The 7-Steps to Future Planning in Care Homes have been adapted to provide resources for practitioners supporting people living at home with severe frailty. Further REDMAP resources to support Future Care Planning conversations can be found Using SPICT webpages.
Overcoming agoraphobia is possible. The treatment is called exposure. Exposure means gradually facing your fear until anxiety falls.
Parkinson’s disease not yet curable, and so there are thousands of people throughout the country living with it. Although their lives will change in some regards, many people with Parkinson’s disease continue to remain physically and mentally very healthy. Parkinson’s UK is a UK-wide charity offering support to the people with Parkinons’s disease, and their
This is a video from The Social by BBC Scotland. Esther De La Ford explains what anxiety is and how to manage it. She talks about ‘reframing anxiety’ to navigate it.
We hope the following information will be useful to both patients and visitors. It is our aim to reduce any anxiety that may be caused by an impending hospital admission by providing as much information as possible. Also included are documents prepared by the Unit for support of our patients and their relatives, these are
The amount of sleep required by each person varies. On average, people sleep between 7-9 hours a night, depending on a variety of things. Some people can function well with only 5-6 hours of sleep a night, whereas others may need up to 10 hours. It’s important that you find your own level.
What is a Rheumatology Nurse Specialist? The Rheumatology Nurse Specialists are nurses who have chosen to specialise in caring for people with rheumatological conditions. They have received extensive training in rheumatology and musculoskeletal medicine. The nurses carry out regular patient reviews in dedicated clinics and provide a wide variety of services (see below). Some of the
Whatever the cause of your grief, there’s no right or wrong way to cope. It’s common to feel that you’re struggling more than you should be, or that you’re taking longer to heal than you should do. However, there’s no timeline or deadline when you’re coping with loss.
2024 ROUND NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS! The corporate services for NHS Lothian Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (NMAHPs) have a Research Futures funding stream to support research capacity development. Since 2014 this Research Futures funding has been used to support 18 nurses, 7 physiotherapists, 3 speech and language therapists, 1 music therapist and 1
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