{"id":15045,"date":"2023-05-04T15:26:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T14:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/?page_id=15045"},"modified":"2026-10-01T14:17:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T13:17:42","slug":"reftweets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/news\/reftweets\/","title":{"rendered":"RefTweets"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box15045_74b58a-31{max-width:1016px;}.wp-block-kadence-column.kb-section-dir-horizontal > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kt-info-box15045_74b58a-31 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{max-width:unset;}.kt-info-box15045_74b58a-31 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #eed202;border-right:5px solid #eed202;border-bottom:5px solid #eed202;border-left:5px solid #eed202;border-top-left-radius:30px;border-top-right-radius:30px;border-bottom-right-radius:30px;border-bottom-left-radius:30px;background:#ffffff;max-width:1016px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kt-info-box15045_74b58a-31 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, .kt-info-box15045_74b58a-31 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, .kt-info-box15045_74b58a-31 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}.kt-info-box15045_74b58a-31 .kt-blocks-info-box-media{border-radius:200px;overflow:hidden;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:20px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box15045_74b58a-31 .kt-blocks-info-box-media .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic img{border-radius:200px;}.kt-info-box15045_74b58a-31 .kt-infobox-textcontent h2.kt-blocks-info-box-title{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}.kt-info-box15045_74b58a-31 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-info-box15045_74b58a-31 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #eed202;border-right:5px solid #eed202;border-bottom:5px solid #eed202;border-left:5px solid #eed202;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-info-box15045_74b58a-31 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{border-top:5px solid #eed202;border-right:5px solid #eed202;border-bottom:5px solid #eed202;border-left:5px solid #eed202;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox kt-info-box15045_74b58a-31\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-left\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-icon-container kt-info-icon-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-icon-inner-container\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_first-aid kt-info-svg-icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M0 80v352c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h48V32H48C21.5 32 0 53.5 0 80zm128 400h320V32H128v448zm64-248c0-4.4 3.6-8 8-8h56v-56c0-4.4 3.6-8 8-8h48c4.4 0 8 3.6 8 8v56h56c4.4 0 8 3.6 8 8v48c0 4.4-3.6 8-8 8h-56v56c0 4.4-3.6 8-8 8h-48c-4.4 0-8-3.6-8-8v-56h-56c-4.4 0-8-3.6-8-8v-48zM528 32h-48v448h48c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V80c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><h2 class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-title\">Become a RefChamp<\/h2><p class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/join-our-mailing-list\/\">Join our mailing list &#8211; RefHelp<\/a>, monthly subscription to recieve regular updates. Just one click away!<\/p><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">September 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arts Psychotherapists are psychological professionals offering arts based psychodynamic therapies for patients with Complex Emotional Needs. Please note referrals can only be made from inpatient, locality or specialist mental health teams. More info: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/arts-psychotherapy-complex-emotional-needs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/arts-psychotherapy-complex-emotional-needs\/<\/a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New page on Arts Psychotherapies Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) programme for Personality Disorder only for Edinburgh patients and is offered within Edinburgh\u2019s Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs). Detailed service info here: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/mentalization-based-arts-psychotherapy-treatment-eupd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/mentalization-based-arts-psychotherapy-treatment-eupd\/<\/a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fibromyalgia is a common chronic pain condition causing widespread pain, fatigue, sleep problems &amp; &#8220;fibro fog.&#8221; Diagnosis is clinical using ACR criteria. Management focuses on education, exercise, biopsychosocial approach with limited role of medications. <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/rheumatology-2\/fibromyalgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/rheumatology-2\/fibromyalgia\/<\/a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Oral Medicine service is delivered in Edinburgh Dental Institute at Lauriston for all Lothian patients aged 16 years &amp; older. All those suspected of having cancer must be referred to Oral &amp; Maxillofacial Surgery at St John\u2019s Hospital. Details on &#8216;Who &amp; How to Refer&#8217; here: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/dentistryoralhealthservice\/oralmedicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/dentistryoralhealthservice\/oralmedicine\/<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">West Lothian Older People\u2019s Community Mental Health Team consists of a wide range of Healthcare Professionals providing a variety of person-centred care &amp; treatment for adults &gt;65 yrs, who require specialised support for their mental health. Referral info: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/mentalhealthadult\/older-peoples-mental-health\/olderpeoplesmentalhealthwestlothian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/mentalhealthadult\/older-peoples-mental-health\/olderpeoplesmentalhealthwestlothian\/<\/a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently updated info on Fissure in Ano with helpful advice for primary care management including assessment and treatment. <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/colorectal\/fissureinano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/colorectal\/fissureinano\/<\/a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Presence of diverticula is very common in the UK. Primary care management advice for Diverticulosis, symptomatic diverticular disease &amp; Diverticulitis here: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/colorectal\/diverticulardisease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/colorectal\/diverticulardisease\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;In case of doubt in diagnosis, refer via USoC pathway as symptoms are similar to colorectal cancer. Pneumoconiosis: diagnosis, primary care management, referral guidelines, resources &amp; more on RefHelp: <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/respiratory\/pneumoconiosis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/respiratory\/pneumoconiosis\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Previous Tweets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/RefTweets-Aug-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/RefTweets-Aug-2026.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">August 2026<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/RefTweets-July-2026.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/RefTweets-July-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 2026<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/RefTweets-June-2026.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/RefTweets-June-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June 2026<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/RefTweets-May-2026.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/RefTweets-May-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">May 2026<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/RefTweets-April-2026.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/RefTweets-April-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">April 2026<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/RefTweets-March-2026.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/RefTweets-March-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">March 2026<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/RefTweets-Feb-2026.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/RefTweets-Feb-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">February 2026<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/RefTweets-Jan-2026.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/RefTweets-Jan-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">January 2026<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 2026 Arts Psychotherapists are psychological professionals offering arts based psychodynamic therapies for patients with Complex Emotional Needs. Please note referrals can only be made from inpatient, locality or specialist mental health teams. More info: https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/arts-psychotherapy-complex-emotional-needs\/ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New page on Arts Psychotherapies Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) programme for Personality Disorder only for Edinburgh patients and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":3596,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[926],"class_list":["post-15045","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-reftweets"],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"heatherlevy","author_link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/author\/heatherlevy\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":" <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/category\/reftweets\/\" rel=\"tag\">RefTweets<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"September 2026 Arts Psychotherapists are psychological professionals offering arts based psychodynamic therapies for patients with Complex Emotional Needs. Please note referrals can only be made from inpatient, locality or specialist mental health teams. More info: https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/arts-psychotherapy-complex-emotional-needs\/ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; New page on Arts Psychotherapies Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) programme for Personality Disorder only for Edinburgh patients and","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15045"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30262,"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15045\/revisions\/30262"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}