Lothian MSP Miles Briggs has criticised the NHS Scotland Resource Allocation Committee (NRAC) formula used by SNP Ministers to allocate funding to each health board. Continue reading Rip Off: NHS Lothian short changed £365.7 million over the last 11 years, says Briggs
Paediatric inpatient services in St John’s Hospital will begin to be restored in March, it was announced yesterday. NHS Lothian will reinstate the service from Monday to Friday each week to provide 24-hour services to children in West Lothian. Continue reading Partial reinstatement of children’s services at St John’s
NHS Lothian’s Annual Review will take place on Monday 4th February. The public meeting will be chaired by Ms Jeane Freeman MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, and is the formal process through which the Scottish Government assesses NHS Lothian’s performance in 2017-2018. Continue reading Jeane Freeman to chair NHS Lothian’s Annual Review public meeting
Charity calls for urgent review of breastfeeding support following closure of all Lothian-based drop-in clinics Continue reading NHS Lothian ‘failing breastfeeding mothers’ as support services are slashed by 60%
Kay Malloch, Diabetes Specialist Nurse, recently presented 91 year-old Evelyn Emslie, who has diabetes, with the John MacLeod Medal. This was awarded by Diabetes UK in recognition of the courage and perseverance required to live with diabetes for 70 years. Continue reading Courage and perseverance: living with diabetes
Scottish Conservative Health Spokesman and Lothian MSP Miles Briggs, has hit out at SNP Ministers over waiting times for Alcohol and Drug Partnerships (ADPs) in NHS Lothian.
Latest figures from ISD Scotland, for quarter ending 30 September 2018, have revealed that only 81.6% of patients have been seen within three weeks to start their first treatment, a drop of 2.5% from 84.1% in the previous quarter ending 30th June 2018.
NHS Lothian has not met the national target of 90% of patients seen within three weeks in any of quarters over the last year, and patients are forced to wait longer for first alcohol and drug treatments at Lothian ADPs than any other health boards across Scotland.
For the latest quarter, ending 30 September 2018, Midlothian ADP had by far the lowest percentage of patients seen within three weeks for first treatment than of any ADP across Scotland, with only 61.7% of patients seen within three weeks and only 66.7% of patients seen within five weeks.
For the previous quarter, ending 30th June 2018, West Lothian ADP had the longest waiting times in Scotland for Drug and alcohol treatment, with 66.2% seen within 3 weeks and 71.6% seen within 5 weeks.
In November, the Scottish Conservatives launched their new drug strategy that would halve the number of drug deaths in 5 years and increase the number of problem drug users accessing treatment from just 40% to the UK average of 60%.
Miles Briggs, Scottish Conservative Lothian MSP, said: “These figures show that previous cuts by SNP Ministers to Alcohol and Drug partnerships have had a detrimental impact in NHS Lothian.
“Patients in Lothian are being forced to wait longer than anywhere else in Scotland for Alcohol and Drug treatment, which is completely unacceptable.
“It is critical that patients who need treatment for alcohol and drugs are not having to wait months to get the support that they need, but this is what some are having to do.
“I have written to the Scottish Government to again raise my concerns over waiting times for treatment at Lothian ADPs and asking what actions are being taken to improve waiting times.”
Standing out in the mud, exposed to the elements may not sound like fun – but it was for the young people at Neigh Bother! Being around horses, whilst learning practical horse care skills, achieving their skills section of the Duke of Edinburgh Award, and not to mention being able to meet other like minded young people, is enough to make the biting wind and pouring rain worthwhile!
Continue reading Neigh Bother for autistic youngsters
The start of 2019 marks the end of a very busy year for NHS Lothian. A quick look back of the statistics gathered over the last 12 months shows just how many patients have received care and treatment in NHS Lothian. Continue reading Over one million patients treated by NHS Lothian last year
NHS Lothian have issued some health and safety advice to stay safe and happy this Hogmanay. Continue reading NHS Lothian: stay safe and happy this Hogmanay
Staff from across NHS Lothian have been spreading festive fun throughout hospitals and sites with the launch of their own Christmas song – and video. Continue reading NHS Lothian staff storm social media with a Christmas classic
