National audit of early pregnancy assessment services

Deloitte is undertaking a national audit of EPAS to help DoHAC better understand EPAS clinics operating in Australia, and to inform the development of programs to improve outcomes and care for clients accessing EPAS and women who have experienced miscarriage.

As part of the audit, service providers of EPAS clinics or alternative settings (eg. a maternity, obstetrics or antenatal unit, a GP service that specialises in women’s health, or an emergency department) are invited to complete a survey about how EPAS is currently delivered. This survey has been informed by the expertise of EPAS advocacy groups and medical practitioners, and has been approved by DoHAC. 

Only one representative is required from each service to complete this survey, but you may like to work with others in your service to complete this survey. 

To support this, Deloitte Access Economics has provided a PDF version of the survey. 

Download PDF version of survey

Download participation information sheet and consent form

Survey information

The survey will inform the development of a national database of EPAS and will collect information, including, but not limited to:

• Characteristics of EPAS providers including opening hours, types of services, and how they operate in collaboration with other primary health services 
• Staffing and governance arrangement 
• Patient experience and satisfaction with EPAS
• Potential areas of improvement 

The survey results will be reported in aggregate and will not be personally identifiable. The survey can be accessed via the link here and will remain open for four weeks and will close on 9 June 2025. 

Participate in the survey online

Survey details

The EPAS provider survey:

• will be open from 12 May to 9 June,
• will take approximately 15 minutes, and
• is intended to be answered by one representative from each service.