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Successful sexual health care at both individual and population level relies on access to health practitioners who can provide non-judgemental, sensitive and clinically appropriate care. It is well established that young people (here defined as 15–29‐year‐olds) encounter many barriers in accessing health care through primary care, where most sexual health care is delivered to young Australians. The evolving nature of general practice towards management of multimorbidity and chronic care for older age groups provides both a concern and an opportunity for the future sexual health care of young people and will require continued development of innovative models.

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Authors: Helen Bittleston and Meredith Temple‐Smith

Article Type: Perspective