
t 0131 556 6047
Daily before 10pm

Sexwise
(info for 12-18 year olds)
t 0800 28 29 30
7pm - midnight