National Condom Distribution Service Terms and Conditions for GPs

In accessing the National Condom Distribution Service (NCDS), you are agreeing to the following:

1. That you are a registered General Practitioner.
2. That condoms received by you will be disseminated to patients within the Irish Republic only.
3. That your Practice provides sexual health information in accordance with Irish legislation, tax legislation and in addition, complies with Children First legislation.
4. That the condoms and lubricant sachets are for distribution to patients in a one to one clinical setting.
5. That the Practice will not sell or charge the patients for the condoms that you receive free from the NCDS.
6. That you will inform all patients/clients that the NCDS condoms ARE NOT LATEX FREE.
7. To monitor the expiry dates on the condoms you hold in store and not disseminate condoms with a shelf life less than 12 months before the stated expiry date on the condom foil. Condoms with a shelf life shorter than 12 months can be used for information/demonstration purposes only.
8. To store and handle the condoms and lubricant sachets in a manner to prevent any damage to the foil packaging; to dispose of any condoms and lubricant sachets that are damaged in any way.
9. You agree to respond to any queries or complaints your service may generate by distributing condoms and or lubricant sachets distributed from your Practice.
10. On receipt of your order of condoms and/or lubricant sachets you are responsible for checking the condom and lubricant sachet foil packaging to ensure it is not damaged prior to distributing to your patients. If the products you receive are damaged please do not distribute them and notify the HSE Sexual Health Programme at ncds.hse@hse.ie.

You accept that your application to participate in the National Condom Distribution Service will be removed if any of these Terms and Conditions are breached.

Health information complimentary to international best practice guidelines are as follows:

• Ensure quality testing marks, e.g. British Kite Mark and European CE marks are visible.
• Do not exceed best before date/expiry date.
• That there are potential storage risks, e.g. store in a cool dry environment - do not keep in direct sunlight.
• There are appropriate ways to use a condom e.g. preventing airlocks, do not roll on wrong way around etc.
• Not to be used with oil based products - only to be used with water based products.
• Condoms may only be used once.