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Sydney Sexual Health Centre

Public sexual health clinic · Sydney, Australia

Hours not yet confirmed

Can I go now?

Appointment needed

From clinic website· 18 Sep 2026

Can a visitor use it?

Yes — Free and no Medicare card needed

From clinic website· 18 Sep 2026

What will it cost?

Free for everyone, including visitors

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Why this one

The public sexual health centre in central Sydney — free, no Medicare card needed, and explicit about the communities it prioritises.

Specialises in
People living with HIV · Gay, bi & other men who have sex with men · Sex workers · Indigenous / First Nations people · People who use drugs / chemsex · Young people
Also serves
Everyone welcome
From clinic website· 18 Sep 2026

Why you might feel comfortable here

Comfort signals: none confirmed yet

Address

Level 3, Nightingale Wing, Sydney Hospital, 8 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Map pin is approximate — follow the address, not the pin.

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Australia: good to know

  • PEP in this country. Call the NSW PEP hotline for the nearest supply. After hours, hospital emergency departments are usually the fastest route.
  • What visitors pay. Public sexual health centres in NSW are free and don’t need a Medicare card. Private GPs and pathology may charge visitors.
    From clinic website· 18 Sep 2026

Emergency number: 000

Services
Full STI check — Yes
Chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis (usually with HIV) in one visit.
From clinic website· 18 Sep 2026
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Rapid HIV test · HIV lab test · HIV self-test kit · Throat & rectal swabs · Syphilis test · Hepatitis B & C test · Seen with symptoms · Treatment on site · Same-day results · Postal self-sampling · PEP (after HIV exposure) · PrEP — start here · PrEP refill · Injectable PrEP · DoxyPEP · Hep A / B vaccine · HPV vaccine · Mpox vaccine · HIV care & ART · Free condoms & lube

Booking, access & languages

How to book: Phone

Visitors accepted — Yes
Short-term visitors without local residency can be seen.
Free and no Medicare card needed
From clinic website· 18 Sep 2026
Insurance required — No
Local insurance or a health card is needed.
From clinic website· 18 Sep 2026
Walk-in — No
No appointment needed (check the hours).
Appointment only
From clinic website· 18 Sep 2026
Appointment required — Yes
You must book before coming.
From clinic website· 18 Sep 2026
Not yet confirmed (6)

Residency required · ID required · Referral required · Needs a local phone number to book · Booking needs an account · Anonymous option

Languages: English

Interpreter available — Not yet confirmed
Not yet confirmed
Cost
ServiceWhoCost
All serviceseveryoneFree
Free and confidential; no Medicare card required.
From clinic website· 18 Sep 2026

Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.

After you leave
Results can be sent abroad — Not yet confirmed
Not yet confirmed
Remote follow-up — Not yet confirmed
Not yet confirmed
Opening hours

Opening hours are not yet confirmed. Check the clinic’s website or call before you go.

Sources & last checked

Last checked 18 Sep 2026 by schwann · next check due 18 Mar 2027.

Still to confirm:

  • Phone number for appointments and whether foreign numbers are fine.
  • Opening hours.
  • Does the centre start PEP, and what is the after-hours route (St Vincent’s emergency department?).
  • Does it see short-term visitors with symptoms at short notice?

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