Principal Hospitals
The A&E Department is sited within the Gilbert Bain Hospital.
Neurosurgery and Rehabilitation
If an adult patient with an Acquired Brain Injury requires management and/or transfer to the mainland, then the patient would be transferred by the emergency medical retrieval team (EMRS), usually to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
A paediatric patient an Acquired Brain Injury would usually be transferred to either Edinburgh or Glasgow for their neurosurgical procedures intensive care.
Once the neurosurgical episode of care was complete, the patient would be transferred back to the Gilbert Bain Hospital.
Community Support
Community Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy rehabilitation will be arranged, if required, through the hospital.
Contact: NHS Shetland
Upper Floor Montfield
Burgh Road
Lerwick
ZE1 0LA
Tel: 01595 743060
Web: https://www.wihb.scot.nhs.uk/contact-us
Self-referral for physiotherapy can also be made via the self referral form: https://www.shb.scot.nhs.uk/departments/physiotherapy.asp
Tel: 01595 743 060 and ask for physiotherapy
Referral for Occupational Therapy support can be made by contacting:
Email: OTduty@Shetland.gov.uk
Tel: 01595 744319
Third Sector Support – Children and Young People
When a child acquires a brain injury it can have a devastating effect on all the family. The Child Brain Injury Trust is a UK-wide charity that supports families and professionals working with children and young people who find themselves in need of more information about what has happened. More details about how their staff in Scotland can help can be found here:
Contact: (For correspondence only)
Child Brain Injury Trust
101 Rose Street, South Lane, Edinburgh, EH2 3JG
Tel: 01313 572388
Email: https://childbraininjurytrust.org.uk/contact/
Website: https://childbraininjurytrust.org.uk/
Enquire is the Scottish advice service for additional support for learning. They aim to:
- raise awareness of children’s rights to extra support in school
- help families and schools work together to ensure children get the support they need
- provide advice to children and young people who might be struggling in school.
They offer lots of ways to access help including a telephone helpline, guides, factsheets and outreach work. All the information and advice provided is independant and impartial.
Contact details can be found here.
Website: https://enquire.org.uk/
Cerebra are a national charity dedicated to helping children with brain conditions and their families discover a better life together.
Cerebra
The MacGregor Office, Jolly Tar Lane, Carmarthen, SA31 3LW
Helpline (freephone): 0800 328 1159
Telephone: +44 (0) 1267 244200
Email: enquiries@cerebra.org.uk
The Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments (SCCMI)
Based at the Craighalbert Centre in Cumbernauld, SCCMI provide educational and therapy services for children and young people throughout Scotland affected by cerebral palsy and other neurological conditions, which result in disorders of learning, movement and communication.
Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments
The Craighalbert Centre, 1 Craighalbert Way, Cumbernauld, G68 0LS
T: 01236 456100
E: sccmi@craighalbert.org.uk
Website: http://www.craighalbert.co.uk/
For additional local third sector support, see: http://www.hiid.org.uk/
Updated: 23/12/2019