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If you need to cancel or change your appointment, please contact the department as soon as possible, this allows us to reappoint to other patients. Appointment cancellations0131 536 3136 Please be aware that we cover two main hospital sites in Lothian. The Princess Alexandra Eye PavilionChalmers StreetEdinburghTelephone 0131 536 3765 St John’s HospitalHowden Road WestLivingstonTelephone

Please direct any questions or feedback regarding the Western General Hospital Preparing for surgery website to: SurgerySchoolWGH@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk Or use the contact form below:

Who we are and what we do We assess and provide rehabilitation for hearing loss and tinnitus. Our services cover all Lothian areas. We have specialist clinics for people who have dementia and for Adults with Learning Disabilities.  We can assess hearing if people are able to tolerate wearing headphones and are able to make

The Bereavement Service holds a library of resources and can provide a wide range of information for bereaved people and professionals. These cover many different topics, formats and target groups. Some of the main resources we recommend are listed below. Copies of these may be available from the Bereavement Service or can be downloaded from the links below.

Radiology is a central and essential part of modern medicine. We work with the teams looking after you who have requested tests to image parts of your body to help answer a clinical question. There are lots of different ways we can do this imaging, some using X-rays, magnets or ultrasound. You may also come to

Why is music such an effective therapeutic intervention in dementia support? The answer to this question is largely due to the way that music is represented in the brain. Music is represented in all the main areas of the brain, including those that are involved in memory, language, emotion and movement. This means that even

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About Huntington’s Disease (HD) Huntington’s disease (HD) is a complex neurological condition with symptoms that typically begin to develop between the ages of 30 and 50. In around 5-10% of cases HD symptoms develop before the age of 20 – this is known as Juvenile Huntington’s disease.  HD is hereditary, meaning it impacts upon entire

Audio Recordings Please find below some Compassion Focused Therapy audio recording of mindfulness and imagery exercises. These have been designed to be used together from guidance from your therapist. If you have any questions about any of these practices, please discuss this with your therapist. We would like to acknowledge Professor Paul Gilbert, Dr Chris