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Health Issues A-Z

Click on the A-Z links below to find details of local services, organisations and support groups in Highland.


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A-Z of Health Issues
Accidents & Injuries

In A&E staff must give priority to serious and life-threatening conditions, so if you go there with a minor injury you may have to wait longer to be seen. It is better to go to a Minor Injuries Unit if there is one locally.

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Adult Support and Protection
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Ageing & the Elderly
There are over 1 million people aged 60+ in Scotland today representing some 21.5% of the population of Scotland. People often refer to 'the elderly' as if they were a single group of people, but their needs are as varied as those of any other group in our population.
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Arthritic/Bone/Muscle
Orthopaedic surgery or orthopaedics is the branch of surgery concerned with acute, chronic, traumatic, and overuse injuries and other disorders of the musculoskeletal system.
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Asthma
See Chest and Lung Respiratory Conditions
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Benefits & Assistance
Benefits, Assistance and Advice for most situations can be accessed by contacting your local Benefits Agency or the Citizens Advice Bureau.
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Blood & Allergies
Allergy is the term used to describe an adverse (bad) reaction by the body to a particular substance.
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Brain, Nervous System and Neurology
Neurology is the study of the nervous system and the diseases that can affect it.
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Cancer
Cancer is a disease of the cells in the body. There are many different types of cell in the body, and many different types of cancer which arise from different types of cell.
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Chest & Lung (Respiratory Conditions)
The primary function of the respiratory system is to supply the blood with oxygen in order for the blood to deliver oxygen to all parts of the body.
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Child Health
Child Health is an area of nursing and medical practice with a focus on providing holistic care to infants, children and adolescents.
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Contraception – Birth Control
Contraception aims to prevent sexual intercourse from causing pregnancy.
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Death & Dying (Palliative Care)
Palliative care is an integral part of the care delivered by any health or social care professional to those living with and dying from any advanced, progressive and incurable disease.
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Diabetes & Hormone Conditions
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic condition caused by too much glucose (sugar) in your blood.
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Drug and Medicine Information
There are different types of medicines. Some are only available on prescription, others are only available from pharmacies and there are a small number that can be bought from other retail outlets.
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