My request relates to sexual health services funding and is as follows:

1.
a) The number of sexual health clinic locations in your boroughs for the financial year of 2019/20?
Berkshire has two block contracts, one which run in the East of the County – for Slough, Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead and Bracknell Forest Councils – and one in Berkshire West – covering West Berkshire, Reading and Wokingham Councils.

Each contract works on the same model: one main base each with further part-time clinics spread through out the rest of the contract area (there is a minimum of one ‘Clinic’ in each geographical Local Authority.) Each contract also has mobile outreach workers who specialise in hard to reach patients / residents – eg: vulnerable, people aged under 25 years, men who have sex with men (M2M), sex workers etc. Services also operate clinics at colleges and schools which are on a demand-led basis.

There is therefore no one number answer.

b) The number of sexual health clinic locations planned in your boroughs for the financial year of 2020/21?
As with above, there is no one number answer. There were no changes in clinics between 19/20 and 20/21 – except with the response to Covid requiring spoke/mobile clinics to been temporarily suspended and/or fewer held throughout the same period. There has also been a continuation of provision for Vulnerable Patients. Please see question 1(a).

2.
a) How much did you spend on sexual health services for the financial year 2019/20 (Please could provide a total figure, this will usually include testing & treatment, contraception, advice and prevention. If possible, please could you also break down these figures into specific services. However, if you think this will take the FOI beyond the time-limit, a total will suffice)?
RBH: £604,109
GP Provision for LARC: £119,379
Out of Area: £98,758
Emergency Hormone Contraception – Pharmacy: £1,020

b) How much do you plan to spend on sexual health services in the financial year of 2020/2021
RBH: £618,000
GP Provision for LARC: £79,638
Out of Area: £63,118
Emergency Hormone Contraception – Pharmacy: £1,000

For questions 3-5, if targeted services include intersections across particular identity groups, please specify.

3.
a) How many targeted services (e.g clinics) did you provide for men that have sex with men in the year 2019/20?
b) How many targeted services (e.g clinics) will you provide for men that have sex with men in the year 2020/2021
East of the County – for Slough, Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead and Bracknell Forest Councils: clinics see all patients as and when. There are no targeted clinics per se.
West of the County – for West Berkshire, Reading and Wokingham Councils: clinics see all patients as and when. There are no targeted clinics per se, but please note answer to question 1a) and reference to mobile outreach workers.

4.
a) How many targeted services (e.g clinics) did you provide for sex workers in 2019/2020?
b) How many targeted services (e.g clinics) will you provide for sex workers in 2020/2021?
East of the County – for Slough, Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead and Bracknell Forest Councils: clinics see all patients as and when. There are no targeted clinics per se.
West of the County – for West Berkshire, Reading and Wokingham Councils: clinics see all patients as and when. There are no targeted clinics per se, but please note answer to question 1a) and reference to mobile outreach workers.

5.
a) How many targeted services (e.g clinics) did you have for members of the black African or Caribbean community in 2019/20?
b) How many targeted services (e.g clinics) will you provide for members of the black African or Caribbean community in 2020/2021?
East of the County – for Slough, Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead and Bracknell Forest Councils: clinics see all patients as and when. There are no targeted clinics per se.
West of the County – for West Berkshire, Reading and Wokingham Councils: clinics see all patients as and when. There are no targeted clinics per se, but please note answer to question 1a) and reference to mobile outreach workers.