Antenatal classes course for dads
Staffing in Scotland’s NHS has increased by over 1,000 in the last year, taking workforce levels to a new record high. Continue reading Local MSP welcomes record high NHS staff levels
A sod cutting ceremony was carried out last week to officially mark the start of construction work on the first of three health and social care centres in Edinburgh and West Lothian. Maureen Watt, Minister for Mental Health, officially cut the ground on the North West Edinburgh Partnership Centre in Muirhouse on 6 July. Continue reading First sod cut at North West Partnership Centre
Two site option recommended
An expert review has concluded that inpatient children’s services should be retained on two sites in Lothian – St John’s Hospital (SJH) and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children (RHSC). Continue reading 24 hour paediatric services to stay at St John’s?
Inspectors step in to respond to Ferryfield patient buzzers
Health Inspectors were twice forced to step in to answer patients’ alarm buzzers while conducting a recent survey into complex clinical care in Edinburgh. It’s little surprise, then, that their report makes a number of recommendations for service improvement. Continue reading Elderly hospital care: NHS Lothian must do better
A mother-of-two has achieved a major milestone after becoming the 500th graduate of a pioneering drug and alcohol detox recovery programme. Emma Hogg has battled her addiction to alcohol to successfully complete the Lothian and Edinburgh Abstinence Programme (LEAP).
Continue reading Emma chooses life to become LEAP’s 500th graduate
Contracts signed – Muirhouse building to get underway
Adults are being warned not to buy cigarettes for underage children, as part of a hard hitting campaign that has been unveiled across Lothian. Continue reading Stub it out: don’t buy cigarettes for kids
