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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)

www.rcog.org.uk/guidelines

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.

www.bassh.org/guidelines

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