Health services

Tender description

The purpose of a termination of pregnancy (TOP) service is to provide abortions which are speedy and safe depending on the personal health and circumstances of the individual service user, to reduce repeat abortions and unintended pregnancies, and to promote better sexual health among service users. The aims of the TOP service are: — To provide a consistent, comprehensive, effective, accessible, legal and appropriate abortion service to service users. — To provide a quality service informed by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Guideline for the ‘Care of women Requesting Induced Abortion’ (the RCOG Guideline), the MEDFASH standards for sexual health services, and current best evidence. — To ensure that risk of infection and other complications to service users is minimized. — To ensure that opportunities for contraceptive information and supply and sexual health screening are maximised. To provide a comprehensive TOPS service to the CCG's patient population of Wakefield. The scope is activity based and is calculated on local tariff arrangements.