Access to family planning clinics--a local experience

Teenage pregnancy is unacceptably high in the UK. The family planning services in the London borough of Harrow dramatically increased access to teenagers during a period of financial constraints and difficult political and ideological changes in the 5 years from 1992/93 to 1996/97. This was carried out through reconfiguration of clinical services, retraining the multidisciplinary staff, development of clinical guidelines and proformas, outreach activities, reducing wastage, and income generation.