{"id":1844,"date":"2025-12-03T10:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/?page_id=1844"},"modified":"2025-12-03T10:28:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:28:48","slug":"draft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Care Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-media-text-slider mixedmedia gowide wp-block-getwid-media-text-slider--current-slide-1 has-arrows-inside has-dots-none\" data-labels=\"[&quot;Slide 1&quot;,&quot;Slide 2&quot;,&quot;Slide 3&quot;,&quot;Slide 4&quot;]\" data-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-duration=\"3000ms\" data-delay=\"100ms\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-media-text-slider__slides-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-media-text-slider__content\" data-slide-autoplay=\"true\" data-slide-pause-on-hover=\"true\" data-slide-autoplay-speed=\"5000\" data-slide-speed=\"1000\" data-infinite=\"true\">\n<div 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href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/a-z-services-and-referral-pathways\/\">A-z: Care Homes Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"min-height:422px\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-media-text-slider-slide wp-block-getwid-media-text-slider-slide__content-wrapper slide-2\"><div style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;min-height:422px;justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-media-text-slider-slide__content\">\n<div style=\"max-width:2000px\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-media-text-slider-slide-content\"><figure class=\"wp-block-getwid-media-text-slider-slide-content__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/02\/5633.jpg\" alt=\"Three men looking at a newspaper and talking, one is standing\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-media-text-slider-slide-content__image wp-image-4533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/02\/5633.jpg 480w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/02\/5633-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-media-text-slider-slide-content__media-overlay\" style=\"opacity:0\"><\/div><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-media-text-slider-slide-content__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-media-text-slider-slide-content__content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column 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They have been developed by staff who work for NHS Lothian and the four Health and Social Care Partnerships in consultation with organisations such as Scottish Care and with review by the Lothian Care Home Manager Reference Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-accent-colour-color has-light-accent-green-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>**Please note that on this website GREEN TEXT is a weblink and<\/strong><br><strong> if you click on it it will take you to the related page or document**<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"web-menu\">Website Menu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-light-accent-green-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure 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src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/04\/supporting-residnets-needs.jpg\" alt=\"Two carers either side of an older lady assisting her to walk with her walking frame\" class=\"wp-image-2160\" style=\"width:168px;height:111px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/04\/supporting-residnets-needs.jpg 480w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/04\/supporting-residnets-needs-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/a-z-services-and-referral-pathways\/\">A-Z Care Homes Website<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Information on health conditions, related services, referral pathways, teams for Care Homes and other useful resources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-light-accent-green-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image eplus-qk6IFf\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/04\/LCA-Logo-1024x551.jpeg\" alt=\"Lothian Care Academy logo\" class=\"wp-image-5006\" style=\"width:227px;height:111px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/04\/LCA-Logo-1024x551.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/04\/LCA-Logo-300x161.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/04\/LCA-Logo-768x413.jpeg 768w, 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The integrated teams include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-list has-regular-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/nhs-lothians-clinical-education-training-team-for-care-homes-cet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clinical Education Team (CET)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/health-protection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">East Region Health Protection Service (ERHPS)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health and Social Care Partnership (HCSP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/infection-prevention-and-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Infection Prevention and Control Team (IPCT)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/lothian-care-academy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lothian Care Academy (LCA)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/tissue-viability-referrals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tissue Viability (TV)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/quality-improvement-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quality Improvement (QI)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">If you have news or an innovative project you would like to share in our newsletter or would like support with an improvement project please <a href=\"mailto:loth.carehomesqistandards@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email the Quality Improvement Team for Care Homes and Primary Care Settings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-nhsl-document-list\" data-folderid=\"23\" data-title=\"CHIT CHAT Newsletters - In issue order starting with the most recent\" data-sort=\"4\">Loading &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-light-accent-grey-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"secureemails\">Secure Emails<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">For Care Homes and NHS services to communicate patient identifiable and confidential information the Care Home must have a secure email address.<br><br>To find more about how to get an NHS secured email or how to know if a Care Home has a secure email address please see the Secure Email page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/secure-email-accounts\/\">visit the secure email page<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-light-accent-grey-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"MS-Teams\">Microsoft Teams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">MS Teams &#8211; Some NHS education sessions and meetings (such as PAG&#8217;s) are run virtually and will be facilitated via Microsoft Teams video calling. 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