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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

Wellbeing Lothian is a website designed to help you better manage your wellbeing and mental health.  It’s now more important than ever for you to look after your own wellbeing including your mental health.  The Wellbeing Lothian website brings together a wide range of self-help guides, video and audio clips on topics ranging from diet

The Hormone insulin, produced by the pancreas is responsible for controlling the amount of glucose in the bloodstream There are 2 main types of diabetes: Type 1  The pancreas doesn’t produce any insulin Type 2  The pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin or the body doesn’t react to insulin Diabetes and Your Heart Your blood carries

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 page is designed to tell you what to expect before, during and after your first stage ear reconstruction operation. What is the operation for? To build you a new ear, first we need to make an ear shaped framework that can be placed under the skin at the side of your head. Later on, we

Your baby will benefit if you take folic acid supplements before you get pregnant and in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Currently, it’s recommended that you take a 400 microgramme (0.4milligramme/mg) folic acid tablet every day starting when you are trying to get pregnant and for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. However, for women who

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,

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is very similar to IVF, except that a single sperm is injected directly into the egg rather than simply mixing sperm and eggs.The fertilisation and pregnancy rates are similar for ICSI as they are for IVF. ICSI will generally be used in cases of poor sperm quality or in exceptional circumstances

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