Waiting times vary according to where you live. Once a referral has been made by your GP or NHS clinic, or you have contacted a private clinic directly:
•You should be offered an appointment for your first consultation within five working days. This is to confirm your pregnancy, discuss your eligibility to have an abortion and to assess whether any other procedures are necessary, for example sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and treatment.
•The abortion should be carried out within five working days of the decision to go ahead being agreed.
•You should not have to wait more than two weeks from your first referral to the time of your abortion.
You should be seen as soon as possible if you need an abortion for urgent medical reasons. Sometimes women with medical problems may have to wait longer as they may need more specialist advice.