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This event is made possible by sponsorship from organisations including pharmaceutical companies, med tech companies and service providers who have provided sponsorship towards this independent programme. They have had no editorial input or control over the agenda, content development or choice of speakers, nor opportunity to influence. A list of all sponsors can be found on our sponsor section.

08:30 Registration, Refreshments, and Exhibition

09:30 Welcome – Michael Nevill

Session 1: Working Together: The Future of Abortion Care. Chair: Michael Nevill

• 09:40 – 10:40 Panel talk with representatives from:
  • NHS England – Namita Kumar, National Dean for Delivery of PGMDE Risk and Business Oversight
  • CoSRH – Zara Haider, CoSRH President
  • RCOG – TBC
  • BSACP – TBC

10:40 – 11:10 Break, Exhibition, and Poster Viewing

Session Two: Complex Abortion Care. Chair: Stephen O’Brien

• 11:10 – 11:30 What is Complex? (Kim Raynsford)
• 11:30 – 11:50 Working with Complex Patients (Aimee Taylor)
• 11:50 – 12:10 Complex Abortion Networks (Rebecca French)
• 12:10 – 12:40 Q&A

12:40 – 13:40 Lunch, Exhibition, and Poster Viewing

Session Three: Oral Abstracts. Chairs: John Reynolds Wright & Kate Whitehouse

• 13:40 – 13:50 BSACP Research and Guidelines update (John Reynolds-Wright & Kate Whitehouse)
• 13:50 – 14:50 Oral abstracts

14:50 – 15:20 Break, Exhibition, and Poster Viewing

Session Four: Access to Abortion Across Settings. Chair: TBA

• 15:20 – 15:40 To scan or not to scan prior to early medical abortion (Jenny Hughes)
• 15:40 – 16:00 Abortion Access in Rural and Coastal Areas: Reviewing the Evidence and Setting Agendas for Change (Deirdre Duffy)
• 16:00 – 16:20 Access to abortion in prison
• 16:20 – 17:10 Q&A

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

17:20 – 17:30 Closing remarks

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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.

Namita Kumar

Professor Namita Kumar, MBChB, MD, MMEd, FRCP, FAcadMEd, Postgraduate Dean, Consultant Rheumatologist. Involvement in medical education started when Namita was a doctor in training. In 2003, Namita was appointed to the board of the Postgraduate Medical and Education Training Board, the first UK regulator of Postgraduate Medical Education. In 2010, she was appointed as Foundation School director for Northern Deanery, in 2013 to the post of Postgraduate dean for HEE NE and in 2019, Regional Postgraduate Dean for HEE North East and Yorkshire. She was made an Honorary Clinical Professor by Durham University in 2014, Newcastle and Sunderland Universities, and UCLAN in 2017. She was a council member of the Academy of Medical Educators from 2014 to 2017, and a Councillor and then Trustee Councillor of the Royal College of Physicians from 2017 to 2022. She was appointed as a trustee for NCEPOD in January 2022 and has chaired English Postgraduate Deans since 2020. She is also the co-chair of the DEMEC organising committee. Namita was appointed to the new role of NHSE National Dean for Delivery of PGMDE Risk and Business Oversight in Dec 2023.

Zara Haider

Dr Zara Haider, CoSRH President, is a Consultant in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, working at the Wolverton Centre, Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust. She took up this consultant post in October 2012, after completing subspecialty training at the Margaret Pyke Centre and spending a year as a UCL Darzi Fellow.

In addition to her clinical work, Dr Haider has previously served on the council of the College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH) as Vice President Membership and Workforce, and has held roles including Chair of its Events Committee, CSRH Training Programme Director for London and KSS, and she is an Educational Supervisor.

Professionally, she holds qualifications including FCSRH, FRCOG, Diploma in Genitourinary Medicine (Dip GUM), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership in Healthcare.

Stephen O'Brien

Dr Stephen O'Brien is a Consultant Obstetrician with an interest in Foetal Medicine. He completed his specialist training in the West of England, including a PhD in operative vaginal birth and intra-partum in trials methodology at the University of Bristol.

His interests include the diagnosis and management of foetal abnormalities, placenta accreta spectrum disease, women at risk of preterm birth, operative vaginal birth and the provision of abortion care to all women who need it. He is a clinical member of the South West Placenta Accreta Network and is the national co-ordinator for training in operative vaginal birth for the RCOG. He is also the Lead Clinician for the South West Complex Termination of Pregnancy Network.

