Sexual and reproductive health must not become the "Cinderella" service of the NHS The College is launching its report Time To Act, highlighting the findings of a College consultation with its 50,000-strong membership.
It found that GPs fear rates of teenage pregnancy and transmission of sexually transmitted diseases will rise – reversing current trends – as vulnerable patients are being excluded from accessing the most appropriate forms of contraception, and that health inequalities are being widened as a result.
Members particularly cited the difficulties patients living in rural areas have in accessing sexual and reproductive health services, as well as younger patients who rely on their parents for transport. Royal College of General Practitioners
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