This page provides information on a range of resources developed for education, youth, community and third sector partners who work with children and young people.
Health and Wellbeing App for Education in Glasgow City
A Health and Wellbeing App has been developed by Glasgow City HSCP Health Improvement Team for Glasgow City Education staff.
The app provides easy access to a tool where teaching staff can access a range of Health Improvement resources. The app aims to streamline communication, share quality assured materials and create a consistent health and wellbeing offer to education across the city.
Glasgow City Youth Health Improvement Annual Report 2023-24
We are pleased to share the Glasgow City Youth Health Improvement Annual Report for 2023-24. This is a brief infographic style report capturing highlights of the work delivered by our city-wide youth health improvement task groups and our plans for the year ahead following the launch of the Glasgow City Health Improvement Strategic Direction 2023-28.
The NRU ward and clinics are within a small ground floor building that is located next to the Institute of Neurological Sciences building and opposite the Accident and Emergency department.
Please watch this short video to help you find us.
We run different specialised clinics which include medic-led Rehabilitation clinics, joint Multi-disciplinary clinics, and Spasticity management clinics.
How to refer into the NRU Outpatient services
We accept referrals for adults who are 16 years and over, have a neurological condition (excluding stroke) and live in Glasgow or from areas with an agreed care pathway (NHS Western Isles and NHS Lanarkshire).
Referrals can be made by any health or social care professional. If the referral is not appropriate for us we will try and suggest an alternative.
When referring into NRU Outpatient clinics, please include the following information:
Background history of present issue
Reason for referral
Any treatment /investigations to date
Relevant past medical history
Relevant drug history
Relevant home circumstances
Any additional considerations ie support for communication, cognition, religious/cultural, equipment, transport needs
Once completed, please send to: Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, Neurorehabilitation Unit, QEUH, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 4TF.
The NRU provides level 2 specialist inpatient neurological rehabilitation for patients from Glasgow and surrounding areas. The unit has beds that are part of the West of Scotland Major Trauma network.
Location
The NRU is situated at the back of the QEUH across from A&E and in front of the Langlands building. It is a ground floor bungalow.
Visiting
The ward operates a flexible visiting in line with NHSGGC visiting policy. We would encourage visitors to come out with meal times and timetabled therapy sessions where possible.
Please contact the ward to find out more details.
Telephone number: 0141 201 2663
Inpatient referrals
Referrals for inpatient rehabilitation for patients in NHSGGC can be made via Trakcare new request / other orders rehab medicine (see attached PDF for instructions)
NRU operates with a multidisciplinary team approach. This means lots of different professionals come together to work as a team to promote your recovery.
Nurses
Health Support Workers
Rehabilitation Medicine Doctors
Physiotherapists
Occupational Therapists
Neuropsychologists
Speech and Language Therapists
Dieticians
Orthotists
Patient’s may not need to see all of these team members as some may be more relevant to your condition than others. In addition some patient’s may be provided with mobility aids (walking aids, wheelchairs) to increase independence, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that this will be long term.
Daily time table / plan
Once a patient arrives in NRU we will create a therapy timetable. We encourage patients to take responsibility for attending therapies but will support as required. It is useful to let friends and family know the timetable as visiting should be arranged around therapies and mealtimes. The intensity of therapy is usually greater than in other wards.
We provide some input as a group-based intervention or undertaken alongside other patients.
What should a patient bring when transferred to NRU
Comfortable clothing for gym-based rehab e.g. trousers, long skirts, shorts, t-shirt and trainers.
Walking aids or splints.
Glasses, contact lenses, hearing aids.
Toiletries.
Puzzles, music devices, games, books, magazines
Department Set up Rooms
We have a mix of single and 4 bedded rooms. The allocation of each is based on patient need and may be subject to change during a patient’s hospital stay.
Dining room
Communal meals are served as follows: Breakfast 7.00am onwards, Lunch 12.00pm 1.00pm and Dinner 4.45pm – 6.00pm
Access to water dispenser, juice and fruit
Access to patient fridge
Play games
Meet other patients and family
Garden
Wheelchair accessible
Plants and gardening equipment for patients to use
Quiet room
Meet with family
Have private discussions
Goal planning and review meetings
Therapy area
Activity of daily living suite, kitchen, utility room and assessment bathroom
Quiet therapy area
Therapy gym
For all local NHSGGC and HSCP health and wellbeing service information you should now visit:
Accessing core NHSGGC health improvement programmes and services
Are you looking to become more active?
Self-help
Keeping physically active is good for your body and mind. Did you know you should be aiming for 150 minutes a of moderate activity like walking or cycling or 75 minutes of vigorous activity like running every week? Every minute counts so if you want to get more active….
For information on the health benefits of exercise and ideas on how to keep active visit:
You can also find out about local opportunities and services to help you stay active via Scotland’s Service Directory
Our Services
If you looking to increase your physical activity levels but unsure where to start then visit Get Active and find about our services to support your fitness journey.
