Service Availability
Do you need access to PEP?
Many public sexual health services will be operating a restricted or limited service over the festive period. You can contact them directly to find out their opening hours by checking the HSE Sexual Wellbeing website here.
Alternatively, PEP is available throughout the festive period at Accident and Emergency departments around the country. You can get further information on where to find and access those by clicking here.
Do you need urgent care for an STI?
If you are experiencing painful symptoms that you are concerned may be an STI (including mpox), call your local sexual health service as some services will operate a limited number of clinics during the festive period. If you cannot access a sexual health service, consider calling your GP or attending an emergency department. A full list of all sexual health services are available on the HSE Sexual Wellbeing website.
Need to speak to someone?
If you have had a reactive result using one of our HIV self-tests, email selftest@hivireland.ie so that the person on-call can support you with next steps.
If you wish to speak to someone about any other topic – the HSE operate a HIV and Sexual Health Helpline available on 1800 459 459 – further details available here.
When will the MPOWER team be back?
The team will be available again from Monday 8th of January. All of our contact details are available here.
