Time to Test
Get your free and confidential STI and HIV test.
Testing for HIV & STIs
Getting a test for HIV and STIs in Wales could not be easier. The Welsh Government has a number of initiatives to provide free, discreet and confidential testing for anyone who wants it.
You can order a test posted to a place of your convenience, pick one up at centres all over Wales or visit a clinic. These are free, and the result will be sent to a laboratory and you will be notified of the result. These are known as self-sample tests and will cover all STIs including HIV.
If for some reason that does not work for you, you can buy HIV self tests from Terrence Higgins Trust or a number of other providers. These come in the form of a finger prick or oral swab and you will get a result within 15-20 minutes. If you get a reactive result call THT Direct on 0808 802 1221 and the team will organise a confirmatory result.
Order a self-sample test
Sexual Health Wales provides a free test kit for chlamydia and gonorrhoea plus HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. You can use these kits in your own home and then post it to the laboratory in the pre-paid envelope. Send the samples back to the laboratory, including the request form – as your samples cannot be tested without it.
Anyone in Wales can order up to four test kits in any 12-month period.
If you have any questions about the postal testing please contact [email protected]
Pick up a self-sample test
Test and postal kits can be collected from locations all over Wales.
They are ideal for those who prefer not to visit a healthcare setting to be tested, those who may not have the digital access to order self tests online, or individuals who do not have an address suitable for delivery.
Please keep checking back, because new locations are being added to our list of pick-up points regularly.
HIV self test
You can get a self test for HIV only – this is either a blood test or an oral swab that gives you the result in 15-20 minutes. They are cheap, accurate and discreet, allowing you to know your result quickly.
They can be purchased as a reduced cost price of £15 via Terrence Higgins Trust. There are a small number of free tests available as funding allows. If cost is a factor, and no tests are available, call contact THT Direct and they will arrange a test for you.
Visit a clinic
You can get free and confidential tests at one of Wales’ sexual health clinics. There are fully trained professionals keen to help with your sexual health needs.
You can visit any clinic and do not have to be symptomatic to attend the clinic and test for HIV/STIs.
While you are visiting the clinic you might also want to sign up for PrEP or get vaccinated for hepatitis A and B; Human Papillomavirus (HPV); and mpox.
Here is a list of the clinics and how to get in touch:
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Cordell Centre, Newport
Phone: 01633 234848 (dedicated to PrEP and HIV queries) or 01495 765065 (option 1 for Welsh or option 2 for English, then option 2 for HIV & PrEP).
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Conwy and Denbighshire: 03000 856000 (lines open Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm)
Flintshire and Wrexham: 03000 856000 (lines open Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm) or 01978 727197 (9am to 2.30pm)
Anglesey and Gwynedd: 03000 850074 (lines open Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm)
Cardiff & Vale University Health Board
PrEP clinic, Department of Sexual Health, CRI
Tel: 029 2033 5208
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Dewi Saint Hospital, Pontypridd
Tel: 01443 443836
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Tel: 01267 248674
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Singleton Hospital
Tel: 0300 555 0279
Email: [email protected]
