The day surgery unit provides a variety of procedures that can be accommodated as a day case (the patient does not have to be admitted to the hospital overnight).
These procedures may involve local anaesthetic, general anaesthetic or sedation.
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A bone marrow transplant involves taking healthy stem cells from the bone marrow of one person and transferring them to the bone marrow of another person.
A bone marrow transplant has five stages:
- Physical examination: This is to assess your general level of health
- Harvesting: The process of obtaining stem cells to be used in the transplant
- Conditioning: Preparing your body for the transplant
- Transplanting the stem cells
- Recovery period: During which you’ll be monitored for any complications or side effects.
Patients can be in the hospital for approximately 6-8 weeks, on occasions longer. Patients are kept in isolation during this period to minimise risk of infection. This is a national service for all donor transplants (siblings and volunteer unrelated donors).
More information is available at:
This is the room in which a woman gives birth. It is specifically equipped to allow midwives to support the mother through the birthing process and differs from standard examination rooms.
The Community Maternity Unit has a birthing suite that is equipped with a birthing pool and partners/family can join the woman in the suite.
The information provided here is intended to help you find out what to expect during this difficult time, as well as providing information about some of the practical arrangements you will need to consider.
Due to the pandemic, some of the usual arrangements may have changed, however, support is still available.
Bereavement Support
Macmillan Information and NHS Bereavement Centre
The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre – Support from Beatson Cancer Charity
We can provide support for adults who have lost a loved one to cancer who was treated at the at the West of Scotland Beatson Cancer Centre or other West of Scotland hospital. We can provide support at any point following a death. We provide one to one support by telephone, run an in person group support programme, and can provide information and signposting.
NHSGGC Bereavement Support for Parents, Siblings and Staff
The Family Bereavement Support Team is here for those who have experienced loss at the children’s and maternity hospitals in Glasgow.
Based in the comforting surroundings of Crossbasket House, family bereavement practitioners Kristin, Lyn and Fiona offer structured support sessions for families facing the unimaginable grief of losing a child.
Crossbasket House is part of Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity, which has funded bereavement support at the hospital since 2018. The Charity is here for every step of a family’s journey through the hospital, including times of loss.
Whether face-to-face in the welcoming environment of Crossbasket House, by phone or online, the team support parents, families and siblings in individual or group sessions as they navigate their most difficult days.
Contact Us
- Phone: 0800 008 6072
- Email: familybereavementsupport@crossbaskethouse.org
What can happen when someone is dying
This leaflet will guide you through what to expect and what can happen when someone is at the end of their life.
What can happen when someone is dying (Latest English language version)
Alternative language versions (please note these are the previous version of the booklet)
What can happen when someone is dying (Arabic)
What can happen when someone is dying (Mandarin)
What can happen when someone is dying (Polish)
What can happen when someone is dying (Punjabi)
When Someone Has Died – information for you
When someone close to you dies, you may be unsure what to do. This leaflet will help you understand:
- What you need to do
- How you may feel.
NHSGGC Spiritual Care and the Chaplaincy Service
An NHS Healthcare Chaplain is always on-call and ward staff can arrange for them to be paged.
Other Local and National Services and Resources
Death Certification
Arrangements for Death Certification may have changed due to Covid-19. Local Authority websites should have the latest information from your area.
Disability information Scotland
Can offer advice on installing disability equipment, information on benefits and other services.
EQUIPU
EQUIPU is a service responsible for providing, delivering and installing a range of disability equipment supplied by health and social work services to disabled people living at home.
For further information or to arrange uplift contact:
Telephone. 0141 287 6300
Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief
Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief is working to make Scotland a place where there is more openness about death, dying and bereavement so that:
- People are aware of ways to live with death, dying and bereavement
- People feel better equipped to support each other through the difficult times that can come with death, dying and bereavement.
LifeLink
Lifelink offers a range of stress services for adults and young people in communities and schools across Glasgow City.
Living Life
Living Life is a free telephone service available to anyone over the age of 16 who is suffering from low mood, mild to moderate depression and/or anxiety.
NHS Inform
NHS Inform Bereavement area can help you find answers to your questions and guide you through the early days of your bereavement. It can also help you understand more of the experience of loss in the days that lie ahead.
