If you need first aid, medical help or support

Health services are extremely busy. Make sure you use the right services for your needs so the NHS can continue to provide the best possible care for those that need it.

Only phone 999 or use A&E if it's a serious or life-threatening emergency such as:

  • chest pain
  • severe bleeding
  • breathing difficulties

Medical help and wellbeing support is available on-site at Preston Park, the Pride Village Party, and other places in the city.

If someone is unwell, don’t leave them alone. Send someone to get help.

Tell medical staff if any drugs or alcohol have been taken. You won’t get into trouble, but it will help them to help your friend.

Help services

St John Ambulance

First aid teams and medical centres are available in Preston Park and at the Pride Village Party. Most problems can be dealt with on-site. A steward can direct you or assist you in getting to them.

NHS 111

Help is available 24/7 and trained operators offer advice and guidance for urgent healthcare needs when it's not an emergency. They can:

  • advise on where local NHS services are
  • help with prescriptions
  • offer self-care advice

To contact NHS 111:

Visit a pharmacy

You can visit a local pharmacy for expert advice if you have a minor health concern such as:

  • sunburn
  • stomach pain
  • a headache
  • hayfever

Pharmacists are healthcare professionals who can offer clinical advice and over-the-counter medicines for a range of minor illnesses.

Brighton Station Health Centre

A walk-in centre is located minutes away from Brighton Railway Station on Queens Road. Anyone can visit Brighton Station Health Centre for treatment, there's no need to be a registered patient.

Brighton Station Health Centre is open from 8am to 8pm every day.

You can also phone 03333 210 946 to speak to a clinician.

Safe Space

Safe Space is a quiet space for anyone who:

  • is feeling distressed
  • is intoxicated or injured
  • has lost friends
  • needs to charge a phone
  • is unable to get home
  • needs support or medical help

Safe Space is open Friday and Saturday from 10:30pm to 6am.

Safe Space is located at: St Paul’s Church, West Street, Brighton, BN1 2RQ.

You can also phone 07979 104 406 during opening hours for help.

Samaritans

Samaritans is a confidential phoneline offering 24/7 support to anyone experiencing distress.

To contact Samaritans phone 116 123.

After the festival

If you’ve had unprotected sex, visit your local sexual health service for a check-up.

If you feel unwell, have a temperature or flu or COVID-like symptoms you should stay home and avoid contact with others.

If you notice an unusual rash with blisters and have aches, a fever or swollen glands, it could be monkeypox. Stay at home and contact a sexual health service or phone 111 for advice. If you develop symptoms and it's possible and safe to do so, let your recent close physical contacts know, so they can be on the lookout for symptoms too.

Find out more

Drugs and alcohol support

If you need drugs and/or alcohol support you can contact:

Sexual health and HIV support

If you need sexual health or HIV support or advice you can contact:

Free HIV or STI test kits are readily available. Order an STI self-test kit online or get a free test kit from one of the eight sexual health and HIV digital vending machines in the city.