Miscarriage Care and Facilities in Scotland: Scoping Report NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Staff guidance, skills and training

Written clinical guidance

All sites in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde reported that they have written clinical guidance for clinical staff on the appropriate treatment and care for miscarriage. All sites agreed or strongly agreed that all necessary staff that require access to this clinical guidance have access to it and that this guidance is followed for women experiencing miscarriage. However, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital neither agreed or disagreed that this guidance is followed for women experiencing miscarriage, while all other sites agreed or strongly agreed (Table 22).

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

In NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, there are staff with additional specialist training to deal with all baby losses including miscarriage at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital only. Royal Alexandra Hospital plan to implement this in the next two years while Inverclyde Royal Hospital and Vale of Leven District General Hospital can access this within the health board but not on site. Additional services provided are shown in Table 23 below.