Female sexual functioning service

We help women, and their partners who have dyspareunia and penetration difficulties. The service uses evidence-based, psychological approaches to reduce the difficulty and to enable the women to achieve their personal goals for treatment.

Location and parking

Mill View Hospital, Nevill Avenue, Hove, BN3 7HY.

Free parking is available on site.

Service days and opening hours

We are open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8am - 4:30pm.

Contact details

Tel: 0300 304 0077 - the service has a dedicated phone line with secure message facility.

Email: spnt.hivmhref@nhs.net

Service inclusion and exclusion criteria

Service inclusion criteria

Must be female
Must live in Brighton and Hove locality
Must be 18 or over
Consultant only referral
Must have female sexual pain or penetration difficulties
Must understand that psychosexual therapy will be the focus of treatment.

Service exclusion criteria

A mental health problem that would overshadow the psychosexual therapy treatment
Pregnancy may suspend treatment
Unable to commit time to regular sessions and completion of home tasks
No GP or self-referrals.

Situations to be discussed with Team

All referrals will be discussed at weekly allocation meetings.

Make a referral

Referrals are made by:-

Email: spnt.hivmhref@nhs.net

Post: Team Administrator - Referrals, Clinical Health Psychology; Brighton and Hove Locality, Room 261, 1st Floor, Mill View Hospital, Hove, BN3 7HY.

Mill View Hospital

Nevill Avenue,
Hove,
East Sussex,
BN3 7HZ