The primary care pharmacy team have prepared the following training materials for Care Home staff to access, in order to help with medicines management training in Care Homes. The following three types of training material have been provided: Baseline Training This training material includes a narrated presentation and an accompanying workbook. The training covers: This
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
1. Who should I contact if my brace is causing me problems?Contact your Orthotic Department right away to arrange an appointment. It is important that any problems are resolved quickly. 2. Who should I contact if my brace needs repaired? Contact your Orthotic Department right away to arrange a repair. You may not need to be present
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 will include updates that have been issued from the Scottish Government, Public Health Scotland, NHS Lothian or Health and Social Care Partnerships. Latest news items will be available for 4 weeks on this page. Please click on the heading to see the full post.
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.
If you are in need of some support, this self-help book prepared by Wellbeing-Glasgow covers a wide range of topics related to low mood and depression.
This booklet covers a wide range of topics related to sleep problems. Some of these sections will be relevant to you, but there may also be parts which are not. There are various tasks throughout this booklet to help you identify your sleep problems, and to help you learn new ways of dealing with them.
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
The NHS Lothian website is comprised of multiple sections each with their own unique search engines. If you aren't finding what you're looking for, our other sections may hold the information you require.
The main section for NHS Lothian. Includes information on hospitals and locations, what to do in emergencies, our waiting times, your rights, immunisations and how to volunteer.
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