The length of time people are waiting for care assessments in the Capital has fallen by almost 50% under the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB), (writes its Chair, Councillor Ricky Henderson). Continue reading Health and social care: An improving picture but more needs to be done, says EIJB Chair
NHS Lothian has contacted patients who had heart aortic valve replacement operations at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in the last six months to advise them of a possible infection risk. Continue reading Royal Infirmary patients contacted about possible infection risk
Continue reading Paediatric inpatient services to resume at St John’s
A new minor injuries unit at the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh will help reduce long waits for patients at A&E and direct people to the most relevant care for their needs. The new facility has been welcomed by Conservative health spokesman Miles Briggs MSP. Continue reading Briggs welcomes new Minor Injuries Unit
The Western General has launched its latest programme of site improvement works and drivers have been warned to expect ‘some parking challenges’. NHS Lothian says the building work will bring welcome benefits to patients and staff, but while it’s underway there will be times when fewer parking spaces are available. Continue reading Parking at a premium at Western General
More non-emergency procedures have been postponed at the Western General Hospital following the outbreak of a bacterial infection in a ward last week. The ward closure will now remain in place until Thursday at the earliest. Continue reading Western General: more operations cancelled
A pioneering project by specialists in the Metabolic Unit and Clinical Biochemistry Department at the Western General Hospital has been shortlisted for two prestigious awards: the BMJ Awards 2019 and the Advancing Healthcare Awards 2019. Continue reading Awards for Western’s pioneering diabetes project
A total of 233 children and young people have had to wait over a year for mental health services in Lothian in 2018. NHS Lothian Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) waiting times are the longest in Scotland. Continue reading 233 young people waiting over a year for CAMHS in 2018
A ‘small number’ of patients at Edinburgh’s Western General Hospital are being treated for a bacterial infection. Continue reading Operations cancelled as Western tackles bacterial infection
Project Linus UK is a voluntary organisation that aims to provide comfort, security and a hug through quilts and blankets to ill, injured or traumatised babies, children and young people up to the age of 18. Continue reading Cuddle blankets for St John’s Mother & Baby Unit
