Mon Sep 14 2009
Termination of Pregnancy Service (TOP)
Access to the Service
- Referrals are received by the TOP Co-ordinator from GPs, Family Planning and the Walk In Centre
- A date and time for an ultrasound scan is offered to the patient within seven days of referral
- Following a scan the patient is seen by a senior nurse and options are discussed for future management, dependant on the scan findings, i.e. surgical TOP between 9-12 weeks gestation or medical TOP under 9 weeks gestation
- To assist in decision making the services of a counsellor are available
- A full patient assessment is undertaken at this appointment to include, clerking, blood tests and Chlamydia screening
- The patient is asked to attend an appointment to see a Consultant to confirm the patient pathway and taken consent
- Surgical procedures will usually be carried out in the same week at the Day Treatment Centre at Edith Cavell Hospital
- If medical termination is the preferred option treatment will commence at the Consultant Clinic. Patients will then be asked to return to the gynaecology ward within a few days