FSRH Annual Review 2020

2020 has been a year like no other. From rapidly redesigning services to being redeployed, through to continually responding to government guidance changes – it has been a very different year for SRH delivery.

We’d like to thank our members, those who deliver our training and clinicians who offer their time on our committees and working groups. We couldn’t do what we do without your support.

Below, we take a look back at our achievements and how we’ve supported our members through this challenging time.

Our year in numbers, qualifications and events

COVID-19 guidance and resources

“Your COVID-19 resources are brilliant. They are so clearly written and easy to read, pitched at the right level…and have proper scientific evidence too.”

Nurse, SRH clinic

Created a COVID-19 hub with up-to-date guidance, clinical statements and a range of resources
Produced service guidance with innovative recommendations on prioritisation and restoration of essential SRH services during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic
Generated over 25,000 views for our first position statement on SRH services during COVID-19 (produced in March 2020)
Rolled-out a COVID-19 member survey, enabling us to share insights with the Government to support frontline services
Produced our first-ever patient-focussed guide on access to SRH during the pandemic.

Education and training highlights

We delivered SRH training and qualifications for 1,970+ healthcare professionals.

Launched our redesigned Diploma (DFSRH) and Online Theory Assessment (OTA) on our new FSRH Training Hub.
Updated our online e-SRH learning resource to align with our redesigned DFSRH and Letter of Competence qualifications, in partnership with Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH)
Re-launched our Letter of Competence in Sub-dermal Implant Techniques (Insertion Only) qualification for those working in abortion/maternity services
Delivered our MFSRH Part 1 exam remotely for the first time with 25% of candidates from outside of the UK.
The General Medical Council (GMC) approved our new Community Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (CSRH) Specialty Training curriculum and changes to the MFSRH qualification.

Supporting our SRH community

"I found it very helpful and good to connect with very knowledgeable professionals. I feel so supported, and therefore safe, with the FSRH. I am proud to be a member."

GP and FSRH member

444 delegates attended our first ever fully online FSRH Virtual event with 1500 of you accessing content on-demand

2500+ joined us for 4 live webinars on topics including SRH and COVID-19, health inequalities and more. 1600+ also watched on-demand
900+ members of our Facebook SRH COVID-19 peer support group
120+ SRH consultants joined our SRH leads forum to connect and share best practice.

In 2020, we had:

2 million webpage views

300,000+ users of our website

37% average email open rate
2380+ new followers on our social media channels.

Raising the profile of SRH

As well as supporting decision-makers in their response to COVID-19, we also raised our profile and lobbied for enhanced SRH provision.

Partnered with Royal Colleges to launch joint guidance on telemedicine for abortion care (FSRH, RCOG, RCM & BSACP); post-partum contraception (FSRH, RCOG & RCM), and menopause care (FSRH, BMS, RCOG & RCGP).
Successfully reconvened the All Party Parliamentary Group on SRH (APPG SRH). We launched the final report of the APPG SRH’s Parliamentary Inquiry into access to contraception in England, with good coverage on national media
Secured funding to work in partnership with UCL and Decolonising Contraception to produce a video series by/with Black women and men to address the concerns and barriers they experience in accessing contraception
Generated huge national coverage on contraceptive and menopause shortages with our FSRH President speaking to major national news outlets such as BBC (Breakfast, News at Nine, Radio 5 Live), Sky News, ITV Lunchtime News, Channel 5 and others.