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Dialysis Unit at the Western General HospitalBaby Grand Productions New Renal Dialysis Unit Opens at Western General Hospital

A new £6.2 million Renal Dialysis Unit has opened in Edinburgh serving patients from the north and west of the city.

October 21, 2021

Basil Brush on a computer screen It’s ‘Boom Boom’ time as NHS Lothian welcomes Basil Brush to the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People

NHS Lothian recently welcomed the most famous fox around, Mr Basil Brush to their Royal Hospital for Children and Young People. Taking a break from his sell-out festival show, Mr Brush popped into the hospital to lend a paw to a new video designed to provide children and young people with information before they attend an MRI scan.

October 14, 2021

NHS Lothian System Pressures piece on the BBC

Longer waiting times in our Emergency Departments are usually caused by the volume of activity going on in other parts of our healthcare system. Staff at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh talked to BBC Scotland's Health Correspondent Lisa Summers recently about what we call 'flow'.

October 12, 2021

Alice Henderson The nurses who nurture – the breastfeeding experts who are ready to answer your questions!

To celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, NHS Lothian infant & midwifery teams have been spending time answering some common questions around choosing to breastfeed your newborn.

July 30, 2021

Lothians & Edinburgh Abstinence Programme Logo Lothians and Edinburgh Abstinence Programme Expands

People living in Lothian with serious alcohol and drug problems can now access help from an expanded rehabilitation service.

July 23, 2021