Haven - Paddington
St Marys Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY
Telephone number - 020 7886 1101 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday, or 020 7886 6666 at all other times.
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Haven - Whitechapel
The Royal London Hospital, 9 Brady Street, London E1 5BD
Telephone number - 020 7247 4787 at any time. The service is confidential. For further information on all the  Havens at Camberwell, Paddington and Whitechapel  please click here .

Avon and Somerset

The Milne Centre for Sexual Health and The Cabot Suite, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol BS2 8HW

The Milne Centre currently provides a range of services to men and women who have been sexually assaulted including:

• Support and counselling
• Information and screening for sexually transmitted infections 
• Emergency contraception and pregnancy advice
• Prophylactic antibiotics
• Option of anonymous or third party report to police
• Option of having forensic samples taken by Milne Centre & stored for later examination if client wishes.
• Help with accessing other agencies such as Victim Support, Avon Sexual Abuse Centre.

Patients disclosing sexual assault on contacting the clinic are fast-tracked and offered same day appointments if they wish. Patients requesting a check-up without disclosing assault would be offered a booked appointment or option to attend an Emergency Access walk-in session

How to contact us..........
General enquiries 0117 928 3010
Appointments 0117 928 2580
Health Advisors 0117 928 3011
Clinic times and other information can be found on the website:
http://www.ubht.nhs.uk/milne/

The Cabot Suite

The Cabot suite opened in March 2001 as a result of a joint initiative between the Milne Centre, Avon and Somerset Constabulary and Forensic Police Examiners. The aim was to provide a comprehensive range of services for victims of sexual assault on one site. The suite is a self contained area within the Milne Centre which is available to the police 24 hours a day. Arrangements for medical after care such as screening for infection and counselling can be made by the police at the first presentation.

Patients presenting to the Milne Centre are offered a range of options regarding forensic examination and police referral. Where a client does not initially want to involve the police they can be offered the option of a forensic examination by a Milne Centre doctor with release of their samples to the police at a later date if they wish. There is also the
option to pass details of the assault to the police anonymously.

Contacts for the Service:
Dr T Crowley, Associate Specialist in Genitourinary Medicine.
Ms C Jacobs, Clinic Manager, Milne Centre

Greater Manchester

St. Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre

St. Mary's Centre is available to women and men that live in or were assaulted in Greater Manchester.

You can access the Centre either as a self-referral or via Greater Manchester Police. Anyone who reports to Greater Manchester Police because s/he has been sexually assaulted will be offered the Centre's services.

If you do not wish to report the matter to the police, you can refer yourself. The police will not be contacted without your consent. A forensic medical examination will be conducted by a female doctor or nurse. (If you wish, the examination can be conducted by a male doctor). A crisis worker will also be available to support you. Any samples taken will be kept in cold storage should you wish to make a report at a later date.

If you want to report the matter to the police, contact your local station and they will arrange to bring you to the Centre. With your consent, a forensic medical examination will be conducted by a female doctor or nurse. (If you wish, the examination can be conducted by a male doctor). A crisis worker will also be available to support you. If the police are involved with your complaint, then any medical records can and will be seen by both the defence and prosecution lawyers, should the case go to court.

If you do not want an examination you can still access the Centre for counselling. This is available even if the assault took place a long time ago.

Counselling is also available to partners and relatives of survivors of sexual assault.

The forensic examination service is available 24 hours a day. Counselling appointments must be booked in advance during office hours (9 to 5).

More details on the services offered by St. Mary's Centre.

St. Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre
St. Mary's Hospital
Hathersage Road
Manchester, M13 0JH
UK

Tel: 0161 276 6515

Website : www.stmaryscentre.org
Email : stmarys.sarc@cmmc.nhs.uk

Lancashire

The SAFE Centre

The Lancashire SAFE (Sexual Assault Forensic Examination) Centre provides forensic examinations, counselling and comprehensive support services for women, men and children of all ages who make a complaint of rape or sexual assault.
The Centre is the country's first purpose-built centre combining forensic and medical care for complainants of rape and sexual assault and opened at Royal Preston Hospital in July 2002.

The Centre offers services to all individuals of Lancashire and is a joint initiative between the Royal Preston Hospital and Lancashire Constabulary.

How can you access this service?

• Via the Police (call 999 or contact your nearest police station
• As a self referral
• Via your GP/local hospital
• Via any other appropriate agency
• If you wish the police to be involved they will invite you to attend the Centre for medical examination.
  If you do not want to contact the police, you can call the Centre on the above number and speak to a Crisis worker any time of the day or night.
  If you wish to be referred via another source, (e.g. A&E, GUM, GP, Victim Support or any voluntary agency) they can arrange for you to access our service.
  
  What Services are available?
  
  Forensic Medical Examination:
  This takes place with your consent, and an examiner will look at all parts of your body but it will be done in a sensitive and respectful way. Specimens*, such as swabs or a urine/blood test may be taken at this time.
  
  *It is important that these be taken as soon as possible after the event to ensure that relevant evidence is not lost.
  The Centre Crisis Worker or a friend/relative can stay with you during the examination if you wish.

