Reflecting on Sexual Health Week 2026: Let’s connect

This year, CNWL Sexual Health Services marked Sexual Health Week 2026 with our Let’s connect campaign – encouraging people to have open, honest conversations about sexual health, relationships, consent and wellbeing.

Running alongside Freshers’ Week, the campaign focused on making sexual health conversations feel more accessible, positive and inclusive, while connecting people with the information, advice and services available to them.

Let’s Connect

Throughout the week, we explored the conversations that matter when it comes to healthy relationships and sexual wellbeing from consent and communication to contraception, STI testing and HIV prevention.

Our social media content encouraged people to think about how they can connect with their partners, ask questions and feel more confident talking about sexual health.

We also highlighted that looking after your sexual health is an important part of looking after your overall wellbeing.

Taking sexual health into the community

A key part of Sexual Health Week was taking our messages beyond social media and directly into the communities we support.

As part of our Freshers’ Week activity, our teams connected with students across London and Surrey, reaching around 130 students with information about sexual health and our services.

We supported outreach at locations including universities and student settings, as well as our sexual health clinics and community venues.

These conversations gave students the opportunity to find out more about STI testing, contraception, PrEP, HIV prevention and the support available through CNWL Sexual Health Services.

Reaching new audiences

We also worked with digital creators to help bring sexual health conversations to wider audiences.

Oloni, Social Media Influencer focused on making conversations around relationships, testing, contraception and consent feel natural and relatable, particularly for younger audiences and communities who may not always engage with traditional health messaging.

Through social media, we were able to take our Let’s Connect message beyond our existing audiences and encourage people to talk about sexual health in a way that feels positive rather than awkward or stigmatising.

Making conversations easier

One of the key messages throughout the campaign was simple: sexual health is something we can all talk about.

Whether it is asking a partner about testing, discussing contraception, talking about PrEP, checking in about consent or simply knowing where to go for support, having these conversations can help people make informed choices about their health and relationships.

By using positive, relatable messaging, Let’s Connect aimed to break down some of the awkwardness that can surround sexual health and remind people that support is available.

Looking back

Sexual Health Week 2026 gave us an opportunity to connect with people both online and in the community, raise awareness of our services and create space for conversations that are often difficult to start.

From student outreach and community engagement to social media content and influencer partnerships, the campaign brought together different ways of reaching people with one consistent message:

Let’s connect by talking about the things that actually matter.

Thank you to everyone across CNWL Sexual Health Services who helped make Sexual Health Week 2026 possible, and to everyone who took part, shared our content and helped us get the conversation started.