HIV Support Services

METRO provides a range of HIV positive services through out South London boroughs and Essex.

HIV Support

I have just found out I am positive, what next?
I need help but I don’t know where to go or who to ask
I have lots of questions – who can I speak to?
Advice and advocacy
Counselling
HIV Health information
Peer support and mentoring
I have been living with HIV for a while but things have changed in my life
Referrals and signposting on to other services

METRO can help you discuss any problems, and direct you to the services that can help quickly and efficiently. You can meet a member of staff in person or do it over the phone. The team will assist you in making sure you are getting the support you need.

METRO HIV support services cover Greenwich, South London and Essex areas:

Greenwich HIV Support - 020 8305 5000
Essex HIV Support - 012 0687 1764

If you are living with HIV in Greenwich, South London or Essex and would like to be contacted about any of these services please fill in the form below and a member of the team will contact you.

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Pitstop Clinic

Pitstop Clinic is a dedicated clinic for Gay & Bisexual Men, Trans people and Lesbian women, who don't have symptoms and would like to test for a range of STI's. This is a face-to-face testing service, with LGBT staff, that runs out of our Woolwich offices and we have a nurse-led clinic once a week on a Wednesday evening. These services are open to you, regardless of where you live.

Free Condoms

If you are a Greenwich resident you can order free condoms to get delivered to your door. As many as 2 packs per month. You can even set up a repeat order to have them delivered every month.

Order STI Kits

If you live in Greenwich you can order a home STI testing kit to be delivered to your door completely free of charge. Simply take your tests and post it back to us and we will text you your results.

103,700

There are an estimated 103,700 people living with HIV in the UK.

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It is estimated that 1 in 20 gay/bi men in the UK has HIV, increasing to 1 in 11 in London

15,875GB

A single sperm contains 37.5 MB of DNA information, one ejaculation represents a data transfer of 15,875GB, equivalent to the combined capacity of 62 MacBook Pro laptops.

In 2014, 40% of adults newly diagnosed HIV positive, were diagnosed late, after they should have started treatment.

200cals

You burn about 200 calories during 30 minutes of active sex.

18,000

Approximately 18,100 (17%) people living with HIV in the UK are unaware of their HIV infection and have not yet been diagnosed

28MPH

A man ejaculates at an average speed of 28 MPH

Despite representing less than an estimated 2% of the London adult population, gay and bisexual men constituted 24% of all London residents diagnosed with a new sexually transmitted infection in 2013.