Kim Raynsford

Aimee Taylor

Rebecca French

Kate Whitehouse

Dr Katherine (Kate) Whitehouse is an American-trained doctor, double board-certified in Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Complex Family Planning. She has over a decade of expertise in abortion care and sexual health research (SRH) as an academic clinician, Medical Officer at the WHO, and working in independent sector abortion care in Britain. She has authored many peer-reviewed publications on SRH and contributed to national and international guideline development in the US, UK and globally. She is an editor for the European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care and an Evidence Advisor at the British Society of Abortion Care Providers (BSACP). She is passionate about improving women's lives through high-quality medical care, research & healthcare policy. While she always takes an evidence-based approach, Kate aims to put her patients' needs at the centre of everything she does.  Currently, she works as an abortion provider at MSI Reproductive Choices and NUPAS and also a freelance researcher and medical advisor in FemTech.

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John Reynolds-Wright

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

He is one of the Evidence Advisors at BSACP and is the first person to complete the new FSRH Abortion Care Specialist Modules.

Jenny Hughes

Jenny Hughes is the lead sonographer at NUPAS and an experienced HCPC-registered advanced practitioner. She has worked across both the NHS and the independent sector, specialising in obstetric, gynaecological, and early pregnancy ultrasound.

Jenny is passionate about improving reproductive healthcare services and ensuring women have access to safe, high-quality, evidence-based care. Her presentation, “To Scan or Not to Scan Prior to Early Medical Abortion”, explores the evolving role of ultrasound in abortion care, examining the balance between clinical evidence, patient safety, accessibility, and patient-centred care.

Deirdre Duffy

Dr Deirdre Duffy is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Lancaster University with a focus on global social inequalities. Her work concentrates on inequalities in access to abortion and barriers and facilitators to care in restrictive and legally permissive health systems.

Sponsors/Exhibitors

MSI Reproductive Choices

MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the leading providers of sexual and reproductive health services in the UK, offering NHS-funded medical and surgical abortion, vasectomy and contraception care through their network of over 60 clinics across England.

As a registered charity, MSI Reproductive Choices also helps people around the world access vital reproductive healthcare. It has grown to become one of the world’s largest providers of contraception and safe abortion services, with over 10,000 team members working in 36 countries globally.

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

Quadratech Diagnostics

With over 30 years trading experience, Quadratech Diagnostics Limited has always been and remains committed to providing the highest quality state-of-the-art medical diagnostic and research products. Since the company was founded in 1990, they have expanded to encompass four main areas: Haemostasis, Bacterial Toxins for RUO, Rapid & POC Tests, and Parasitology. Quadratech Diagnostics Limited is a corporate member of the Institute of Biomedical Scientists (IBMS) and the British Society for Haemostasis and Thrombosis (BSHT). They are a recognised supplier to the UK National Health Service (NHS), the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE), private laboratories, the UK pharmaceutical industry, and university research groups. Quadratech Diagnostics Limited became incorporated as a limited company in 1998 and is ISO 9001:2015 certified.

Partners

Abortion Talk

BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health

British Society of Gynaecological Imaging (BSGI)

Founded in 2007, the British Society for Gynaecological Imaging (BSGI) was born from the collective ambition of a diverse group of professionals – all united by a shared commitment to advancing the role of ultrasound in gynaecological care.

Since its inception, BSGI has grown into a dynamic, multidisciplinary community of clinicians, trainees, and allied health professionals. Our annual scientific meetings and practical workshops continue to provide a platform for knowledge exchange, innovation, and professional development in gynaecological imaging.

Our mission is to promote excellence in gynaecological ultrasound through high-quality education, collaborative practice, and the integration of imaging into everyday clinical care.

Join us in shaping the future of gynaecological imaging.
Together, we can elevate care, empower clinicians, and drive meaningful change in women's health.

Doctors for Choice UK

Call for Abstracts & Posters

We invite conference registrants to submit an abstract for the BSACP 2026 Conference. Selected abstracts will be chosen for oral presentation, with a prize awarded for the best presentation, and will be published in BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare. All other submissions will be considered for poster presentation.

We welcome submissions across all topics related to abortion care, including clinical research, quality improvement, service development, audit, and innovation. Projects should have been carried out within the last three years.

The deadline for submissions is Monday, 31 August 2026, at 23:59. Authors will be notified of the outcome by mid-September 2026.

Please note: at least one author must be registered as a conference delegate prior to submitting an abstract. For full submission guidelines and to submit your abstract, please use the links below.

Full Submission Guidelines.

Submit your Abstract.

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 2026, 23:59.

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