Triage priority assessment
| Score: 14 or above—same day or next day appointment required; 5–13—see within 2–3 days; 4 or less—next routine appointment. | ||
| Date: | HCP: | |
| Appointment given: | Telephone/walk-in patient | |
| Score | Tick | Condition |
| 14 | Untreated chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, unmanaged HIV infection | |
| 14 | Male discharge (rectal/urethral)/dysuria | |
| 14 | Genital ulceration | |
| 14 | STI risk with recent low abdominal pain | |
| 14 | Sexual assault within past 12 weeks | |
| 14 | Review HIV patient with new symptoms | |
| 14 | Severe acute genital pain (or advise A and E assessment if more appropriate) | |
| 14 | Acute testicular pain/swelling | |
| 14 | Adverse drug reaction (patient on medication provided by us). | |
| 12 | Contact of HIV or syphilis | |
| 8 | Sexual contact of gonorrhoea, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, hepatitis A/B | |
| 6 | Needlestick/trauma infection concern >4 weeks. If earlier advise A&E assessment. | |
| 5 | HIV infection (new/transferred in) or appointment for routine review | |
| 5 | Leaving UK unable to return (use discretion) | |
| 5 | Phone call from HCP/youth worker (<16 year old) | |
| 4 | Genital lumps and bumps (warts/molluscum contagiosum) | |
| 4 | Vaginal discharge/irritation—eg, candidiasis/bacterial vaginosis | |
| 4 | Perigenital spots/rash or irritation (balanitis, lice, scabies) | |
| 4 | Extreme distress/distance travelled/school timetable, etc | |
| 0 | Worried well/STI risk | |
| −2 | Patient unable to wait (walk in only) | |
| Clinic capacity (yes or no) | ||
| Total | ||
| Comments: (contact no, etc) | ||