Termination of pregnancy service

About the service

The service offers high quality, responsive, impartial and confidential support and advice to women who are considering an abortion, regardless of their age, ethnicity, disabilities, mental health needs, sexual orientation, religious or personal circumstances. It also offers sexual health screening and contraception advice for service users.

There are two providers across Hertfordshire that women can access:

British Pregnancy and Advisory Service:

Contact Details: 03457 30 40 30

You can find further information on their website: www.bpas.org

Clinics

Luton	The Albany, Second floor, 4 Cardiff Rd, Luton LU1 1PP	Monday 10am – 2.30pm; Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9am – 5pm; Thursday 9am – 9pm; Saturday 10am – 3pm
Richmond	Rosslyn Clinic,15 Rosslyn Road, East Twickenham TW1 2AR	Monday 7.30am to 4pm, Tuesday to Saturday 7.30am –7pm           (Opening times and services now extended)
Hatfield	Wrafton House Surgery, 9-11 Wellfield Road, Hatfield, AL10 0BS	Thursday and Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm
Willesden	Willesden Centre for Health & Care, Robson Avenue NW10 3RY	Tuesday 8am to 3.30pm
Streatham	Leigham Clinic, 76 Leigham Court Road,	Sunday and Monday 7.45am - 5.30pm; Tuesday and Wednesday 8am - 5.30pm; Thursday 8.30am – 5pm

 

Marie Stopes International

Contact details

0345 300 8090

You can find further information on their website www.mariestopes.org.uk

Clinics

West London	87 Mattock Lane, Ealing, London, W5 5BJ	Monday to Saturday 7.30am – 5pm
Watford EMU	Upton Road Surgery, First Floor, Colne House, 21 Upton Road, Watford WD18 0JP	Monday and Tuesday 8.30am – 4.30pm
Hemel Hempstead	Speedwell Pharmacy, 161 London Road, Apsley HP3 9SQ	Thursday and Friday 8am – 4pm
Essex	88 Russell Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5Q	Monday to Friday 7.30am – 5.30pm;  Saturday 8am – 4pm
Wembley EMU	Wembley Centre for Health and Care, Outpatients Department, 116 Chaplin Road, Wembley HA0 4UZ	Wednesday and Thursday 9am – 5pm
Enfield EMU	Lincoln Road Medical Practice, Lincoln Road, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, EN1 1LJ	Monday and Tuesday 8.30am – 4.30pm
Hillingdon EMU	Oakland Medical Centre, 32 Parkway, Hillingdon, Uxbridge, UB10 9JX	Monday and Tuesday 8am – 4pm
South London	1a Raleigh Gardens, Brixton Hill, Brixton SW2 1AB	Monday to Saturday 7.30am – 5pm
Central London	Marie Stopes House, 108 Whitfield Street W1T 5BE	Monday to Friday 8am – 4pm

 

 

The future of telemedical abortion care

April 2022

Background

Since March 2020, clinically eligible women in the first ten weeks of pregnancy in England and Wales have been able to access abortion care remotely using telemedicine. BPAS’s ‘Pills by Post’ is the largest of these safe, effective, and accessible telemedical services and has provided care for 100,000 women so far.

Recent legal developments

At the current time, the legal basis for telemedical abortion care is a temporary approval by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. After a significant amount of work co-ordinated by BPAS at a political level, undertaken in conjunction from Medical Royal Colleges, Violence Against Women and Girls charities, and other abortion providers, we’re delighted to say that we have succeeded in enshrining the right to telemedical care in primary legislation. The Abortion Act 1967 will be amended in the coming weeks to permanently ensure our ability to provide care in this way.

Pills by Post

BPAS’s Pills by Post service will continue as part of our high-quality abortion care provision. Now that we have certainty of the future of the service, we are also planning for the future – ensuring the best possible access to abortion and holistic care including contraception and STI testing. We will also be working with Royal Colleges and other abortion providers on best practice guidelines for young and vulnerable women and their particular needs.