Tag: Health and wellbeing

St. Stephen Court: there’s no place like home

Sixteen refurbished apartments in Sighthill are helping people to build meaningful lives at home following time spent at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital.

St Stephen's offers a homely place for tenants after time in hospital
 

Originally a sheltered housing complex, a building in the Calders has been transformed by the City of Edinburgh Council to provide high-quality places to stay.

The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership is now funding ongoing care and support for tenants at the St Stephen’s service as they recover in a homely setting.

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Researchers discover coffee drinkers could halve their risk of liver cancer

A research team from Queen’s University Belfast has found that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

The results were presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) conference in Glasgow this week and was published in British Journal of Cancer earlier this year. Continue reading Researchers discover coffee drinkers could halve their risk of liver cancer

Paramedic degree programme set to boost patient care

A degree that enhances patient care and boosts training opportunities for budding Paramedics will be delivered at five different universities across Scotland, it was announced this week. Continue reading Paramedic degree programme set to boost patient care

Scottish midwives call for more perinatal mental health training

New survey shows midwives struggle to get training needed

Scottish midwives are asking for more specialist training around perinatal mental health (PMH) so they can support pregnant women and new mothers better. Continue reading Scottish midwives call for more perinatal mental health training

Royal College of Occupational Therapists launch ‘Small Change, Big Impact’ campaign

As part of Occupational Therapy Week 2019, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has launched a new campaign, ‘Small Change, Big Impact’, which celebrates how the small changes occupational therapists make can have a big impact on the people they support. Continue reading Royal College of Occupational Therapists launch ‘Small Change, Big Impact’ campaign

Westminster committee calls for drugs decriminalisation in Scotland

The possession of illicit drugs for personal use should be decriminalised, a report by MPs has said. Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee also recommends the UK government should allow so-called fix rooms in Scotland in a bid to tackle drug misuse.

Drug-related deaths in Scotland reached an all-time high of 1,187 last year. Continue reading Westminster committee calls for drugs decriminalisation in Scotland