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We are looking to hear from GPs, Primary Care Women’s Health Doctors, Nurses, Midwives, Obstetricians/Gynaecologists, Anaesthesiologists, and Trainees in these specialties.

Welcome to the research project

HPAC is a research project led by University College Dublin and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, Education and Innovation in Health Systems (UCD IRIS Centre). 


It aims to understand healthcare professionals’ views and experiences with regards to termination of pregnancy services in Ireland. 


The project is for:

  • healthcare professionals who participate in termination of pregnancy services,
  • healthcare professionals who do not, or have chosen not to, participate in termination of pregnancy services.


Its goal is to support the wellbeing of all healthcare professionals. 

Aims

The HPAC project explores:

  • why healthcare professionals participate, or not, in termination of pregnancy services
  • their professional experiences with termination of pregnancy services
  • how they could be better supported in their role 

Expected outcomes

The project will develop context-appropriate and operational policy recommendations as well as practical resources for healthcare professionals and healthcare managers.


The project is expected to improve and support the long-term professional wellbeing of healthcare professionals by:

- enabling better-informed decisions about (non) participation in termination of pregnancy services,

- proposing practical solutions to the issues identified in the research

- offering resources to navigate professional interactions with regards to termination of pregnancy services

Funding

The HPAC project is not associated with any specific funding source or funding agency.

Contact us

If you have any questions about the research, you can contact the project's Principal Investigator.


The Principal Investigator is Dr Camille Nadal at University College Dublin with the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, Education and Innovation in Health Systems (UCD IRIS Centre). Her email address is camille.nadal@ucd.ie.