STI testing · St Albans
Private STI testing in St Albans
FastTrack GP St Albans is at 19 Heritage Close, AL3 4EB, just off St Albans High Street in the Verulam ward and a few minutes from the city-centre car parks. You can book a confidential GP appointment about STI testing here, or by video if you would rather not come in at all. Booking is online and shows live availability, so you can see what is actually free before you commit.
FastTrack GP St Albans — 19 Heritage Close, AL3 4EB
STI testing appointments in St Albans
- Who we see here
- We see patients from St Albans, Harpenden, Redbourn, London Colney, Radlett and the wider west Hertfordshire area.
- Getting here
- The clinic is in the city centre, close to both St Albans City and St Albans Abbey stations. Buses converge on St Peter's Street. By car, the M1, M25, A414 and A1081 all lead into the city.
- Parking
- Council car parks including Drovers Way and Russell Avenue are a short walk away, with pay-and-display from under £4 for 2 hours. Blue Badge holders park free for the first three hours.
- When you can be seen
- Opening hours for Heritage Close aren't listed here — book online and choose from the video or in-clinic appointments the system is actually showing for St Albans.
- NHS options nearby
- Boots, Verulam Pharmacy, Normandy Chemist and Meera Pharmacy can advise, though this isn't part of NHS Pharmacy First. Watford General's Urgent Treatment Centre (8am–2am daily, walk-in) and Hemel Hempstead Hospital's Urgent Treatment Centre (8am–10pm daily) handle urgent but non-emergency problems. Your own NHS GP practice is also an option.
For urgent problems, the NHS options above are the right route rather than a booked appointment with us.
Who you’ll see in St Albans
About sti testing
A confidential consultation in St Albans — by video or in clinic — covers what to test for, based on your history and any symptoms. That may mean swabs, urine samples or blood tests, covering chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis and other infections as needed. Labs are UKAS-accredited, and treatment can be arranged while you wait for results if symptoms point clearly to a treatable infection. See /conditions/sti/ for more.
About STIs
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are infections passed on through sexual contact, and many cause no obvious symptoms at all, which is why regular testing matters even without symptoms. When symptoms do occur, they can include unusual discharge, pain when urinating, genital sores or rashes, and pelvic or lower abdominal pain. Common STIs include chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and genital herpes, each with different tests and treatments.
What happens in the appointment
A confidential consultation in St Albans — by video or in clinic — covers what to test for, based on your history and any symptoms.
Cost and booking
A booked appointment in St Albans costs £125 — no subscription, and free to cancel up to 24 hours ahead.
Seek urgent care if you have
- Severe pelvic pain with fever (possible PID)
- Swollen, painful testicles (possible epididymo-orchitis)
- Severe allergic reaction to any treatment
- Unexplained weight loss, persistent fevers or night sweats
Severe pelvic pain with fever can be pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), which needs urgent treatment. If you have sudden severe pain, go to A&E or call 999.
STI testing in St Albans — common questions
Appointments are £125, with no subscription and free cancellation up to 24 hours before your visit.
Yes — the first consultation can be by video, though some tests will need a sample taken in clinic afterwards.
Yes — see the NHS options listed further up this page for what's realistic locally and whether it covers this condition.
We’re not a substitute for emergency care
If any of these apply, please go straight to the service listed. FastTrack is for non-emergency private GP care only.
- Severe chest pain or difficulty breathing
- Signs of stroke (face droop, arm weakness, slurred speech)
- Heavy or uncontrolled bleeding
- Loss of consciousness or severe injury
- Severe abdominal pain
- Suspected broken bone
- Sudden vision changes
- Symptoms that feel rapidly worse
- Thoughts of harming yourself or others
- Severe distress or panic needing immediate support
- For non-crisis mental health, we can help — see anxiety & low mood
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