You can also find out about local opportunities and services to help you stay active via Scotland’s Service Directory
NHS Inform also provide information about eating a healthy balanced diet can help to prevent diet-related illness and will give you all of the energy and nutrients you need keep active and maintain a healthy weight. Visit NHS Inform: Food and nutrition
Our practical guide Eat Well, Feel Great, Lose Weight (pdf) will help get you started and build the foundations for a successful, effective weight loss that you can maintain over the long term.
Services
NHSGGC Weight Management Services support individuals with existing health conditions that could be improved by losing weight. If you have Diabetes, Heart Disease or have previously had a Stroke and are overweight then you can self-refer to the service.
For alcohol and drug addiction problems individuals can either self refer directly to the local specialist teams or contact their GP. Crisis services are also available at the Glasgow Alcohol and Drug Crisis Service.
The Nuclear Medicine – South and Clyde Sector has two general departments. One is based at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and the other at the New Victoria Hospital.
DEXA (bone mineral assessment) services are provided within the Nuclear Medicine department at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and a copy of the DEXA information leaflet can be found here.
Specialist neurological imaging is provided at the Institute of Neurological Sciences.
Non-imaging and therapeutic services are also provided at the Royal Alexandra Hospital and Inverclyde Royal Hospital.
Information on each of these departments can be found by clicking the relevant links below.
If for any reason you are unable to attend your appointment, please inform us by telephoning as soon as possible during office hours. We will make you another appointment and this will allow someone else to use the one you cannot.
Location
The Nuclear Medicine department is on the first floor of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital main building. Follow signs to the atrium and take the Arran lift / stairs to the first floor. Take a left and the Nuclear Medicine department is in front (next to radiology).
This is building 1 on the campus map that can be downloaded from the link below.
If for any reason you are unable to attend your appointment, please inform us by telephoning as soon as possible during office hours. We will make you another appointment and this will allow someone else to use the one you cannot.
Location
The Nuclear Medicine department is within the Imaging Department on the ground floor.
A map to the hospital can be downloaded from the link below.
Non-imaging Nuclear Medicine services are provided within several departments in the hospital and specific contact information and directions is provided in your appointment letter.
General site information and directions to the hospital can be found in the main pages here.
A map to the hospital can be downloaded from the link below.
Non-imaging Nuclear Medicine services are provided within several departments in the hospital and specific contact information and directions is provided in your appointment letter.
General site information and directions to the hospital can be found in the main pages here.
A map to the hospital can be downloaded from the link below.
The gynaecology ultrasound services are located on 5 sites within Greater Glasgow and Clyde:
New Victoria Hospital – Level 2 Clinic K
New Stobhill Hospital – Level 3 Clinic F
Royal Alexandra Hospital – Maternity Building, Ground Floor, Ultrasound Department.
Inverclyde Royal Hospital – Gynaecology out-patient department
Vale of Leven Hospital – Gynaecology out-patient department
How can I access this service?
You will be referred by your GP or by a hospital consultant.
What will happen when I arrive at the Gynaecology Ultrasound Service?
It is helpful if you have a full bladder when you attend for scan. Your scan may be performed in two ways: by abdominal approach (a full bladder will help with this method) and or vaginal approach. Both of these methods are comfortable and the sonographer will explain why they have chosen which method is best on the day. The doctor or sonographer may ask you when your last period was and we can carry out scans at any time of the cycle, including when you have your period.
Your appointment will take around 10 to 30 minutes.
The doctor or sonographer may explain some of the findings during the examination. You will get a more detailed explanation of your results at a separate clinic appointment or by letter from your gynaecology consultant or GP.
Contact Details
Contact Hours
Monday to Friday 9.00am until 5.00pm
New Victoria Hospital
Location: Clinic K
Telephone number: 0141 347 8606
New Stobhill Hospital
Location: Clinic F
Telephone number: 0141 355 1220
Royal Alexandra Hospital Maternity Unit
Location: Ultrasound Department
Telephone number: 0141 314 6748
Inverclyde Royal Hospital
Location: OP ultrasound is at Main X-ray Level C
Telephone number: 01475 504963
Vale of Leven Hospital Maternity Building
Location: Gynaecology out-patient department
Telephone number 01389 817275
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) Ward 49 is located on the 2nd floor of the QEUH within the maternity Building.
Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) Ward 32 is located on the third floor of the maternity building.
Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GRI) Ward 56 is located on the first floor of the Princess Royal Maternity Hospital.
Gynaecology Ward Service
The Gynaecology Inpatient Wards provide dedicated care for Gynaecology patients requiring treatments/surgery; either elective or emergency.
Our wards are multi-professional with a dedicated team of specialist consultants, nurses, healthcare assistants, physiotherapists and clerical staff working together to ensure that each patient receives outstanding care.
Enhanced Recovery Service (ERAS)
We operate an ERAS programme in Gynaecology. The aim of this programme is to get women back to full health as quickly as possible after surgery, empowering them to take an active part in their recovery. Research has shown that after surgery, the sooner patients mobile and the earlier they are eating and drinking, the quicker their recovery will be. They are less likely to develop complications after surgery, such as chest infections and blood clots.
The main elements of the ERAS programme include:
Maximising health pre-operatively
Pre-operative assessment and preparation
Good care planning and pain relief after surgery
Early mobilisation and return to eating and drinking as soon as possible after surgery.
