Category: Awards

NHS Lothian has been honoured with three Mental Health Nursing Forum Awards. The ‘Earn while you Learn’ NHS Lothian and Open University pilot scheme designed to broaden access to Graduate Mental Health Nursing won the best ‘Innovations in Education’ award. It also went on to be declared the ‘Overall Winner’ of the 9 categories of

October 27, 2023

NHS Lothian’s Neonatal Unit, wider Children’s Services and Department of Clinical Neurosciences have been highly commended for their innovative partnership with digital healthcare company vCreate at the Innovate Awards. The awards, delivered in partnership between the AHSN Network and NHS Confederation, celebrate innovation in health and care. This year, they received over 190 entries from

October 10, 2023

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Staff in NHS Lothian have been recognised at two separate events for the work they’re doing to help the Health Board in its journey to Net Zero. At NHS  Lothian’s 2023 Celebrating Success staff awards a team of anaesthetists won a top honour  for their work in the Green Theatres programme to reduce the impact

September 14, 2023

The winners of our annual Celebrating Success Awards have been announced, honouring healthcare workers, support staff and volunteers across Lothian.

September 8, 2023

NHS Lothian Children’s Services is delighted to announce that the service has passed the LGBT Charter at Foundation level. The LGBT Charter is a national programme that supports organisations to continue to proactively include LGBTQ+ people in every aspect of their work, protecting their staff and providing a high-quality service. This award formally acknowledges the commitment of

June 27, 2023

NHS Lothian’s Medical Microbiology and Virology team were presented last night (22 June) with the RCPath Achievement Award. The RCPath Achievement Award exemplify excellence in pathology practice, education and training.  The winning team, who are spread over the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE), St John’s Hospital (SJH) and the Western General Hospital (WGH), were presented

June 23, 2023

Two Advanced Nurse Practitioners from NHS Lothian won prestigious awards at the RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards ceremony yesterday (Wednesday 21 June 2023). Fiona Bruce, Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Advanced Nurse Practitioner, won Scotland’s People’s Choice Award and was nominated by the public for her work with children with cancer at home and in Africa. Fiona works at

June 22, 2023

The shortlist for NHS Lothian’s Celebrating Success Awards 2023 has been revealed. Nominations were received in their hundreds from staff and members of the public, recognising those who go above and beyond what is expected in their day-to-day work.

May 24, 2023

NHS Lothian’s Tissue Viability Team have been announced as the winner of Wound Care Nurse of the Year Award at the prestigious British Journal of Nursing Awards in London.

April 20, 2023

Two NHS Lothian staff members have been awarded the prestigious title of ‘Queen’s Nurse’ at a ceremony in Edinburgh.

December 6, 2022

NHS Lothian is proud to shine a light on the numerous staff members and teams who have triumphed in various award ceremonies over the past few weeks.

November 17, 2022

NHS Lothian staff have picked up two prestigious Scottish Health Awards as the winners were announced at the O2 Academy, Edinburgh.

November 9, 2022