Freedom of Information – Miscarriage framework: September 2026
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Request
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
In your email of 16 September 2026, you asked:
Under the terms of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, I am writing to request an update regarding the nationwide tracking, compliance, and financial allocation data held by the Scottish Government concerning the Delivery Framework for Miscarriage Care in Scotland. Please provide the following information:
- From the standardized monitoring framework documents and action plan templates submitted to the Scottish Government by the 14 regional NHS Boards, please provide:
a. The exact nationwide percentage or breakdown of the 34 deliverables currently marked as ‘Fully Completed’, ‘In Progress’, or ‘Not Started’ across Scotland.
b. A summary table or spreadsheet showing the completion/in-progress status of each individual standard (across Tiers 1,2, and 3) mapped against all 14 NHS Boards.
c. For any Tier 1 or Tier 2 standards not yet universally completed across all 14 boards, please provide the recorded reasons for the delay and the adjusted forecasted dates for full nationwide compliance.
2. Regarding the £1.5 million allocated nationally to support NHS Boards with this rollout:
a. A breakdown of the exact financial allocations distributed to each of the 14 regional NHS Boards.
b. Any central audit data/expense logs held by the government that detail how these funds were utilized by the boards. Specifically, identifying the proportions spent on structural hospital upgrades (e.g., dedicated units) versus general midwifery staffing or clinical backfill.
3. Regarding nationwide physical space and facility audits:
a. The total number and names of hospitals across Scotland that have been logged by the government as having fully functional, operational private rooms or dedicated early pregnancy spaces for patients who are experiencing loss that are separate from active labour and/or maternity wards.
b. The total number and names of hospitals that are currently logged as non-compliant or still undergoing structural adaptations to meet this specific space mandate.
Response
Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) have considered your request and concluded that HIS does not hold the information requested.
The information may be held by the Scottish Government, you may wish to resubmit your request, If so, you can do so at the contact details below:
Freedom of Information Unit
Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House – 2W
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
Email: foi@gov.scot
Applied exemptions
The following exemptions have been applied to this response. If you wish to learn more about the relevant exemptions please visit the Scottish Information Commissioners website using the links below. You will leave the HIS website: FOISA exemptions
Section 17 – Information not held Information not held – Exemption 17
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