Question reference: S6W-16141
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 28 March 2023
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 April 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, when it next negotiates NHS board terms and conditions with unions and staff representatives, whether it will take into account the Miscarriage Association's standards regarding pregnancy loss and miscarriage leave, in order to enable NHS boards to sign the Miscarriage Association's Pregnancy Loss Pledge.
Answer
We are fully committed through our employment policies and procedures to support employees who experience pregnancy loss at any stage of pregnancy, and our current package of support measures fully reflect the spirit and intent of the Pregnancy Loss Pledge. The ongoing NHSScotland workforce policies refresh programme offers the opportunity to go further in highlighting provisions and improving guidance for managers. These refreshed policies and supporting documents relating to the Pledge will be published in Autumn 2023.