Clinic Nurse (Heather Phoenix)

The unnamed Clinic Nurse worked at a family planning clinic which was attended by 14-year old Amy Barlow in January 2019.

She had realised she was pregnant after using a home testing kit and visited the clinic to request an abortion pill. The nurse tried to discuss her decision with her, saying to the impatient teenager that they had to make sure she was okay with the path she wanted to follow. She advised her strongly to speak to an adult as she needed support over the decision and the physical effects of inducing a miscarriage. Amy was snappy and adamant that she wanted to do this on her own but listened in silence as the nurse told her about the two stages that would take place - a first course of pills to prep the cervix and a second set to actually terminate the pregnancy.

To Amy's disillusionment, the nurse asked that she return with an adult the next day - not necessarily her parents - and not to worry as she was so early in her pregnancy, some six weeks, that there was plenty of time for her to take any agreed actions.

Seeing that she wasn't going to get anywhere with the speed and anonymity she desired, Amy left the clinic and, as advised, subsequently confided in her grandmother Liz McDonald.