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Where to get an HIV test in Brighton and Hove

There are several convenient ways to get tested for HIV, whether you prefer visiting a clinic, ordering a kit online, or getting your test kit from a vending machine. You can choose the method that best fits your needs, ensuring quick, discreet, and reliable results.

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In-person HIV testing

Visit a clinic, GP, or community location for a rapid, confidential HIV test with professional support.

Sexual Health and Contraception Service (SHAC)

SHAC offers free, confidential, and non-judgemental HIV testing at three sites across Brighton and Hove.

Book an appointment at SHAC

General Practice (GP)

Many GPs are happy to offer HIV testing. A negative HIV result on your medical records does not affect insurance or life assurance policies.

Find a GP here

Terrence Higgins Trust

Terrence Higgins Trust offers rapid HIV tests.

Location: 61 Ship Street, BN1 1AE.

Hours: Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm. Call 01273 764 200.

Book an appointment here

Brighton Sauna

Terrence Higgins Trust offers rapid HIV tests at the Brighton Sauna.

Location: 75/76 Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 9JA.

No appointment is required. Drop-in hours: Wednesday or Thursday, 6 pm to 9 pm.

R Bar

Terrence Higgins Trust offers rapid HIV tests at R Bar.

Location: 5-7 Marine Parade, BN2 1TA.

No appointment needed. Drop-in hours: 1st Sunday, 2nd Tuesday, or 3rd Thursday of each month, 6 pm to 9 pm.

Change Grow Live

Offering free support for those concerned about their drug or alcohol use, or for the families and carers supporting them. HIV testing is free to people using their services.

Contact the service here

Order online HIV test kits

Receive a discreet, self-test kit delivered to your home, complete the test yourself, and return it for results.

SHAC free at home testing service

Order a test kit online from the Sexual Health & Contraception service. The kit is delivered in discreet packaging, allowing you to take the sample yourself and post it back for results.

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You provide a small blood sample from a finger prick, send it back, and receive results by text. The test is free for those at higher risk.

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Terrence Higgins Trust

Terrence Higgins Trust offers free self-test kits, either using blood or oral swabs. These can be completed at home, with results in a few minutes. The test is free for those at higher risk.

Order here

Online retailers

Self-test kits can also be purchased from various online retailers. If the test is ‘reactive’, it might indicate the presence of HIV and must be confirmed in a health care setting. Kits typically cost £20-40. HIVSelfTest, Boots Online Doctor, LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor, Superdrug

Vending machine

Access free, self-sample HIV kits from convenient vending machine locations for quick and easy testing.

Convenient locations

Located across Brighton & Hove, vending machines provide free HIV self-sample kits (oral swabs or finger-prick blood self sample kits). Oral swab results are available within minutes, while blood samples are returned for results via text.

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