The Marie Stopes International Clinic in Maidstone where staff raised concerns that women’s choice about whether to have an abortion was linked to their key performance indicatorsStaff at one of the country’s largest abortion providers felt pressured to encourage women to terminate their pregnancies or lose their bonus, a report has found. A Care Quality Commission inspection of the Marie Stopes International Clinic in Maidstone said that staff raised concerns that women’s choice about whether to have an abortion was linked to their key performance indicators (KPI). “Staff were concerned that ‘did not proceed’, the term used when women decided not to go ahead with treatment, was measured as a KPI and linked to their performance bonus. They felt that this encouraged staff to ensure that patients underwent procedures. “Staff were also concerned that the pressurised environment and linking of KPIs to performance bonuses meant that there was a culture that…

Source: The Times October 19, 2017 23:14 UTC