Abortion notifications and data - changing the process: consultation

Consultation questions

We would be grateful for views in response to the following questions. In particular, we would welcome responses from NHS Boards and private providers who provide abortion care in Scotland, women who have had abortions in Scotland and groups representing women.

Question 1 – Should registered medical practitioners be required to send abortion notifications to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) electronically (rather than on a paper form)?

Yes – notifications should be sent electronically

No – notifications should continue to be sent on paper forms

I don’t know

Comments (optional):

Question 2 – Should registered medical practitioners be given a longer time period to return abortion notifications to the CMO?

Yes – they should be given fourteen days from the date of the termination

Yes – they should be given one month from the date of the termination

Yes – they should be given three months from the date of the termination

No – they should continue to provide notifications within seven days of the termination

I don’t know

Other

Comments (optional):

Question 3 – Should providers send data for the compilation of the abortion statistics directly to Public Health Scotland (PHS), rather than sending it via the CMO?

Yes – data should be supplied directly to PHS

No – data should not be supplied to PHS directly

I don’t know

Comments (optional):

Question 4 – Do you think there will be any impacts from the changes proposed in this consultation on the privacy of personal data about patients and staff?

Yes – these changes will impact on data privacy

No – these changes won’t have any impact on data privacy

I don’t know

If you selected ‘Yes’, please provide comments on any impacts on privacy (either positive or negative):