Category: Research
NHS Lothian to make amends for historic links with slavery
NHS Lothian yesterday (thurs) said it would make amends for its historical links with slavery, following publication of new research. Although the health board cannot provide any traditional financial reparation, it has agreed to raise awareness, provide education and forge new relationships as part of a bid to begin acknowledging its legacy and making amends
October 5, 2023
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Specsavers fundraiser brings new equipment to Royal Infirmary to help premature and sick babies
Cutting-edge equipment for examining premature and sick babies is now in place at the Neonatal Unit in the Simpson Centre for Reproductive Health in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh thanks to a £73,000 fundraiser by Specsavers stores across Scotland. Teams from across the business raised the money after being moved by the story of colleague
July 26, 2023
NHS Lothian hires first ‘peer bridgers’ in Scotland to allow easier access to rehab services
The Lothians & Edinburgh Abstinence Programme (LEAP) has become the first rehabilitation service in Scotland to hire people with lived experience to bridge the gap between community treatment and rehab.
June 30, 2023
Work for NHS Lothian and interested in a career in research?
The Clinical Academic Research Gateway Awards are now open to NMAHPPs for a second year!
March 20, 2023
Results of research into the transmission of COVID-19 from hospitals into care homes released
Scientists in NHS Lothian have helped to develop national infection controls after studying COVID-19 transmission between hospitals and care homes. The teams found that 99 per cent of patients discharged from hospital into care homes during the first wave of the pandemic did not introduce COVID-19 into care homes.
March 14, 2023
Edinburgh Cancer Centre investigates COVID-19 immunity in cancer patients
Researchers from NHS Lothian and the University of Edinburgh have conducted a clinical study to investigate the extent to which cancer treatment affects COVID-19 immunity.
February 7, 2023
NHS Lothian publishes research findings about the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh’s historical ties to Atlantic slavery
NHS Lothian has published the findings of a research project, funded by NHS Lothian Charity, to learn about the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh's historical ties with the enslavement of African people and people of African descent.
January 4, 2023
NHS Lothian helps pioneer new treatment for kidney cancer patients in UK
A kidney cancer drug has been accepted for use within NHS Scotland and across the UK thanks to an international study, with NHS Lothian and Edinburgh University leading the UK part of the trial.
December 21, 2022
New appointment will enhance research and practice
NHS Lothian has recruited its first Professor of Psychiatry to help integrate world-leading research into new and innovative Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
December 12, 2022
NHS Lothian launches the first research ‘gateway’ funding awards for healthcare professionals in Scotland
NHS Lothian has today (25 July 2022) launched the Lothian Clinical Academic Research Gateway Awards to help healthcare professionals progress their research careers.
July 25, 2022
NHS Report Reveals Significant Health And Social Inequalities Faced By Scotland’s LGBT+ Communities
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
StrengthINDiversity: Janice Davidson – clinical trials
Janice Davidson is a clinical research nurse in the Edinburgh Transplant Centre at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, where she has worked since 1992 (known at the time as the Scottish Liver Transplant Unit). “After all these years, I know the rest of the unit very well, and we find a way to work around each other’s quirks,” Janice, who was diagnosed with MS in 1998, says with a smile. “The team is great and very accommodating – I’ve never had any problems, and I can do my job just fine.”
May 20, 2022
