Sexual Health (Alexis Clinic, Lewisham)
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The Alexis Clinic is an outpatient service at for University Hospital Lewisham that provides care and treatment for people living with HIV.
- Base: University Hospital Lewisham
- Service Contact: LH.alexisclinic@nhs.net
- Service Category: 3
- Address: Alexis Clinic, 2nd Floor Pink Zone, University Hospital Lewisham, Lewisham High Street, London, SE13 6LH
- Reception phone number: 020 3192 6752
About the service
The Alexis clinic is an HIV clinic that is are dedicated to managing and treating HIV and opportunistic infections. Opportunistic infections are infections that occur more frequently and are more severe in people with weakened immune systems.
Our clinic provides a comprehensive HIV outpatient and inpatient service. Our service is consultant-led and supported by a team of specialist nurses, junior doctors, HCAs, pharmacists, dieticians and psychologists.
We work in partnership with other medical and surgical specialities, and there are dedicated antenatal clinics, in partnership with women’s services.
Services available
- Management and treatment of HIV and opportunistic infections
- Specialist pharmaceutical advice, medicines information and therapeutic drug monitoring
- Confidential prescription dispensing and adherence support
- HIV homecare delivery scheme
- Nutritional advice from a specialist dietitian
- Joint specialist midwife antenatal care
- Psychological support for patients living with HIV
- Community nurse specialists.
Opening times
Monday: 8am-7pm
Tuesday: 9am-5pm
Wednesday: 1pm-5pm
Thursday: 9am-5pm
Friday: 9am-5pm
Closed weekends and bank holidays
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Referrals
Anyone over the age of 16 years old can access our HIV services.
You can refer yourself if you are known to be HIV positive by contacting us directly. You can also be referred to us by another healthcare professional.
If you would like to transfer your HIV care to us please contact us by email or telephone directly using the contact details above.
It would be helpful to have a transfer of care summary from your previous HIV care provider that includes what medications you currently take, other health conditions and most recent blood test results.
GPs and other healthcare professionals can refer to us using our referral form: Download the referral form
Your appointment
You can now book, change, or cancel your appointment with us by email.
If you would like to do so, please email your clinic at the email address above with your request and our reception team will get back to you within three working days.
If you have an urgent issue, or your appointment is taking place within the next three days, please call us instead.
Virtual appointments for patients taking HIV medications
The virtual review service is for patients who are taking HIV medications and have had an undetectable viral load for approximately one year.
Our virtual appointment service offers you the option have a telephone, video, or email consultation rather than coming into the clinic. This means fewer visits to the clinic while still keeping in touch with your clinician.
Please note that two weeks before your virtual review slot you should attend for your blood tests.
Sexual health screening and vaccinations
Sexual health screening is offered to all of our registered patients as part of our routine tests.
We offer vaccination for:
- HPV
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
Your medication
Pharmacy and prescriptions
We have a specialist pharmacist in each of our clinics to ensure you have all of the information and support you need to successfully take your medicines on a regular basis.
If you need support with your medicines please contact your clinic and ask to be booked into a pharmacist support clinic.
Some medicines can interact with the medicines that we give you. This includes medications prescribed by other healthcare professionals such as your GP and those you can buy over the counter.
We can give advice on which medicines can be used safely together and help if you are experiencing any side effects that you think may be caused by the medicines we prescribe. We can advise you on how to manage the side effects, or we may suggest changing your medicines. All medicine changes will be fully discussed with you.
Prescriptions are normally produced when you attend your regular appointment. You can then collect your medicines from one of our hospital outpatient pharmacies;
- Rowlands Pharmacy at University Hospital Lewisham
- Rowlands Pharmacy at Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Read more about our hospital pharmacies
Home delivery
We offer a home delivery service to patients who are settled in their medicine regime and take their medicines regularly. This is a service commissioned by the Trust to deliver your medications in a discreet package to your door.
The package will not have any identifying marks that could reveal what is inside; the package will only have your name and address like any other parcel. If you are interested in this service please ask your doctor when you are next attend your clinic.
It is very important that you do not miss doses of your medicines. If you are running out, please contact the clinic by either email or telephone to inform them of this giving at least 72 hours notice.
Please note that home delivery requires you to give us at least three weeks notice to ensure your medicine can be delivered to you in time.
If you need an emergency prescription, please call your clinic on the number below to discuss as soon as you can.
- Alexis Clinic (Lewisham): 020 3192 6752
- Trafalgar Clinic (Queen Elizabeth Hospital) pharmacy phone number: 020 8836 6206 (please note this is different to the main clinic number).