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Reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the service for its efficiency, ease of use, and discreet nature, highlighting its value for sexual health. Many people commend the staff for being professional, friendly, and incredibly helpful, providing excellent support and communication throughout the process. The user experience is frequently described as straightforward and convenient, with quick response times and fast results. However, some customers also noted inflexibility regarding specific requests, such as test of cure timings, which left them feeling unheard and unsupported. A few other people also felt that the waiting times for certain services were too long, leading to concerns about worsening symptoms and difficulties for those who rely on the online service for convenience.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is an incredible service and that it’s free is almost miraculous: quick, discreet, easy to use so nobody misses out, and with sms, calls and emails following up on anything that may need discussi... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reliable, user friendly and efficient. SHL is an amazing program that has helped many Londoners and, as I’ve noticed, freed a lot of space in clinics for F2F appointments when they are really need... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastically easy, clear, discreet and efficient service. After using their quick (usually three- to four-day turnaround) postal testing service many times, I was asked today via SMS to call a consul... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Such an incredible team, always very efficient, polite, willing to help. The follow ups are incredible, you see how much work and effort is put to keep us healthy and safe. Super happy to receive this... See more


Company details

  1. STD testing service

Information provided by various external sources

Sexual Health London is the new online sexual health service for Londoners and is ideal for people who want a convenient test without needing to visit a clinic.


Contact info

  • S9 1EP, Sheffield, United Kingdom

  • shl.uk

4.8

Excellent

TrustScore 5 out of 5

349 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good!

Quick, efficient and effective service with prompt feedback/follow-up (although I do miss the personal, face to face interaction). Thank you for an excellent service.

3 February 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing service

Amazing service. Great communication, they always make sure you follow procedure and start your treatment.

20 December 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very fast and simple to manage.


The results are clearly laid out and you also get alerts to your antibody status eg hepatitis b.
I recommend this. We're lucky to have such an efficient service.

19 November 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic service

I think it's a great idea to offer service through dating apps and in places like pubs as it makes the service more accessible, especially in the context that most people live very busy lives. I would like to thank the young man who took my blood sample and navigated me through the process. He was very tactful and made me feel at ease while doing it.

1 October 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Exceptional, professional service that we are lucky to have

Wanted to share my view that this service is exceptional. That you can test at home, receive results, and order at-home delivered treatment is a miracle and we should all be thankful. I’m glad they now press people to follow up with partners and seek to collect more data about partner numbers because without this we will not get on top of the ongoing outbreaks in the community. Bravo to the team for being so polite, non-judgmental, and expert.

9 October 2024
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Good service but needs improvement

Accessing the secure messaging platform is very difficult - the emails don’t take you directly to the messages on the website, and I gave up trying to find it as it wasted so much time.

Communication is often confusing. For example, about next steps with partners. Very often the messages assumed any partners would need treatment, which is only true if they also test positive.

Generally the message tone was ok, but can be at times unnecessarily invasive - beyond ensuring that any partners are informed, SHL are not entitled to information about who or how many people I have been in contact with. When I had clearly communicated that my partner(s) knew and were taking necessary action, there was no need for further enquiry. This kind of messaging is unhelpful on a situation that is still so deeply stigmatised.

Generally the tone of those I spoke too was non judgmental and helpful, and the service is extremely quick. I think it’s a good system, it’s amazing that it’s free to use, but the website and commutation could be improved, as those using the system are often in a vulnerable situation and these small issues can greatly increase anxiety.

30 September 2024
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Thank you for taking the time to review and make suggestions. So that we can fully understand what aspect of the service you are referring to, could you please email recall.shl@nhs.net for us to discuss your feedback?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Effective and Efficient Service

Neil was the manager assigned to me. Not only was he accommodating, but he was also very articulate and clear on giving instructions. The digital service is also really efficient.

3 October 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast, simple, effective, free

Very simple and fast process for self-testing - the website's easy to use for an initial consultation, they send you the kit, the instructions are clear, you get your results a few days after sending it back, and it's free.

They follow up on any treatments you might need (they contacted me swiftly about some medication I needed to take, although it turned out to be a false positive in the end).

The website is very informative as well, it has lots of info on all different types of important sexual health topics, including how to access emergency contraception and emergency post-exposure prophylactics.

26 September 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing Experience

A quick, easy and convenient service. I like how they send you checkup reminders. Today I spoke the most pleasant advisor regarding recent enquiries. Very professional explained everything in lamen terms, just such a nice experience. Thank you x

24 September 2024
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