If you, or someone you know, needs urgent mental health support phone NHS 24 on 111 anytime day or night and select the Mental Health option to access mental health advice and guidance. There are a range of online and telephone mental health and wellbeing services that provide free support on a range of conditions such
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Breakfasts, snacks and supper are prepared by the nursing team on the ward. This will be based on your meal plan agreed with the dietetic team. A chart of the meal plan stages will be discussed with you on admission so that you are aware of how your meal plan will progress throughout your admission.
NES have produced a suite of infant mental health resources, including seven e-learning modules covering perinatal and infant mental health knowledge for a range of staff working in health, social care and third sector settings. You can access the modules, as well as find out which ones are recommended for your role at https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/10382/perinatal-and-infant-mental-health They
NHS Lothian offers you support in delivering your baby at home. Being in familiar surroundings, where you may feel more relaxed, can help some women to cope better with labour and birth. You would be supported through labour and birth by a midwife. Midwives can provide care in your home. If the midwife is concerned
About My Test Information on your Bowel Screening Test Kit including how to do the test, what to do after the test and how to re-order another test kit. The Bowel Screening Test Kit Before the Test Getting Ready Doing the Test How to Close the Test Cleaning Up What to do Before you Send
The labour ward (also called obstetric unit) in St John’s Hospital Maternity Unit has a friendly, welcoming environment. The labour ward is run by a team of midwives, consultant obstetricians, maternity care assistants and clinical support workers who provide care and support throughout your labour and in the early hours following the birth of your
Learn Tell me more Self-Assess Tools for self-assessing What is a healthy weight for one person might not be ideal for another. However, it can be helpful to use a guide to assess whether our weight is within or close to a healthy range. To do this, we can use the Body Mass Index (BMI)
Men can experience bladder, bowel, sexual problems and pelvic pain. Physiotherapy and minor lifestyle changes can help reduce the symptoms. To find out more about your pelvic floor muscles, what can go wrong and what you can do to help, have a look at these short Pelvic Health Information videos Urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss of
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