You can order a free home STI kit if you are 16 years old or over and have a Wiltshire postcode. This service is available to people without any symptoms and is a reliable and convenient way of testing without having to attend a clinic.

If you are under 16 please contact us, click here to see how to do this.

If you do NOT have a Wiltshire postcode, you will need to contact your local county Sexual Health Service via their website, please click on the counties below;

Hampshire

Dorset

Somerset

Gloucester

Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucester

If you have symptoms, we would prefer to see you at a sexual health clinic. Please click on the link to see how to access our clinics.

When to test?

There can sometimes be a delay before a test becomes positive after you have had sex. This is often referred to as the 'window period'.

Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea – window period is 2 weeks

HIV – window period is 6 weeks

Syphilis – window period is 12 weeks

Results:

Ordered a test via your SH:UK account: You will receive a text to tell you when your results are available.

Under 18 or there is a query about your test results: You will be contacted with your results.

Postal kit from a No Worries provider: You will be contacted with your results.

Need to contact us about your test results or have an enquiry relating to home testing? Email sft.sexualhealthscreening@nhs.net 

If you have any difficulties, please click here for more information on how to complete the samples.