Miscarriage Care and Facilities in Scotland: Scoping Report NHS Orkney
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 Orkney, Balfour Hospital reported that they have written clinical guidance for clinical staff on the appropriate treatment and care for miscarriage at all gestations and 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 (Table 18).
Balfour hospital |
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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 |
all staff that need to have access to the clinical guidance on miscarriage care have access to it |
strongly agree |
the clinical guidance on miscarriage care is followed by all staff that care for women experiencing miscarriage |
strongly agree |
The recommendations from the Lancet skills and training for miscarriage care are shown in table 19 below.
In NHS Orkney, Balfour Hospital reported that they have staff with additional specialist training to deal with all baby losses including miscarriage and stillbirth and specialised medical staff to deal with recurrent miscarriage at this site. Doctors at Balfour Hospital are also trained to provide comprehensive miscarriage care (Table 19).
Balfour Hospital |
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There are staff with additional specialist training to deal with all baby losses from early pregnancy to stillbirth |
Provided on site |
There are midwives/nurses with additional specialist training to provide comprehensive miscarriage care |
Can refer/access - not locally (outwith HB area) |
There are midwives/nurses with additional specialist training for recurrent miscarriage care |
Can refer/access – not locally ( outwith HB area) |
Specialised medical staff are trained specifically for recurrent miscarriage care |
Provided on site |
Doctors are trained to provide comprehensive miscarriage care |
Provided on site |
Contact
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