Brook Wirral

Brook Wirral operates a free and confidential service for young people aged 19 and under, offering sexual health screening, contraception, pregnancy testing, free condoms, advice and counselling.

An overview of services available at Brook Wirral can be found below. For more detailed information, please visit the individual location listings.

Quick access: help and information

Free and confidential services

Brook offers free and confidential sexual health services for young people aged 19 and under living in Wirral.

Find out more about what Brook Wirral offers.

STI home test kit

At Brook Wirral we offer free STI testing and treatment for people aged 19 and under.

Also, if you are aged 16+ and live in Wirral, you can request a free STI test kit to be send to you by post. It’s quick, easy and completely confidential.

Find out more about STI testing and treatment.

LGBT+ Support Group

At Brook Wirral we run an LGBT+ support group called Work It Out for young people aged 14-18 years old.

Find out more about the Work It Out group.

Get in touch

If you think you need an appointment, or want to talk to someone, you can call us on 0151 670 0177. Our friendly staff are here to help you with whatever is going on.

Service locations and information

Brook Wirral

Service for people aged 19 and under in Wirral

NHS and other services

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How can Brook Wirral help me?

At Brook Wirral, we’re here to help you with all aspects of your sexual health and wellbeing.

Whatever is going on, our friendly team will support you with whatever you need, even if you’re not sure exactly what that is yet. All of our services are free and confidential. We offer:

• Contraception
• Emergency contraception
• Pregnancy testing
• Screening for infections
• Termination referrals (find out more about abortion)

Free STI testing and treatment

Brook Wirral offers free sexual health screening for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and HIV, and offers and treatment for young people aged 19 and under.

Also, if you are aged 16+ years and live in Wirral you can access free postal STI testing kits from SH:24.

Brook recommends testing two weeks after unprotected sex (sex without a condom) to ensure an accurate result.

These tests are for people who have no symptoms (are asymptomatic). If you have any symptoms, please contact Brook Wirral on 0151 670 0177 or Sexual Health Wirral on 0300 123 5474 for all age services.

Work It Out (LGBT+ support group)

At Brook Wirral we run an LGBT+ support group called Work It Out for young people aged 14-18 years old.

The group runs every Tuesday 5pm-7pm at The Hive Youth Zone, Bright Street, Birkenhead, CH41 4EA.

Those wanting to join the group will need to email viccie.hamlet@brook.org.uk or kate.griffiths@brook.org.uk. Alternatively you can call Wirral Brook on 0151 670 0177 to book your induction before arriving for your first group session.

Visiting a clinic

Brook Wirral provides free and confidential sexual health services for people aged 19 and under.

View information about opening times and how to get in touch.

Education and outreach

We are able to offer an variety of education services in Wirral for all young people under 25. We also provide training opportunities for professionals. 

Taking a holistic approach to health and wellbeing, our team works across an array of settings from primary to secondary schools to alternative education providers, care homes and youth clubs.

Find out more about education and outreach here.

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