If you have an injury that needs urgent or immediate attention, you should call 111 to make an appointment with an expert in one of NHS Lothian’s Minor Injury Units. The MIU team can help adults and children over 12 months who have a recent minor injury of up to 7 days, including: Depending on
Our other unit is based at St. Johns Hospital in Livingston and is a Special Care Unit (SCU), West Lothian has around 200 admissions per year and has a maximum capacity of 10 cots which is split between Contact Us SCBU – St. Johns Hospital, Livingston Address Special Care Baby Unit Howden Road West Howden
NHS Lothian has developed a comprehensive framework for the implementation of Clinical and Academic Homes for nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, clinical psychologists, pharmacists and healthcare scientists (NMAHPPS) in the following institutions: The aims of Clinical and Academic Homes are to foster career development opportunities, enhance collaboration and develop capacity and capability in the four
Why Assess Competence? Depending on training and/or skill to be undertaken there may be a requirement for assessment of workers’ competency. Competency assessment promotes safe working practice and supports individuals to get the right care, at the right time, in the right place by appropriately trained and competent staff. Common training and skills that require
This leaflet is designed to help you understand what stress is, inform you as to why is it important to be able to relax when you have chronic pain and provide some relaxation exercises for you to try.
Future Care Planning in Care Homes We have worked with Care Homes and GP Practices in Edinburgh to improve outcomes for care home residents through Future Care Planning. Here you can find guidance for having Future Care Planning discussions and tools for putting a plan in place together. At the end of March 2020 we
Information Guidance for the public on the mental health and wellbeing aspects of coronavirus (COVID-19)https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-the-public-on-mental-health-and-wellbeing/guidance-for-the-public-on-the-mental-health-and-wellbeing-aspects-of-coronavirus-covid-19 World Health Organisation guidelines for coronavirus (including specific guidance for older people)https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/mental-health-considerations.pdf Age UK specific information on coronavirus – including guides for shopping, connecting digitally, and funeral arrangementhttps://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/coronavirus/coronavirus Age International general information on coronavirus for older peoplehttps://www.ageinternational.org.uk/news-features/news/2020/coronavirus2/information-about-coronavirus-covid-19 Information on coronavirus
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
Who are we? The podiatry team is made up of Podiatrists, Podiatry Assistants and Admin staff who are responsible for delivering podiatry services across Lothian. All our Podiatrists are registered by the Health and Care Professions council (HCPC). We aim to help you to: What do we do? Podiatrists assess, diagnose and treat people with foot,
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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The News section for NHS Lothian. Latest news and updates for patients and the media, plus pages celebrating our annual staff awards 'Celebrating Success'.
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Information on Dentists, GPs, Opticians, Pharmacies and an A-Z of healthcare services provided by NHS Lothian.
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Details of our NHS Board, strategies, accounts, planning, key documents and Freedom of Information requests.
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The repository for all NHS Lothian policies, procedures, guidelines, forms, charts, and patient information leaflets.
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Information for our Staff including Staff Benefits, Staff Networks, Staff Support and Professional Education sites.
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NHS Lothian offers a huge range of career prospects and a wide range of job, training and development opportunities.
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