MESMAC’s FREE HIV TEST SERVICE

A FREE and CONFIDENTIAL 1 hour HIV testing service open to anyone over 16 years of age regardless of gender or sexuality, is available through MESMAC North East, it is available at our offices in both Newcastle and Sunderland. The test is a simple finger prick test with a pre and post test discussion and results within the hour. The people who perform the test are all fully trained by the New Croft Centre sexual health service in Newcastle and are either MESMAC or SHINE (Sexual Health In Newcastle) staff. The kit used is Alere 4th generation antibody/antigen testing and is 99.7% accurate.

 

 APPOINTMENTS AND DROP IN

Newcastle	Sunderland
Drop in every Tuesday between 5-7pm (last appointment 6.30pm). Monday – Thursday by appointment. For more details please contact MESMAC on: 0191 233 1333.	Drop in every Monday between 12 noon-6.30pm (last appointment 6.00pm). Monday only by drop in (please call us first for staff availability). For more details please contact We’Ar Out! on: 0191 233 1333.
MESMAC North East, 3rd Floor, 11 Nelson Street, Newcastle, NE1 5AN.	We’Ar Out! Voluntary & Community Action Sunderland. (VCAS) 21 Frederick Street, Sunderland. SR1 1LT

 

 

HIV TEST VIDEO

MESMAC commissioned a 10 minute presentation of the 1 hour HIV test being offered in our Newcastle office. The aim was to show how this free and confidential service is carried out and to offer more choices around HIV testing. The service is set in a relaxed environment that feedback says is very welcoming and non judgemental. Please just click below to see the video which is hosted by ‘You Tube’ or on the video clip on the left. Watch the 1 hour HIV test video here!

 

 

AWARD WINNING SERVICE

FASTEST was awarded the winner of the PCT ’Partnership Working Category’ for the GOOD PRACTISE AWARDS 2007 – 08 and runner up for the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ‘Health and Social Care Awards 2008′ for the North East Region. The service also won the Nursing In Practice award in 2008.

 

 

 

 

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