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A loving dad has given his son an amazing second chance by donating his kidney to save him from an incurable disease. James MacDonald, 57, gave his son the gift of life after Craig, 28, developed chronic kidney failure. The disease had reduced Craig’s kidney function by a staggering 92% and his mum, dad, older

March 14, 2024

Caroline Hiscox has been appointed to the post of Chief Executive of NHS Lothian, a position she will take up later this year following the retirement of the Board’s current Chief Executive, Calum Campbell, after 40 years’ service in the NHS. With an exceptional career history in Nursing, Professor Hiscox has over 30 years’ experience

March 1, 2024

An Edinburgh children’s hospital has become one of the first in Scotland to use a virtual reality headset to help children prepare for surgery.  Patients at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP) will now be able to prepare for surgery through an immersive virtual reality (VR) experience.  Thanks to funding from the Hearts &

February 7, 2024

NHS Lothian teams are working to make sure patients continue to receive the highest quality care this winter, despite the widespread predictions of increased illness and hospital admission. This winter, the focus will be on reducing hospital attendance and admission, increasing hospital flow, providing more care closer to home and reducing the length of a

December 12, 2023

The pioneering Scottish Driving Assessment Service (SDAS), based in NHS Lothian, has registered its 30,000th patient as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. Based in the SMART centre at Astley Ainsley Hospital, the innovative service was one of the first of its kind to open in the UK and serves the whole of Scotland. SDAS aims

November 29, 2023

Fertility experts in Lothian have urged more people to step forward and help scores of couples to have a baby. They are asking more kind-hearted people to become egg and sperm donors to give other people the chance of becoming parents. The clinicians from Edinburgh Fertility Centre at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, joined the

November 24, 2023

Vaccination clinics across Lothian are opening to drop-ins for this year’s winter vaccines.

November 10, 2023

A dedicated Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Ward has been established at East Lothian Community Hospital helping to support individuals across Lothian to get ‘back on their feet’ following orthopaedic surgery at Edinburgh’s Royal Infirmary.

November 7, 2023

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

East Lothian Community Hospital has become the first NHS Scotland out-patient endoscopy unit within a territorial Health Board area to be awarded the gold standard in quality endoscopy care.

October 20, 2023

Saturday 14 October is Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Day! A day to understand and celebrate the work of our amazing AHPs. There are 14 Allied Health Professions in the UK, such as podiatrists, dietitians, occupational therapists, radiographers, and speech and language therapists. Allied Health Professionals have specialised skills and knowledge that enable them to provide

October 13, 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