Practice updates
Ear Irrigation
As per 'NHS Fife Wide Procedure for Ear Care including Examination and Irrigation', ear irrigation will only be carried out after a minimum of 4-weeks of the patient applying drops to soften wax
When cerumen (earwax) is observed on examination the patient will be advised to soften wax with olive oil, sodium bicarbonate or other cerumenolytic ear drops, two drops twice daily for 4 – 6 weeks.
Sodium Bicarbonate may be used but these can cause dryness.
Patient Access
The company that provide Patient Access has, in line with their commitment to security, introduced a new multi-factor authentication (MFA) log-in process for Patient Access.
To find out further information please see the attached link
Hospital Waiting Times
NHS Scotland has developed a new page on the NHS Inform website providing hospital waiting times information.
NHS Scotland has developed a new page on the NHS Inform website providing waiting times information by Board and speciality for TTG ( Inpatient/Day Case) patients. In September 2022 this will be expanded to include outpatient specialty information.