Miscarriage Care and Facilities in Scotland: Scoping Report NHS Lothian
This report details the findings of a scoping exercise to better understand miscarriage care in Scotland within this Health Board. The individual Health Board reports and the national report seek to aid policy makers and Health Boards in making decisions about improvements to Miscarriage Care
Staff guidance, skills and training
Written clinical guidance
In NHS Lothian, both sites offer written clinical guidance for clinical staff on the appropriate treatment and care for miscarriage. Both sites agree or strongly agree 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.
| Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | St John’s Hospital | |
|---|---|---|
| Is there written clinical guidance for clinical staff on the appropriate treatment and care for miscarriage at all gestations within this site? | Yes, at all gestations | Yes, at all gestations |
| All staff that need to have access to the clinical guidance on miscarriage care have access to it | Agree | Strongly agree |
| The clinical guidance on miscarriage care is followed by all staff that care for women experiencing miscarriage | Agree | Strongly agree |
There are nurses/midwives with additional specialist training for recurrent miscarriage at St John’s Hospital, however this is not provided at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and there are currently no plans to implement this in the future due to a lack of resources to recruit and train staff. Additional services provided are shown in Table 23 below.
| Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | St John’s Hospital | |
|---|---|---|
| There are staff with additional specialist training to deal with all baby losses from early pregnancy to stillbirth | Provided on site | Provided on site |
| There are midwives/nurses with additional specialist training to provide comprehensive miscarriage care | Provided on site | Provided on site |
| There are midwives/nurses with additional specialist training for recurrent miscarriage care | Not currently provided - no plans to implement | Provided on site |
| Specialised medical staff are trained specifically for recurrent miscarriage care | Provided on site | Provided on site |
| Doctors are trained to provide comprehensive miscarriage care | Provided on site | Provided on site |
Contact
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