Miscarriage Care and Facilities in Scotland: Scoping Report NHS Fife

Staff guidance, skills and training

Written clinical guidance

NHS Fife reported that they have written clinical guidance for clinical staff on the appropriate treatment and care for miscarriage at all gestations. Victoria Hospital strongly agrees all necessary staff that require access to this clinical guidance have access to it and that this guidance is followed for women experiencing miscarriage. There are also staff with additional specialist training to deal with all baby losses including miscarriage and stillbirth on site at Victoria Hospital. All of the additional skills and training listed in Table 22 below are provided at Victoria Hospital.

The recommendations from the Lancet skills and training for miscarriage care are shown in Table 23 below.

In NHS Fife, Victoria Hospital reported that all recommendations in relation to staff skills and training are provided on site including staff with additional training to deal with all baby losses including miscarriage and stillbirth.