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Removal of Mirena Coil.

Posted By nuthatchst39

"Removal of Mirena Coil."

About: Sexual Health / Contraception Service

(as a service user),

It's taking several months and a self referral to get to this stage but I do eventually get my Mirena Coil removed through this service at Portadown Health Centre. My GP and local family clinic do not offer this service. I was not told about this service 3 years ago at a smear clinic. I tried to find out but no one could help me. Only found out in June 2023 about self referral service if coil removal.

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Response from Kate Gribben, Lead Nurse Contraception and Sexual Health (CASH), IMWH, Southern Health and Social Care Trust 5 months ago
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Kate Gribben
Lead Nurse Contraception and Sexual Health (CASH), IMWH,
Southern Health and Social Care Trust

Lead Nurse Contraception & Sexual Health, SHSCT.

Submitted on 06/11/2023 at 15:20
Published on Care Opinion at 15:23

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Dear nuthatch39,

Thank you for commenting on your recent experience about coil removal in Contraception Service, SHSCT.

We recently made changes to our service to help improve accessibility with a new QR code in July 2023 for self referrals into us by client. This is to help speed up the process a bit as you can self refer to us directly unless you have other complex gynae issues which we cannot help with.

We try to keep our waiting list times down & have a priority booking list from other service providers in our Trust.

I am pleased you were able to access our clinic to help with your request particularly as that your GP does not offer this service.

Also we have developed a new Pop Up banner with this QR code on it & a list of services we offer. This is to help make our clinic more visible to the public.

Sometimes word of mouth can help other women in a similar situation, so spread the word by all means. Thank you again.

Sincerely,

Kate Gribben.

Lead Nurse CASH, SHSCT.

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Response from Kate Gribben, Lead Nurse Contraception and Sexual Health (CASH), IMWH, Southern Health and Social Care Trust 5 months ago
Kate Gribben
Lead Nurse Contraception and Sexual Health (CASH), IMWH,
Southern Health and Social Care Trust

Lead Nurse Contraception & Sexual Health, SHSCT.

Submitted on 06/11/2023 at 16:52
Published on Care Opinion at 16:52

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