11/05/2012
NHS Lothian has responded to the Scottish Government’s Review of Management Culture.
09/05/2012
Scots rugby legend Gavin Hastings will kick off an open day at the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) this weekend.
The event has been designed to celebrate the history of the landmark hospital in Edinburgh.
07/05/2012
The Lothian Primary Care Lymphoedema Service now has 5 outpatient clinics in Lothian allowing patients easier access to services.
04/05/2012
NHS Lothian will be operating an emergency media service on Monday 7th May for urgent enquiries only.
27/04/2012
Professor James Barbour OBE retires today (Friday 27 April) from NHS Lothian, where he has been Chief Executive since 2001.
26/04/2012
Musselburgh Primary Care Centre is set to welcome its first patients on Monday 30 April 2012 as services move in to the state-of-the-art, £20 million health facility.
25/04/2012
The review of NHS Lothian’s management cultures has moved into its final phase.
19/04/2012
Willow, which aims to address the social, health and welfare needs of women in the criminal justice system was held up as an exemplar service in the Commission on Women Offenders report launched this week (Tuesday 17 April 2012).
17/04/2012
A brand new pirate-themed soft play room in the children’s ward at St John’s Hospital, Livingston was officially opened today, eight months after a fundraising drive to refurbish the area was launched by the Sick Kids Friends Foundation.
05/04/2012
The redevelopment of the Royal Edinburgh Hospital (REH) campus has taken a major step forward with the approval of the Initial Agreement.
29/03/2012
A state-of-the-art health facility with a space age roof and self generating power supply is set to wow the people of East Lothian. The pioneering new Musselburgh Primary Care Centre has been completed on-time and to budget.
29/03/2012
A new bench will take pride of place in the courtyard of Midlothian Community Hospital after being donated by Bonnyrigg and Lasswade Community Council.
28/03/2012
The NHS Lothian board reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining paediatric, neonatal and maternity services at St John’s Hospital, Livingston, at its meeting today (Wednesday, 28 March 2012).
28/03/2012
A multi-agency response has been taken to an industrial fire in the Ratho area on Sunday 25 March.
21/03/2012
NHS Lothian has fully accepted the findings of an external review into the operational management of its waiting times practices.
12/03/2012
The East and Midlothian Pulmonary Rehabilitation team, part of East and Midlothian Community Health Partnership, has been nominated in the Improving Quality category at the Advancing Healthcare Awards.
09/03/2012
Children from Musselburgh Burgh Primary School today (Thursday 8 March) sunk a time capsule at the new Musselburgh Primary Care Centre giving people of the future an idea of what healthcare is like now and what it could be like in 100 years time.
02/03/2012
No patients in West Lothian are waiting longer than necessary to be discharged from hospital, according to figures released this week.
27/02/2012
People in West Lothian are being warned about the dangers hair straighteners can pose to children following an increase in the number of accidental burns.
09/02/2012
Over one hundred mental health specialists from around the world will descend on Edinburgh this week (8-10 February) for the fourth International Conference of Physiotherapy in Psychiatry and Mental Health (IC-PPMH).
02/02/2012
A major milestone has been reached in the development of the planned, new £20 million Musselburgh Primary Care Centre with the external building now completed.
24/01/2012
The new South East Scotland Regional Eating Disorders Unit, based at St John’s Hospital in Livingston, will be opened today (Tuesday 24 January 2012) by Michael Matheson, Minister for Public Health.
20/01/2012
A new one stop shop for people affected by alcohol and drugs in the south east of the city will be launched by Kenny MacAskill, MSP today, Friday 20th January 2012.
17/01/2012
NHS Lothian’s next board meeting is set to take place in Livingston, West Lothian on Wednesday 25 January, as part of its policy to hold board meetings in different parts of Lothian.
12/01/2012
Health Secretary opens Lothian’s new Birth Centre