Category: Community

If you live in Edinburgh or the Lothians, you may receive an invitation by post from ScotCen on behalf of NHS Lothian and the University of Edinburgh to take part in the Lothian Public Health Survey 2023.

March 28, 2023

NHS Lothian has partnered up to support the launch of a new Edinburgh College course designed to introduce students to a career in care.

November 3, 2022

The multi-agency Incident Management Team (IMT) said there have been no new cases of the infection in more than 28 days, meaning that the outbreak has been concluded.

October 14, 2022

If you are travelling to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh or Royal Hospital of Children and Young People for an appointment please be aware of road works which are due to commence Monday 17 October 2022, for 24 Weeks as this will affect your travel time to your appointment.

October 13, 2022

Two nurseries at the centre of an E-coli outbreak in East Lothian have re-opened their doors to staff and pupils in full agreement with investigation teams. Church Street Pear Tree Nursery in Haddington became the first to re-open on Monday and was followed by its sister company Meadowpark Pear Tree Nursery today (wed). Plans to

September 2, 2022

Teams investigating an E-coli outbreak in East Lothian have urged families to follow safety precautions to help stop the rise in cases. E-coli has now been confirmed in three nurseries, while another two are closed as a precaution to allow investigations and testing to be carried out. A total of 47 cases of E-coli have

August 26, 2022

We have prepared a list of the most frequently asked questions to help give families more information around E-coli. If, after reading this list, you still have questions or concerns about your own family circumstances, please get in touch. We have set up a general information line on 0800 22 44 88 through NHS24 to

A list of the most frequently asked questions has been prepared to help give families in East Lothian more information around E-coli following a cluster of cases linked to local nurseries.

August 24, 2022

Congratulations to Dr Kizanne James-McCarthy who recently won the Rising Star Accolade from the University of Southampton’s Inaugural Outstanding Alumni Awards.

August 2, 2022

LGBT+ people across Scotland are continuing to face health inequalities across every measure of wellbeing, according to a major new report by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, NHS Lothian and Public Health Scotland. The findings of the Health Needs Assessment, commissioned by the Boards, found that the COVID pandemic has exacerbated issues, with significant numbers

June 23, 2022

Over 75s, immunosuppressed individuals and those living in care home are now able to receive an additional COVID-19 booster vaccination as part of its efforts to protect those at highest risk from COVID-19.

March 11, 2022

Children in Lothian at risk from COVID-19, along with children living with an immunosuppressed person, will be eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccination from this Saturday (January 29).

January 26, 2022