Renfrewshire Bereavement Network
New grief and bereavement service for families in Renfrewshire. Visit the website for more information:
Richmond’s Hope – service to help bereaved children in Glasgow
Other Useful Websites
- ARC – Antenatal Results & Choices
- British Heart Foundation bereavement resources
- Calman Cancer Support Centre (Cancer Support Scotland)
- Child Bereavement UK
- Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS)
- Compassionate friends – Dealing with death of a child
- Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland
- Dying Matters
- Glasgow Association for Mental Health (GAMH)
- Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief
- Maggies Centres Bereavement Support
- Miscarriage Association
- Muslim Bereavement Service
- PETAL – People experiencing Trauma and Loss
- Planning Your Own Funeral leaflet – Scottish Government website
- Procurator Fiscal – Information on Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) is published on SAD website
- Richmond’s Hope
- SANDS Stillbirth & Neonatal death charity
- Scottish Cot Death Trust
- SOBS – Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
- Sudden – Supporting people after sudden death
- The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (Advice on Tissue donation)
Quit Your Way stop smoking services offer free information, advice and support, including nicotine replacement therapy, to those who want to stop smoking.
To find out more about what our services can offer call the Quit Your Way service on 0800 916 8858 or visit:
If you have a fracture (broken bone) there are a number of ways your injury may be treated.
Virtual Fracture Clinic
You may initially be referred to a Virtual Fracture Clinic. This is a virtual clinic and patients do not need to physically attend.
An orthopaedic consultant and nurse will look at your notes and x-ray and contact you with advice. They may advise you to physically attend a fracture clinic or you will be given advice over the phone and discharged with the option to call if you need further advice or an appointment.
Following assessment you may be sent a letter and a leaflet with advice on your specific fracture.
Fracture Clinic
If you are given an appointment to attend a fracture clinic, an orthopaedic doctor will look at your notes, x-rays and talk to you about your injury. The clinics can be busy but the nurses will keep you up to date if waiting times are longer than expected.
It is helpful if you have something to eat before you come and take your normal medicines. It is also helpful if you bring a list of any medication you are currently taking.
Nurse Led Clinic
After an injury or in some cases after an operation you may be asked to attend to one of our nurse led clinics. These clinics are run by our specialist nurses who are very experienced and have had training in orthopaedic injuries and operations. If a doctor is needed the nurse can contact one to see you.
Adult Dermatology within Greater Glasgow and Clyde has a number of hospital departments including:
- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (Area J, Second Floor)
- New Victoria Hospital (Clinic G, First Floor)
- Glasgow Royal Infirmary (Walton Building, Link Corridor)
- Stobhill Hospital (Clinic J, Second Floor)
- Royal Alexandra Hospital (First Floor)
- Inverclyde Royal Hospital
- Vale of Leven Hospital
- West Glasgow ACH / Yorkhill (First Floor)
Most dermatological conditions can be managed by your GP in Primary Care, but the main conditions which we manage in hospital dermatology include more severe variants of inflammatory skin diseases such as Psoriasis and Eczema, Acne and also skin cancers, such as Melanoma, Basal Cell Carcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
We offer different treatments including creams and ointments, oral /injection treatments, ultraviolet phototherapy and skin surgery.
The following websites contain some useful dermatology online patient links and self-help articles.
- British Association of Dermatologists online patient hub
- British Association of Dermatologists Patient Information leaflets
- DermNet NZ
When attending a Hospital Out Patient Clinic Appointment, please check the date and time on your letter or text message and arrive on time allowing for time to park as on site car-parking can be difficult or some distance away. You may consider attending by alternative means such as public transport or being dropped-off.
Most dermatology clinic appointments are around 10 to 15 minutes. The time slot allocated is matched to the specific dermatology referral query from your GP, so other unrelated conditions may not be assessed, or you may be asked to discuss these with your GP.
Senior Doctors, as listed on your appointment letter, supervise a whole team of specialist trainees and nurses so it may not always be necessary for you to see the named Consultant.
Dermatology can now use Virtual Consultations including photo images and video. You may be offered a Virtual or Digital Assessment and details on these services can be found here:
You will be treated in a cardiology department if you have a medical condition which affects your heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular system).
Cardiologists are doctors who diagnose, assess and treat patients with diseases and defects of the heart and blood vessels.
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