First Trimester Abortion Services – Early Medical Abortion and/or Surgical Abortion Services Metro Auckland

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This is an opportunity to make a registration of interest in the provision of abortion services within the three metropolitan Auckland DHBs, Waitematā, Auckland and Counties Manukau. The registration of interest applies to first trimester abortion services inclusive of either/or early medical abortion and surgical abortion services.

The three metropolitan Auckland DHBs, Waitematā, Auckland and Counties Manukau together service a population in excess of 1.5 million people. DHBs have a legislative mandate to protect and promote the health of our population.

Currently, publicly funded first trimester abortion services for metro Auckland are provided from one site at Greenlane Clinical Centre. The DHBs want to be able to provide services within each DHB’s catchment area. Nearly 4,000 abortions are required each year, with approximately 30 percent each for Waitematā and Auckland, and 40 percent Counties Manukau. Currently, around half are surgical and the other half medical. It is anticipated that Auckland DHB will continue to provide first trimester surgical abortion services (FTAS) and a limited number of medical FTAS for women domiciled in ADHB only. However, we still want to know if you have an interest in providing either surgical or medical FTAS to women resident in, and within the locality of ADHB.

Further detail is included in the attached documentation. Questions should be directed to our point of contact: Abortion Services via email: abortion@adhb.govt.nz