Independent clinics and hospitals approved to carry out abortions
Updated 2 November 2023
Applies to England
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The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has a power under Section 1 (3) of the Abortion Act 1967, as amended, to approve places for the purpose of treatment for termination of pregnancy (abortion).
All places operated by non-NHS bodies must be approved.
The Secretary of State will consider the approval of places for the purposes of section 1(3) of the Abortion Act 1967 if proprietors undertake to comply with:
- the Abortion Act 1967 and regulations made under the act - Abortion Regulations 1991
- the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014
- the Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations 2009
- the Health and Care Act 2022
- the Department of Health and Social Care’s required standard operating procedures (RSOPs) published in 2020, incorporating new guidance relating to the legal requirements of the Abortion Act
Approval is granted on the basis of a provider’s declaration to comply with and maintain the standards required by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in the RSOPs and confirmation that monitoring arrangements are in place to ensure that these requirements are met.
Failure to comply with these requirements and associated regulations and/or the RSOPs may lead to the withdrawal of Secretary of State’s approval.
All current approvals are now valid until 31 July 2026.
If you have any questions on clinic approvals, please email abortionpolicy@dhsc.gov.uk.
List of independent clinics and hospitals approved to perform abortions
The following clinics and hospitals have all agreed to comply with the requirements listed above and are approved to perform abortions:
- BPAS Amersham
- BPAS Basingstoke
- BPAS Birmingham Central
- BPAS Birmingham South (Robert Clinic)
- BPAS Bournemouth
- BPAS Bradford
- BPAS Chester
- BPAS Coventry
- BPAS Dewsbury
- BPAS Doncaster
- BPAS Dudley
- BPAS Finsbury Park
- BPAS Healthcare
- BPAS Leeds
- BPAS Leicester City
- BPAS London Clapham
- BPAS London East
- BPAS Luton
- BPAS Manchester East
- BPAS Manchester West
- BPAS Merseyside
- BPAS Middlesbrough
- BPAS Milton Keynes
- BPAS Newcastle
- BPAS Northampton Central
- BPAS Norwich
- BPAS Nottingham West
- BPAS Nottingham City
- BPAS Nuneaton
- BPAS Oxford Central
- BPAS Peterborough Clinic
- BPAS Portsmouth Central
- BPAS Reading
- BPAS Richmond
- BPAS Sandwell
- BPAS Shrewsbury
- BPAS Slough
- BPAS Southampton
- BPAS South Shields
- BPAS St Helens
- BPAS Stratford Upon Avon
- BPAS Swindon
- BPAS Taunton Central
- BPAS Telemedical Services
- BPAS Telford
- BPAS Walsall
- BPAS Warrington
- BPAS Wolverhampton
- BPAS York Kimberlow Hill
- City Health Care Partnership
- Harley Street Specialists Ltd
- Midlands Ultrasound Medical Services
- MSI Reproductive Choices Ashton-Under-Lyne Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Aylesham Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Batley Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Blackpool Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Bognor Regis Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Bolton Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Bournemouth Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Bradford Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Treatment Centre - Bristol
- MSI Reproductive Choices Colchester Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices County Liverpool Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Crawley Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Croydon Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Dagenham Early Medical Unit
- MSI Reproductive Choices District Treatment Centre Brighton
- MSI Reproductive Choices Doncaster Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Edgware Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Enfield Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Regional Treatment Centre - Essex
- MSI Reproductive Choices Exeter Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Feltham Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Frimley Green Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Greenwich Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Hammersmith Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Hastings Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Hemel Hempstead Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Hillingdon Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Regional Treatment Centre - Hove
- MSI Reproductive Choices Huddersfield Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices District Treatment Centre - Leeds
- MSI Reproductive Choices Lewisham Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Local Treatment Centre - Maidstone
- MSI Reproductive Choices Regional Treatment Centre - Manchester
- MSI Reproductive Choices Marlow Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Norbury Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices North Preston Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Oldham Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Regional Treatment Centre - Oxford
- MSI Reproductive Choices Paignton Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Plymouth Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Poole Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Rochdale Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Romford Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Salford Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Sheffield Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices District Treatment Centre - South London
- MSI Reproductive Choices Southend Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices St Austell Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Stockport Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Stoke Mandeville Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Treatment Centre Central London
- MSI Reproductive Choices Wakefield Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Waterloo Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Watford Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Wembley Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices National Treatment Centre - West London
- MSI Reproductive Choices Westbury Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices Wimbledon Community Treatment Centre
- MSI Reproductive Choices York Community Treatment Centre
- Mulchand (UK) Clarewell Clinic (Birmingham)
- Mulchand (UK) Clarewell Clinic (London)
- NUPAS Battersea
- NUPAS Blackpool Pregnancy Advisory Service
- NUPAS Bolton
- NUPAS Burton
- NUPAS Bury
- NUPAS Cannock
- NUPAS Essex
- NUPAS Finchley
- NUPAS Fulham
- NUPAS Huddersfield
- NUPAS Kilburn
- NUPAS Kingston
- NUPAS Leeds
- NUPAS Manchester
- NUPAS Oldham
- NUPAS Oxford
- NUPAS Preston
- NUPAS Salford
- NUPAS South Manchester
- NUPAS Stafford
- NUPAS Stoke
- NUPAS Surbiton
- NUPAS Tameside
- NUPAS Twickenham
- NUPAS Wandsworth
- NUPAS Woolwich
- The Gynae Centre
- The Portland Hospital
As a matter of good practice, we asked all providers to display a certificate of approval in a prominent position within the clinic or hospital. This will help patients and clinicians better understand the licensing system.