Sexual health and cancer support: libraries in Coventry "reach people that the NHS won't" Coventry’s Central Library runs health-related events and a mental health drop-in service, reaching people that the NHS can’t.
You expect to see books in a library. You might not expect free sperm keyrings – available in classic white or translucent with red sparkles – along with the offer of sexual health advice and 60-second HIV tests.
That is why staff from the Coventry and Warwickshire partnership NHS trust’s integrated sexual health service set up a stand in Coventry’s Central Library every Thursday. “Being here, we get to the people who can’t get to us,” says Steven Clay, a senior sexual health nurse.
Libraries are about the general health and wellbeing of the population Continue reading... The Guardian
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