Tag: NHS Lothian
Briggs urges progress on cross-boundary health planning
Briggs Calls for More Progress on Development of New Edinburgh and South East of Scotland Centre
Tory health spokesman Miles Briggs spoke in the Procurement debate at Holyrood yesterday. The Lothian MSP spoke on improving and promoting regional procurement, using the example of when a number of health boards or local authorities pool resources to construct Regional Centres or projects that go across council boundaries. Continue reading Briggs urges progress on cross-boundary health planning
NHS Lothian: normal service is resumed
Jim Crombie, Deputy Chief Executive, NHS Lothian, said: “Services in NHS Lothian will return to normal as the snow begins to thaw and the transport situation is much improved. Our outpatient appointments service returned to schedule on Monday and outpatients who had their appointment cancelled last week will receive a letter offering a new appointment date.
Weekend services at NHS Lothian
The priority over the weekend at NHS Lothian’s acute hospitals must continue to be on urgent cases and on maintaining safe, quality patient care.
Jim Crombie, Deputy Chief Executive, NHS Lothian, said: “The extreme weather has pressed our services and our heroic staff to the limit and I am so proud of the way they have responded and risen to every challenge. Continue reading Weekend services at NHS Lothian
NHS Lothian: severe weather update
Statement issued yesterday Thursday 1 March:
Due to severe weather conditions and transport difficulties, NHS Lothian has taken the difficult decision to cancel all routine, non-urgent elective procedures and all hospital outpatient appointments today (Thursday 1 March) and tomorrow (Friday 2 March).
Government acts to get essential NHS staff to their work
As difficult weather continues with the Amber snow warning in place for much of Scotland, steps are being taken to ensure NHS staff are able to safely travel to and from their workplace, with particular challenges faced by NHS Lothian. Continue reading Government acts to get essential NHS staff to their work
Adverse weather and NHS Lothian
“Members of the public are advised that, despite heavy snow and the adverse weather currently affecting the region, NHS Lothian is doing everything it can to continue to run a normal service. Continue reading Adverse weather and NHS Lothian
North West Locality: all will become clear!
A little piece of civic history was made last week when the first ever meeting of North West Localities Committee was held in the City Chambers on 9 February. It was at times a complex and complicated meeting but it’s set the council on a course of new ways of working with partners. Continue reading North West Locality: all will become clear!
Pennywell All Care Centre: what’s in that shiny new building?
Pennywell All Care Centre (formerly North West Partnership Centre) opened to the public on 18th December and will be officially opened later this month. The new Centre will provide a range of health and social care services, including new GP accommodation (Muirhouse Medical Group has opened a new branch surgery to complement their Muirhouse Avenue practice), podiatry and child health services. Continue reading Pennywell All Care Centre: what’s in that shiny new building?
Briggs calls for structured diabetes education
Conservative health spokesperson Miles Briggs has called for a more structured diabetes education programme across the country and is urging the Scottish Government to take a lead. Continue reading Briggs calls for structured diabetes education