iCaSH Bedfordshire
Kings Brook
5 St Johns Street
Bedford
MK42 0AH
United Kingdom
Most of our clinics around the UK have been disrupted or cancelled during the COVID-19 outbreak. Please check with the centre before you travel.
We're now offering free condoms by post for eligible people who live in the local area.
We offer a range of walk-in and appointment-based services, available to anyone who lives in the Bedford area.
Appointment times vary - please call 0300 300 3030 for information.
iCaSH Bedfordshire is delivered in partnership between Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust and Terrence Higgins Trust.
Order a free HIV self test kit
We are offering free HIV self test kits to people within Bedford and Central Bedfordshire from groups most affected by HIV.
We normally charge £15 for the tests. Providing you live in the qualifying area, you won't be asked for payment at checkout.
If you aren't eligible for a test from this service, you can search for other free online HIV testing options.
STI testing
We offer full sexual health screens with the iCaSH clinic appointments or walk-ins, testing for:
Your results will be available within 10 working days.
Sexual health information and advice
We offer a range of sexual health information, including:
- contraception
- sexually transmitted infections
- sexuality
- sex workers support
- hate crimes
Support
We offer the following support for people living with HIV:
- counselling
- advice on telling people about your HIV status
- psychosexual counselling
Training
Our training covers the following areas:
- HIV
- chlamydia
- sexual health
- sexuality
- sexually transmitted infections.
Training is available free of charge to individuals, professionals and groups.
Further information
We offer free condoms on a walk-in and outreach basis. We also offer lube and dams. For information on our C-Card scheme for young people, visit our Young and Free website.
Please note the appointment line opens daily at 08:15 for bookings and you can only book appointments within 48 hours (some appointments and clinics are exempt). Our sit-and-wait clinics can get quite busy and you will need to allow extra time for attending.
More information on services and locations is available on the iCaSH website.