ALERT: SEXWISE WEBSITE PERMANENTLY CLOSED
07 March 2024
Important information for services who provide website / SMS / email links to the Sexwise website for patient information.
Sexwise (www.sexwise.org.uk) was initially launched by Public Health England (PHE), with management of the website inherited by the Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) in 2021. DHSC contracted a provider to deliver technical maintenance and support for the website; this contract has ended on 2 March 2024. Following the end of this contract Sexwise has closed, and the site is no longer available instead re-directing to the homepage of the NHS website.
Unfortunately attempts by the Family Planning Association (FPA) have been unsuccessful in negotiating an extension of this website and its contents, and therefore it is not expected that the site will become functional again. A blog on the FPA website provides more information on this evolving situation: https://www.fpa.org.uk/sexwise-closing-march-2024/
DHSC have provided a list of public facing platforms providing alternative information sources: