Fatigue Management Programme launched
A Fatigue Management Programme for patients throughout the Western Isles has been launched by the local Occupational Therapy Department. The aim of the programme is to enable people with fatigue to explore the reasons for their fatigue and to give them tools and techniques to help them manage the problem better. The programme will run for five 2-hour sessions. The first four sessions will be held weekly at Western Isles Hospital with video-link to Uist and Barra Hospital if required. The fifth and final session will be held six weeks afterwards. The programme will run on a Tuesday afternoon. Topics covered in the programme include the following, but will be extended depending on what is needed by those that attend: What is fatigue, what causes it and what ...
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