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About the sexual assault self-referral phone service
Immediate action required: Phone 999 or go to A&E immediately if:
- you're bleeding heavily
- you believe you were drugged
- you were choked or strangled during the assault
- you have any bruising or pain around your throat or neck
- you lost consciousness (fainted or passed out) at any point during or after the assault
- you have any type of head injury
- you have any pain in your chest
- you think you might have broken a bone
- you have difficulty breathing
Phone the NHS Scotland sexual assault self-referral phone service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 0800 148 88 88. Calls are free from landlines and mobiles.
The sexual assault self-referral phone service can help you:
- arrange a forensic medical examination (FME)
- refer you to a sexual assault response co-ordination service (SARCS) to make sure your immediate health and wellbeing needs are met after a rape or sexual assault
- get in touch with local services
Download a leaflet about SARCS and the sexual assault self-referral phone service
Alternative formats
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Request a Braille version of the leaflet about SARCS and the sexual assault self-referral phone service by emailing RNIBScotland.Mailbox@rnib.org.uk
Translations
Download a leaflet about SARCS and the sexual assault self-referral phone service in Arabic [PDF 3.02MB]
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Last updated:
05 August 2022