App helps residents get the right sexual health service
Coventry sexual health services are now easier to find on the move thanks to an updated phone app.
NHS Coventry launched its iPhone app in December 2010 to help patients find the right service locally.
The ‘sat-nav to services’ has now been updated to include details and locations of sexual health services, including where free condoms are available, where to access emergency contraception and STI and pregnancy testing.
The app, which is available from iTunes, uses GPS to signpost patients to their nearest service.
John Forde, acting director of public health at NHS Coventry, said: “Sexual health is one of the most visited sections on our website and these services are most likely to be used by younger people, who are also the most common users of iPhones and other Smart phones.
“It seemed appropriate to expand the services included in the app to enable younger people to access the services they need, wherever they are. Using the app is easier than logging onto the website and finding the details there. And the use of GPS means users are automatically directed to their nearest service.
“We hope that this will improve access and take up of these services as
we work to promote good sexual health.”
NHS Coventry is only the second primary care trust in the country to launch this kind of iPhone app, which also includes details of nearby hospitals, GP surgeries, pharmacies and the city walk-in centre.
The team behind the technology is planning to launch the app amongst students in particular, by attending events such as university freshers’ fayres over the year.
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