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BSACP Webinar on ‘Implementing RCOG Guidance on COVID-19 and Abortion Care (1)’ Now Freely Available

Posted on 3 April 2020

4 April 2020 BSACP is making the webinar on ‘Implementing RCOG Guidance on COVID-19 and Abortion Care (1)’ comprising speaker presentations and a Q&A session...

COVID-19 Advice and Documentation Available on BSACP Website

Posted on 2 April 2020

2 April 2020 Copies of the following documents can be found in the ‘Resources/COVID-19 Advice’ section of the BSACP website.  RCOG/FSRH/BSACP/RCM – ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection...

Wales Approves Home Abortions During Coronavirus Crisis

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31 March 2020 Welsh Health Minister Vaughan Gething has announced that women in Wales will have access to abortion services at home during the coronavirus...

The Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020

Posted on 27 March 2020

26 March 2020 The new regulations in Northern Ireland announced yesterday will come into effect on 1 April 2020. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/345/contents/made This BBC News item provides...

COVID-19 and Abortion Care Update: Department of Health and Social Care “Error”

Posted on 25 March 2020

25 March 2020 In an unprecedented move, on 23 March 2020 the Department of Health and Social Care liberalised restrictions on abortion care in England...

RCOG/BSACP/RCM Guidelines for Abortion Care During COVID-19

Posted on 22 March 2020

22 March 2020 New guidance for healthcare professionals on coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and abortion care have been published by the Royal College of Obstetricians and...

Government Approval Order Through for England – Mifepristone at Home, Removal of EMA Gestation and Prescribing from Home Now Legal

Posted on 23 March 2020

23 March 2020 The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has approved two temporary measures in England to limit the transmission of coronavirus...

COVID-19 Resources and Information for SRH Professionals

Posted on 22 March 2020

22 March 2020 Yesterday the Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) published advice to support provision of effective contraception during the COVID-19 outbreak. Full guidance...

BSACP Webinar on ‘Early Medical Abortion Without a Scan’ Now Freely Available

Posted on 16 March 2020

16 March 2020 BSACP is making the webinar on ‘Providing Medical Abortion Without a Screening Ultrasound’ by Dr Elizabeth Raymond, MD, MPH (Gynuity Health Projects,...