Visiting Policy
We encourage and support people to stay connected to those who matter most in their lives while they are in hospital. This page provides details of current visiting arrangements in place, and guidance and safety measures everyone needs to follow. Person Centred Visiting is in place across NHSGGC.
Person Centred Visiting means we will work together with patients, family members and staff so that care is in line with the following core principles:
Welcoming – we welcome and encourage the involvement of the people who matter to patients.
Patient Led – We are guided by patients when the people who matter will visit, how they would like them involved in their care, and when they want to rest.
Partnership – we work in partnership with the people who matter to patients
Flexibility – we have no set visiting times
Respect – we respect people individual needs and act on an individual basis to ensure the safety, privacy and dignity of all patients. This means there may be times when we need to ask people to leave a clinical area temporarily.
Contact Details
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital – Ward 49
Senior Charge Nurse: Christine Dunn
Telephone number: 0141 201 2282
Royal Alexandra Hospital – Ward 32
Senior Nurse in Charge: Nikki Harvey
Telephone number: 0141 314 7032
Glasgow Royal Infirmary – Ward 56
Senior Charge Nurse: Julie Graham
Telephone number: 0141 201 3371 or 0141 201 3363
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital – the service is located in Ward 49 which can be found on the third floor of the maternity building, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Glasgow Royal Infirmary – the service is located in Ward 56 which can be found on the first floor of the Princess Royal Maternity.
Royal Alexandra Hospital – the service is located in Ward 32 which can be found on the second floor of the Maternity building.
What is the Emergency Gynaecology Service?
The emergency gynaecology departments are available to patients who need seen urgently and cannot wait for an outpatient appointment. This may include certain patients with early pregnancy problems.
You will either be referred directly to Emergency Gynaecology by your GP or transferred from the relevant hospitals Emergency Department (Accident and Emergency).
You can attend this unit only if your General Practitioner (GP) has assessed you and has discussed your case with the consultant on-call. If you have not been assessed by your GP and you feel your case is an emergency, you should attend your local Accident and Emergency Department.
The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
What will happen when I arrive at the Emergency Gynaecology Service?
When you arrive in Emergency Gynaecology Service, a member of staff will register your details and carry out some basic observations (blood pressure, pulse, temperature and urine checks). A doctor will talk to you about your symptoms and after discussion carry out any examinations, tests, scans or investigations needed. You may be able to go home after these things have been completed although some women need to be admitted to the ward.
If you attend over the weekend or in the evening and you need an ultrasound scan, this may be arranged for the next available appointment, which may be 2 to 3 days later.
In some cases you may be asked to return for repeat blood tests or scans. You will be given an appointment time for this. Please note that whilst we make every effort to see you at the appointed time, it is not always possible if there are unwell or upset patients needing to be seen urgently.
If you are discharged from our care but your symptoms return, please contact us for further advice. We will provide you with follow up contact details when you are discharged.
Contact Details
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Gynaecology Emergency Service
Call: 0141 201 2249
Charge nurses: Jill McCafferty and Evonne Nicholson
Glasgow Royal Infirmary Gynaecology Emergency Service
Call: 0141 201 3371
Charge Nurses: Lisa Thomson and Susan Gilchrist
Royal Alexandra Hospital Gynaecology Emergency Service
Call: 0141 314 7032
Charge Nurses: Pauline Turner and Gillian McLean
Useful Leaflets
Information coming here soon.
Gynaecology Outpatients in NHSGGC
Glasgow
New Stobhill Hospital
New Victoria Hospital
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
Clyde
Royal Alexandra Hospital
Inverclyde Royal Hospital
Vale of Leven Hospital
Who needs to be seen at a Gynaecology Clinic?
Our gynaecology clinic see women for a range of different gynaecological conditions and some disorders of the female genito urinary tract including:
Heavy/Irregular vaginal bleeding
Chronic pelvis pain
Menopause
Premature ovarian failure
Premenstrual syndrome
Uterine fibroids
Ovarian cyst
Vulval conditions
Prolapse
Fertility issues
What happens in the clinic?
Before you attend the clinic you will be sent a leaflet explaining what to expect and outlining possible procedures which may be carried out during your visit.
It can be useful to write down any questions you may have about your condition and future management before your appointment and bring it with you so you don’t forget to ask during the appointment.
When you arrive at clinic you can either check-in at the self-service points in the entrance hall or go straight the clinic reception area who will direct you to the waiting area.
You will then be invited into a consultation room where you will be seen by a doctor or a nurse specialist. You will have a medical history taken and be asked about your symptoms and current health status.
If you require an examination or any test that can be arrange at the clinic the doctor or nurse will arrange for these to be performed. If the results are not available immediately the doctor or nurse will arrange a follow up appointment either by telephone or returning to the clinic. If the results are available the doctor or nurse will discuss the finding with you and the plan for any further investigations or treatment.
Your doctor or nurse will write to you and your GP with the results of your investigations and will arrange any further treatment that is needed.
How do I access this service?
You can be referred by your GP or by a hospital consultant.
