Updated 28 March 2019
BPAS - Cannock is operated by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS). The service opened in 1998 as a consultation centre. Early medical abortions commenced from this location in 2002. BPAS Cannock has been registered with the CQC since 2011. The service is located within an NHS Hospital in a suite of rooms leased by BPAS on a sessional basis. The service primarily serves the communities of Staffordshire and surrounding areas. It also accepts patient referrals from outside this area.
BPAS Cannock has five satellite units attached to the location. These are based in Burton on Trent, Stafford, Shrewsbury, Telford and Tamworth. BPAS Telford and Shrewsbury opened in December 2018.
The hospital has had the same registered manager in post since 2004.
BPAS – Cannock is registered to provide the following activities:
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Diagnostic and Screening Procedures
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Family Planning Services
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Treatment of Disease, Disorder or Injury
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Termination of Pregnancy
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Surgical Procedures
Within the scope of these registered activities BPAS – Cannock offers the following services to patients:
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Pregnancy Testing
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Unplanned Pregnancy Counselling/Consultation
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Medical Abortion
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Surgical Termination of Pregnancy under General Anaesthetic
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Surgical Terminations of Pregnancy under Local Anaesthetic/Conscious Sedation
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Vasectomy
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Abortion Aftercare
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Miscarriage Management
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Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing and Treatment
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Contraceptive Advice
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Contraception Supply
Specifically, BPAS Cannock offers early medical abortion treatment up to ten weeks. Medical abortion and surgical termination of pregnancy are offered up to 23 weeks and 6 days gestation using local anaesthetic and conscious sedation or general anaesthetic. In addition, vasectomies are offered from the Cannock location.
BPAS – Cannock has been inspected on five previous occasions. The most recent past inspection was conducted in May 2016 with the subsequent report being published in January 2017. During this inspection we found that the service was meeting all standards except for one breach of Regulation 11 of the Health and Social Care Act (2014) ‘Care and treatment of service users must only be provided with the consent of the relevant person’. At this inspection we found that information regarding the slightly raised risk of complications arising from simultaneous administration of abortifacient medication was not verbally discussed during appointments when patients’ chose this treatment; although it was contained within information booklets.