Genitourinary Medicine services are provided at the Claude Nicol Centre (at the Royal Sussex County Hospital site) where approximately 25,000 attendances are seen each year. The department provides special clinics for adolescents, sex industry workers, gay & bisexual men, & individuals with chronic genital problems. There is a laboratory service on site for immediate diagnosis. There is a same-day HIV testing service & a fast-track service for victims of sexual assault.

Brighton has a high HIV seroprevalence (13.7% in men who have sex with men) & has one of the largest cohorts of HIV positive individuals in the UK with approximately 1100 patients currently under follow up. Outpatient services are located at the Lawson Unit (at the RSCH site) & the dedicated inpatient & day treatment unit is based in the Elton John Centre (currently at the Brighton General Hospital site, although this is due to move to the RSCH in 2005).