Category: Statement
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All surgery to resume at NHS Lothian by end of week
The number of operations being carried out daily at NHS Lothian is expected to return to normal by the end of the week. It follows news that the Hospital Sterilisation and Decontamination Unit has to be closed temporarily.
August 30, 2022
Temporary closure of NHS Lothian’s Hospital Sterilisation and Decontamination Unit (HSDU)
NHS Lothian has temporarily closed its Hospital Sterilisation and Decontamination Unit (HSDU) at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh due to a small water leak.
August 29, 2022
NHS Lothian experiencing rising COVID-19 pressures
NHS Lothian has warned that increasing cases of COVID-19 are placing mounting pressure on hospital and community services. Health chiefs said community prevalence of the virus is causing serious capacity issues across the whole system. An estimated one in 20 people currently have the virus in Scotland with two thirds of the cases identified in
June 24, 2022
Scottish Hospitals Inquiry Update
The second Evidence Hearing session of the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry (SHI) commences from today. Find out more.
May 9, 2022
Statement on the Death of Amanda Cox at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 10 December 2018
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has announced that a Fatal Accident Inquiry will not be held into the death of Amanda Cox who died at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE) in December 2018.
March 14, 2022
NHS Lothian publishes Review into Paediatric Audiology Services
An extensive expert review has found failings in the standard of hearing tests carried out for children in NHS Lothian’s Paediatric Audiology service.
December 9, 2021
Statement on historical links with Atlantic slave trade
A joint statement from NHS Lothian and Edinburgh and Lothians Health Foundation.
August 30, 2021