Counselling:
The Centre offers one to one counselling to individuals and carers. You can telephone 01772 523949 Monday to Friday, 0900hrs - 1700hrs, to make an appointment, (Out of hours you can leave a message and contact telephone number on the voice mail and a counsellor will return your call as soon as possible)

This free service is also available to your partner, other family members and carers. They would bee seen by a different counsellor and the information would be kept completely separate and confidential.

Advice on:

Pregnancy - If this is a concern following rape, the examiner can provide/ prescribe medication during your examination.
Sexually transmitted infections - Further to your examination the examiner will offer advice and can refer you to your local GUM clinic.
Local Support Agencies available, especially if you live outside the area we cover
Any other issues relating to sexual assault and rape

Support and assistance:
through criminal proceedings. We can explain the legal system to you and liaise with the police and court on your behalf. We can also put you in touch with the Witness Support Service (part of Victim Support) at the court building.
with assistance re Criminal Injuries compensation claims. You may be able to claim for criminal injuries compensation. We can explain this system to you and help you fill in the form, or we can put you in touch with your local Victim Support or Citizens Advice Bureau who also offer this service.

A member of the team will be available day or night by calling our telephone support and information line - 01772 523344. If we cannot speak with you straight away, we will ring you back as soon as possible.

Contact Us
Lancashire SAFE Centre,
Royal Preston Hospital,
Sharoe Green Lane,
Fulwood, Preston PR2 9HT
Tel: 01772 523344

Website: www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/SAFE_Centre/index.shtml
E-mail: safe@lthtr.nhs.uk

Leicestershire

Juniper Lodge Sexual Assault Response Centre

Juniper Lodge opened in May 1999 to provide multi-agency support to male and female survivors of rape and sexual assault in Leicestershire. The service offers an appropriate environment for examination for forensic evidence, statement taking and support work, whether or not clients wish police involvement. Telephone support, face-to-face counselling, information from specially trained police officers or a medical examination is offered to all clients. The Lodge is a dedicated centre that is fully furnished and decorated in a comfortable and non-threatening manner. It is located within the Leicester General Hospital Grounds in a convenient but discreet location. The Lodge is easily accessible by public transport and by car.

Juniper Lodge
Lodge One,
Leicestershire General Hospital,
Gwendolin Road,
Leicester, LE5 4PW
Tel & Fax: 0116 273 5461
24hr Helpline: 0116 273 3330

E-mail: juniperlodge@ukonline.co.uk

Northumberland

The Reach Centre

R.E.A.C.H (Rape, Examination, Advice, Counselling, Help) opened two centres in 1991, one in Sunderland and one in Newcastle, providing services for the whole of the Northumberland and Tyne & Wear areas. This is a crisis intervention service, providing free, confidential, forensic medical examinations and / or short-term counselling and support for adults regardless of whether they wish to report to the police.

R.E.A.C.H. has two dedicated centres; The Ellis Fraser Centre in Sunderland and The Rhona Cross Centre in Newcastle. They are designed to provide a fully equipped medical examination suite, interview facilities and quiet rooms for counselling. A trained, experienced gender appropriate doctor can be available to carry out forensic examinations, if necessary, and can be contacted to do this, whether or not the police have been informed. Specially trained police officers can be contacted for information and advice. This then gives people time to make an informed choice about whether or not to make a formal complaint without fear of losing evidence.

R.E.A.C.H. strives to make its service accessible to as many people as possible.
For example, R.E.A.C.H. has access to a group of interpreters for clients who do not use English as their first language and a minicom has been installed at both centres. Both centres are accessible to people using wheelchairs or other mobility aids.

A telephone call is all that is needed to make an appointment, and this can be done by the woman or man themselves, by a friend, GP or anyone else on their behalf.

Ellis Fraser Centre in Sunderland: 0191 212 1551
Rhona Cross Centre in Newcastle: 0191 565 3725

Website: www.reachcentre.org.uk
email: info@reachcentre.org.uk

Wiltshire

The Swindon Sanctuary A Sexual Assault Referral Centre for Wiltshire
and surrounding area

The services offered by The Swindon Sanctuary are for ALL victims of sexual assault no matter what the gender of the victim and no matter what their sexual orientation.

The services offered by The Swindon Sanctuary are completely free.
Victims of sexual assault are offered a range of contraceptive and
sexual health advice.

The Sanctuary (01793 709512) 24 hour unattended line for Sanctuary which gives advice and guidance about how to access the Swindon Sanctuary facilities

Access to The Sanctuary is only currently arranged through contacting Wiltshire Police. An appointment at The Sanctuary is then usually arranged within an hour.

Contact Wiltshire Constabulary on Swindon (01793) 528111 and ask to speak in confidence to a police officer about sexual assault.

The Swindon Sanctuary,
Taw Hill Medical Practice,
Queen Elizabeth Drive,
Swindon, SN25 1WL
Telephone: 01793 709512
Fax: 01793 709513
Open overnight 7pm - 7am Mon - Sat & throughout the weekend, (after 1pm
Saturday)

Website: www.swindonsanctuary.com
Email: info@swindonsanctuary.co.uk