Who are we? The Oral Health Improvement Team covers 5 portfolios from birth right through to care of the elderly. The Caring for Smiles Team is the portfolio dedicated to the oral health needs of an older person. The team has 4 Dental Health Support Workers who look after approximately 26 care homes each geographically spread Pan
Learn Tell me more Self-Assess Tools for self-assessing How do you know if you have chronic pain? Q: Have you experienced pain for more than twelve weeks?Q: Has your pain persisted despite the use of medication or treatment? If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, you may recognise the experiences described below: How your body
APPLICATIONS FOR THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF AWARD ARE NOW CLOSED FOR 2024. A NEW ROUND WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE TURN OF THE YEAR 2024/25. This is a funded opportunity to undertake a Master by Research (MRes), Master of Science by Research (MScR) or Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree on a part-time basis. The funding
This page includes some frequently asked questions about how GP Practices are now working. Why are GP practices working differently?Since the pandemic, health services must operate differently to protect everyone. It’s important to maintain safe infection control and minimise unnecessary physical contact where possible. This means there are now more ways for you to access
Referral Email: Parkinsons.nursespec@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk RefHelp links Parkinsons (MoE) – RefHelp (nhslothian.scot) Parkinson’s – RefHelp (nhslothian.scot) Guidelines Anticipatory Care Planning There are some very useful resources created locally that can guide professionals on anticipatory care planning. This covers help with identifying patients where care planning might be relevant, and ways to improve discussions and communication around these issues.
Mission Our mission is to spread the word far and wide about the benefits of using music to support and enhance wellbeing for people who are living with dementia. With this website, we aim to deliver a digital learning platform to support professional health care staff and unpaid carers to gain confidence and skills in
Rheumatology is a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and management of inflammatory conditions that affect the joints, muscles, bone and blood vessels. Throughout these pages we have information for patients attending the NHS Lothian Rheumatic Diseases Unit. We have included a number of frequently asked questions about Rheumatic diseases and their treatment that we hope you will
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