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What can I expect from my family member’s stay on REDU? This page provides information for family members and carers of inpatients at the Regional Eating Disorders Unit (REDU). This page is designed to help you to understand the nature of inpatient treatment for eating disorders, and to help you to set realistic expectations for

NHS Inform is a service for Scotland offering reliable, quality assured information that has enhanced features and digital tools to allow you to tailor the information, making it more personal to you. Finding the right health and care information can make a real difference to how you manage your wellbeing.  NHS Inform (www.nhsinform.scot) is Scotland’s dedicated resource offering up-to-date

​Blood for Storage Procedure Having a sample of your blood for storage is strongly recommended within 72 hours of the incident. This can be carried out at ward level or by Occupational Health on the next working day (M-F 8-4) as long as this is within the 72 hours. Sampling on the Ward You should

This page was last updated on 11th February 2024 This section was developed by NHS Lothian Consultant Obstetric Anaesthetists in collaboration with Lothian Maternity Voices Partnership. It provides information about the various options for pain relief available to you in NHS Lothian Maternity Units. Labour ‘pain’ comes mainly from the stretching of the muscles of

Stopping smoking can be difficult and possibly one of the most challenging things you have ever tried to do. Of the 11 million people who smoke in the UK, almost 8 million wish that they didn’t. The good news, however, is that every day over 1000 smokers in the UK do manage to stop smoking

Learn Tell me more Self-Assess Tools for self-assessing Is social anxiety a problem for you? If you’ve become preoccupied and distressed by the thought that other people are judging you, or if these worries are interfering with your ability to get on with your life, you may have a problem called social anxiety. Have a

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Key Resource NHS Education for Scotland (2023) Guidance and supporting resources for Confirmation of Death Procedure in Scotland Useful Documentation NHS Lothian has produced two documents that may be helpful for registered healthcare professionals in Care Homes.  It is important to check your employers own policies and procedures and ensure that, if these are used, they have

Find out more about the Maternity Voices Partnership What is the Lothian Maternity Voices Partnership? The MVP is a unique collaborative forum where the families who access maternity and neonatal services and the people who work for NHS Lothian get together to review these services. The charities and organisations that support families are also represented. Through open