title: Client and staff views on facilities and services, before and after the convergence of sexual, reproductive and women's services.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate client and staff views on existing facilities and services, before and after the convergence of sexual, reproductive and women's services.
  
  
  METHODS
  Evaluation involved questionnaire survey of clients and staff, one-to-one interviews with staff and review of routinely collected clinical activity data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The integration of the three services led to a reduction in stigma associated with attending sexual health services. Despite some staff concerns, the number of men attending the services did not decrease. There was increased satisfaction with the new service, especially the quality of facilities. There were increased numbers of referrals between clinical services in the Sandyford Initiative.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sexual, reproductive and women's services can be integrated to provide improved facilities for clients.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Research Initiative for Scotland, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kinn
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: MacDonald
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hinks
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nandwani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ilett
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bigrigg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D034121:Reproductive Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends