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RIE Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Introduction
Hello and welcome to the world of Obstetrics & Gynaecology! We hope you settle in quickly and enjoy your time here. SCRH is a really busy unit, but everyone is very friendly and it's a great opportunity to be involved in a specialist field. We promise, no matter your level, you will learn lots.
Helpful guidance
Helpful Protocols
All obstetric guidelines are available on the intranet in the Directory (A-Z) under Reproductive Medicine. Here is a direct link: Women's Services (scot.nhs.uk)
The RCOG ‘Greentop Guidelines’ cover lots of Obs and Gynae conditions and are really helpful.
www.fsrh.org/standards-and-guidance/
The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health issue guidance mainly on contraception.
The British Association for Sexual Health and HIV have some useful guidelines too, especially the one on PID.
Obstetric Clinical Areas
Labour Ward - 3 bed HDU, 14 labour rooms, theatres 2 & 3
Lothian Birth Centre (midwife led) - 6 birthing rooms, 4 PN beds
Ward 119 - Antenatal / postnatal beds
Ward 211 - Postnatal beds
Obstetric Triage
Day Assessment Unit
Fetal Medicine Department
Gynaecology Clinical Areas
Ward 210 - Gynaecology beds
Gynae Triage
Theatre 1 and 12
Outpatients
EFREC
Pregnancy Support Centre
GOPD