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Mental Health Awareness Week may have ended, but the message remains the same – looking after your mental health is important all year round.![]()
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Across NHSGGC, Primary Care services play a key role in supporting people’s mental wellbeing. Your GP practice, community pharmacies and local services can help you access the right support, closer to home.![]()
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Simple steps like staying active and talking to others can make a difference to how you feel. But if you need extra support, help is available:![]()
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• NHS 24 Mental Health Hub – call 111 (24/7) ![]()
• Samaritans – 116 123 (free, confidential)![]()
• Breathing Space – 0800 83 85 87 ![]()
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By choosing the right service for your needs, you can get the right care in the right place.![]()
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Find out more 👉 www.nhsggc.scot/your-health/right-care-right-place/primary-care/
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Primary Care is the front door to NHS healthcare, providing essential, first‑contact services. Find out more.
A Renfrewshire man has become one of the first patients to benefit from robotic-assisted surgery at the Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH), as NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde expands access to this advanced treatment closer to home.![]()
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William Gillespie, 83, from Elderslie, had a bowel tumour successfully removed using robotic surgery at the RAH – meaning less invasive treatment, a quicker recovery and a shorter hospital stay.![]()
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The introduction of this technology at the Paisley hospital marks a major step forward for local services, bringing high-quality care closer to patients across Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and West Dunbartonshire.![]()
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It also builds on wider investment across NHSGGC, which has now delivered more than 5,000 robotic-assisted procedures, with these also taking place at Glasgow Royal Infirmary and the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.![]()
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Read William’s story and find out how this technology is improving patient care: www.nhsggc.scot/renfrewshire-patient-among-first-to-benefit-from-robotic-surgery-at-rah/
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