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UK National Audit of Chlamydial Infection Management in Sexual Health Clinics. Clinic policies audit

Chris Carne MD FRCP, Hugo McClean FRCP , Sumit Bhaduri FRCP, Paul Bunting MSc, Arnold Fernandes MRCOG, Jyoti Dhar MD FRCP, Steve Estreich FRCP and David Daniels FRCP, on behalf of the National Audit Group of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE, UK

Correspondence to: Dr Hugo McClean, Sexual Health Resource Centre, 32–36 Prospect Street, Hull HU13 0RW, UK Email: Hugo.McClean{at}hullpct.nhs.uk

There was a wide range of activity and chlamydial diagnoses between the 177 clinics that responded. Most (92%) clinics have nucleic acid tests for chlamydial diagnosis. Different practitioners largely share roles in providing advice to patients about partner notification, treatment adherence, safer sex advice and abstinence. Most (97%) clinics have information leaflets about chlamydia, although about 30% of clinics lack leaflets containing information about antibiotics and hormonal contraception. About two-third clinics follow the National Guideline recommended interval for providing a test of cure where this is indicated. Only 18% of clinics routinely ask patients to reattend, with 40% having a policy of no routine follow-up and 62% using telephone or text follow-up. These categories were not mutually exclusive. Most (86%) of the 146 English clinics had a local Chlamydia Screening Programme coordinator for their Primary Care Trust area, although cooperation varies, with cooperation over treatment of 70% and Programme policy of 62%.

Key Words: clinical audit • Chlamydia trachomatis • sexually transmitted diseases • female urogenital diseases • male urogenital diseases

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