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
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Courage and perseverance: living with diabetes
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
F.A.C.E Christmas Fair at Western General today
Community afternoon at Maggie’s
Minor Injuries Unit to open at Royal Infirmary
Continue reading Minor Injuries Unit to open at Royal Infirmary
Oh, oh: All change at the Western?
FACE Christmas Fair
Radiotherapy: what’s it all about?
Prize-winning nurse turns her compassion into poetry
Maggie wins 2018 Simon Pullin Award

A YOUNG nursing student was honoured for her outstanding caring skills after turning to poetry to articulate the demands of the job. Continue reading Prize-winning nurse turns her compassion into poetry
Royal Voluntary Service to expand iconic hospital trolley service nationwide
Call for volunteers in Edinburgh to take to the wards
Could you be the friendly face that makes all the difference to a hospital patient’s day? Continue reading Royal Voluntary Service to expand iconic hospital trolley service nationwide









