FoI Number
2025-035
Subject
Specialist Midwives
Date Received
10/04/2025
Request and Response
  1. Does Shetland Health Board have specialist midwives dedicated to supporting women who use substances during the perinatal period?

No

  1. If so, please provide any documentation available for these services, such as referral guidelines, service protocols, or links to relevant webpages or online resources.
  2. Are there any other dedicated services within your Health Board area that provide care to women who use or are in treatment for substances during the perinatal period?

No

Please provide details on the service, including:

  1. Who leads the service and which professionals are involved in delivering the care.

Whether this service is a partnership between:

  1. NHS:

Shetland Substance Misuse Recovery Service

  1. Third sector organisations
  2. Local authority
  3. Other organisations
  4. If applicable, whether the service involves a manualised intervention, is an outreach service, or has a specific location.
  5. Whether the service is provided by a national organisation, or any other relevant details.
  6. Please provide any documentation, guidelines, or protocols related to these services, and/or any relevant URLs.