There was an error in an author's affiliation and contact e-mail address in an article published in the January 2011 issue of the journal (Sexual health in general practice: introductory skills. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2011;37:8–9. doi:10.1136/jfprhc.2010.0035). The author's affiliation should have been given as London (not Birmingham) and her current e-mail address is philippa.matthews{at}nhs.net.