08:30 Registration and Refreshments

09:30 Welcome – Michael Nevill

Session 1: BSACP’s Past, Present, and Future. Chair: TBC

• 09:40 – 09:55 Why BSACP (Tracey Masters)
• 09:55 – 10:10 How BSACP was set up (Kate Guthrie)
• 10:10 – 10:25 The first 5 years (Jo Fletcher)
• 10:25 – 10:40 The last 5 years of BSACP and beyond (Patricia Lohr)
• 10:40 – 11:00 Abortion decriminalisation wins and next steps (Jonathan Lord)

11:00 – 11:30 Break, Exhibition, and Poster Viewing

Session Two: Evolving Practice in Abortion Care. Chair: TBC

• 11:30 – 11:50 VTE assessment (Kate Whitehouse)
• 11:50 – 12:10 Foetal Pain (Maria Fitzgerald)
• 12:10 – 12:30 AI and Abortion Care (Chloe Hanse)
• 12:30 – 13:00 Q&A

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch, Exhibition, and Poster Viewing

Session Three: Oral Abstracts. Chair: John Reynolds Wright

• 14:00 – 14:10 BSACP Research and Guidelines Update (John Reynolds-Wright)
• 14:10 – 15:10 Oral abstracts

15:10 – 15:40 Break, Exhibition, and Poster Viewing

Session Four: Access to Abortion Care. Chair TBC

• 15:40 – 15:55 Access to care for UK servicewomen (Victoria Kinkaid)
• 15:55 – 16:10 Access to Abortion Care Globally (TBC)
• 16:10 – 16:25 What’s a good enough reason for an abortion? (Ed Dorman)
• 16:25 – 17:10 Q&A

17:10 – 17:20 Prize giving (John Reynolds-Wright)

17:20 – 17:30 Closing remarks (Sam Rowlands)

17.30 – 19.00 Drinks reception and BSACP 10-year celebration

Michael Nevill

Michael Nevill MSc RN is a senior healthcare leader and Registered Nurse with over 20 years of experience in nursing and healthcare management, specialising in abortion care services. He has held multiple executive roles in leading reproductive health organisations, including Director of Nursing and Director of Client Experience at BPAS, and currently serves as Clinical Director at NUPAS. His work has been pivotal in shaping clinical strategy, safeguarding practices, and client engagement within abortion services across the UK.

Michael is a Council Member of the British Society of Abortion Care Providers (BSACP), a professional advisor to NICE, and a member of the RCN Women’s Health Forum Steering Committee. He has led initiatives on quality improvement, infection prevention, and clinical service provision in abortion care, and was commended by the Royal College of Nursing for his advocacy in the decriminalisation of abortion. A published researcher and frequent speaker at national and international conferences, Michael continues to influence policy and practice in abortion care.

Tracey Masters

Kate Guthrie

Jo Fletcher

Jonathan Lord

Patricia Lohr

Kate Whitehouse

Maria Fitzgerald

Chloe Hanse

Chloe is a mixed methods researcher with expertise in reproductive health, justice, and rights. She holds an MSc in Gender, Development, and Globalisation from the London School of Economics (LSE). Chloe has experience conducting and leading research on topics such as abortion and post-abortion care, health equity, and the intersection of technology and reproductive healthcare. She has contributed to impactful projects at MSI Reproductive Choices, the Global Fund for Women, and UNFPA. Chloe shares the Research and Engagement Lead role with Rebecca Blaylock, working to advance evidence-based reproductive health policies and practices.

John Reynolds-Wright

John Reynolds-Wright is a CSO/NES Clinical Lecturer in Sexual and Reproductive Health.

He is the research and guidelines team lead at BSACP and is the first person to complete the new FSRH Abortion Care Specialist Modules.

Victoria Kinkaid

Victoria is an Army doctor with a strong passion for women’s health. She serves as a General Duties Medical Officer at Dalton Barracks and is a member of the Academic Department of Military General Practice, where she researches reproductive health in UK servicewomen. Her most recent study explored servicewomen’s experiences of abortion care and was the first UK research to focus on this important area.

In addition to her clinical role, Victoria holds several military appointments, including serving as the Army lead for the Women’s Health Special Interest Group, which is dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of healthcare for UK servicewomen. She is also a trained Human Security Advisor. In recognition of her work, she was named Woman of the Year 2024 at the Women in Defence Awards.

Beyond the military, Victoria is a mentor, podcast host, and co-founder of The FGM Education Project, a charity that aims to raise awareness of female genital mutilation and support frontline professionals in recognising and managing cases.

Overall, Victoria is committed to bridging the gap between scientific research and accessible information in women’s health, empowering women to make informed decisions about their care.

Ed Dorman

Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Abortion care provider and D+E surgeon within the NHS and for BPAS. Appointed consultant in 2000 and working with BPAS since 2018. Co-chair of RCOG Abortion Taskforce, UK board member on FIAPAC Council.

Ed has been providing D+E up to 24 weeks (and beyond) for many years. He is involved in an ongoing campaign to make training and assessment of first and second trimester uterine evacuation a core component of the curriculum in postgraduate training in the UK and is passionate about training and supporting the next generation of providers.

Sam Rowlands

Sam had a career in general practice and then in sexual and reproductive health. He was the first Vice-President of the College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare when it was founded in 1993. He is a Visiting Professor at the Department of Medical Science & Public Health, Bournemouth University.

Sam has had a special interest in abortion for more than 50 years. He has been an active member of FIAPAC since 2004 and was its Secretary for four years. He edited the book ‘Abortion Care’ published by Cambridge University Press in 2014. Sam was one of the ‘gang of five’ who founded BSACP in 2015. He was Secretary of BSACP for its first six years.

BPAS

BPAS exists to provide a trailblazing, world-leading abortion service, to deliver a research agenda that furthers access to evidence-based reproductive healthcare, and to campaign for reproductive choice. We are proud to sponsor this year’s BSACP conference and look forward to attending.

NUPAS

"NUPAS (National Unplanned Pregnancy Advisory Service) provides high quality, safe, effective termination of pregnancy, contraception and STI services. By providing clear, accessible and up to date information about services clients are able to make informed choices about their care. Over 97% of our services are funded through NHS contracts.

Services include:

• Consultation via phone, video or face to face
• Early Medical Abortion via telemedicine or face to face
• Surgical abortion to 23 weeks 6 days gestation
• Contraception
• STI screening
• Counselling

We have clinics across the North-West, Yorkshire, London, Staffordshire and South East of England. For further information about our services please visit nupas.co.uk

BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health

We encourage conference registrants to consider submitting an abstract, from which a selection will be chosen to give 10-minute oral presentations, with a prize awarded for the best presentation. Abstracts chosen for oral presentation will be published in BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare.

All submissions on topics related to abortion care will be considered.

This is an excellent opportunity for professionals working in abortion care provision to share innovation and novel findings with colleagues working in the discipline. Projects should have been carried out within the last 3 years. Acceptance and presentation at the conference does not preclude subsequent journal submission.

Access the submission guidelines here.

SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT HERE

Calling all students interested in abortion care! We have up to 5 free places for students to attend our conference. Please send us a 300 word maximum statement on how attending the conference would be beneficial for you by Sunday, 31 August 2025, 23:59.

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