Dr Janet Barter

Who Dr Janet Barter is

Dr Janet Barter FFSRH FRCOG is a Consultant in Sexual and Reproductive Health at Barts Health NHS Trust, where she has worked across the breadth of SRH including contraception, abortion care, menopause, and fertility. She trained in medicine at Sheffield University Medical School and in obstetrics and gynaecology after working in the UK and West Africa, where she identified the importance of women's health. She served as President of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) — now the College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH) — from September 2022, having previously held roles as Vice President for Specialty, Chair of the Specialty Advisory Committee, and Training Programme Director for SRH across London. During her presidency she chaired the FSRH Hatfield Vision Taskforce, leading an open letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care signed by over 60 organisations, and spoke publicly on contraception access, abortion care policy, and health inequalities in sexual and reproductive health.

References for this biography

1. 1.FSRH appoints Dr Janet Barter as Vice President for Specialty — Establishes her clinical role at Barts NHS Trust, career background as Training Programme Director for SRH across London, and prior governance roles at FSRH
2. 2.Dr Janet Barter reflects on her first two months as President of FSRH — Confirms her appointment as FSRH President and her early advocacy activity including party conference engagement and letters on abortion and monkeypox
3. 3.Open letter from FSRH President to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care — Confirms her role as FSRH President and Chair of the Hatfield Vision Taskforce, and the cross-sector open letter to Government
4. 4.CoSRH Report and Accounts 2024 — Confirms press profile activity including interviews with The Times and The i on contraception and women's health investment
5. 5.Joint BASHH & FSRH Conference 2025: Past, Present & Future — Establishes her medical training at Sheffield, career background in O&G including work in West Africa, fellowship credentials (FFSRH FRCOG), and clinical specialisms
6. 6.CoSRH launches pioneering reports on post-pregnancy contraception — London Sexual Health Programme — Confirms the end of her presidency and the transition to Dr Zara Haider as President
7. 7.College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare — Companies House — Confirms registered office address as 10–18 Union Street, London SE1 1SZ

Notable achievements

• Appointed President of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) in September 2022, succeeding Dr Asha Kasliwal. Source ↗
• Chaired the FSRH Hatfield Vision Taskforce and led an open letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care signed by over 60 organisations, urging prioritisation of women's reproductive health. Source ↗
• Appointed Vice President for Specialty at FSRH in June 2019, having previously served as Training Programme Director for SRH across London and Chair of the Specialty Advisory Committee. Source ↗
• Gave interviews to The Times and Sunday Times addressing misinformation about the contraceptive pill, and wrote for The i on the need for Government investment in women's health. Source ↗

What Dr Janet Barter has said

• “This innovation has the potential to be convenient option for individuals in low-resource settings, where access to contraception and healthcare services can be limited”

  president of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · Scientists develop injection for long-lasting contraceptive implant ↗

• “It must be very distressing for the women who have to wait and for the doctors and the nurses.”

  Menopause specialist and lead at Tower Hamlets Women's Health Hub · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · 'Health hubs for women would benefit everyone' ↗

• “I think since Covid there's the anti-facts, anti-big pharma rhetoric coming out on social media. I think that's had an effect. But I think also we know that a lot of young people are suffering with their mental health, with either depression or particularly anxiety. So they're likely to be very wary of anything that they believe might make that worse.”

  president of the College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · Online misinformation putting women off contraceptive pill, study finds ↗

Where Dr Janet Barter has been quoted

1. The six NHS regions without a women’s health hub, mappedinews.co.uk · 29 Sept 2026
2. Scientists develop injection for long-lasting contraceptive implanttheguardian.com · 29 Sept 2026
3. 'Health hubs for women would benefit everyone'bbc.co.uk · 29 Sept 2026
4. Online misinformation putting women off contraceptive pill, study findstheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

Related media coverage

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• Cervical Cancer Screening: Analyzing Recent Guideline Changes Against Current Trends of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Risk FactorsCureus
• Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: biotech firm eyes cervical cancer test breakthroughSouth China Morning Post
• Your strength workout can double as cardio – experts explain how to get both benefitsWomen's Health

Contact & links

• Staff pagehttps://www.cosrh.org/
• LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/janet-barter-6b33172a/
• Press office emailinfo@cosrh.orgpublished here ↗

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