NHS Lothian

Councils and public services face disruption after Microsoft outage

Steph Kent and Jamie Gentleman with their daughter Flora when she was three

Mum calls for better end-of-life care for kids after daughter's death

The pioneering surgery is being offered on the NHS for the first time ever

Edinburgh medics perform UK-first transplant to save teen's fertility

Liberton High School is set to offer a new GP facility. Picture: Ian Georgeson

GP services moving in the right direction - Ian Murray

Edinburgh Royal Infirmary

Royal Infirmary handover deal leaves taxpayers with huge bill

Nurses and midwives in NHS Lothian are being “ground down by a vicious cycle” of excessive workloads and high vacancy rates

NHS Lothian midwife says abusive men staying on maternity wards

An outpatient clinic will be housed at St John's, which will also provide inpatient services and day-case surgery.

Hospital's £35m maintenance backlog a 'damning indictment' of NHS

People in high risk groups are being encouraged to get their spring Covid booster. Pic: Jeff J Mitchell

West Lothian vaccine uptake rates outperform Scottish average

More than 200,000 registered dental patients have not been to the dentist in the last five years

Over 200,000 people in Lothian skip dental visits for five years

A student receives the Meningitis B vaccine. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

MenB vaccine for young people launches at drop-in clinics

Scales are not always the best measure to monitor weight loss progress.

Thousands set to benefit after boost for NHS Lothian weight programme

NHS Lothian warned it did not have enough space to carry out all of the patient care needed

'NHS Lothian loses out on £200 million due to unfair finding formula'

The Melville Unit is housed in the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh's teenage mental health ward faces safety concerns

Nurses and midwives in NHS Lothian are being “ground down by a vicious cycle” of excessive workloads and high vacancy rates

NHS Lothian loses 400,000 nursing hours to mental health absences

Sunndach respite centre is one of two residental respite centres that could be closed under plans

MSP urges end to uncertainty for respite centres earmarked for closure

An outbreak of 'cryptosporidium' at Craigies Farm in South Queensferry has seen NHS Lothian confirm 16 cases of the disease.

Sixteen fall ill in parasite outbreak linked to Craigies Farm visit
NHS Lothian has said that all cases of cryptosporidium are being “closely monitored”
Heather Carrick

Consultant urologist surgeon CJ Shukla is among the NHS Lothian medical staff to be feature in the new series of the BBC series Surgeons: At the Edge of Life.

Edinburgh surgeons set to be featured in new series of hit BBC series

Western General business case to demolish several buildings approved

Sunndach respite centre is one of two residental respite centres that could be closed under plans

Families warn of 'crisis' as Capital respite centre could face closure

Yee Laam Leung was fined £320

Therapist sacked after looking up neighbours' medical records

Yvonne with her parents.

Woman left in limbo after vital surgery postponed 'indefinitely'

Maureen Dalgleish has had Crohn's disease for nearly 40 years.

Edinburgh teacher says Crohn’s research could be ‘game-changer’

Neonatal admissions halted after hot water issue detected

Livingston Sherriff Court

Probe into NHS care given to West Lothian woman who took her own life

Edinburgh’s new Sick Kids hospital opened in 2021. Picture: Scott Louden

Mould found in ward at Edinburgh's new Sick Kids hospital

A main contractor has now been appointed for Edinburgh’s new eye hospital

'No time to lose on Edinburgh's long-awaited new eye hospital'

People should not have to go private to receive treatment such as cataract surgery (Picture: Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images)

Huge wait for cataract surgery makes my voting choice clear - Susan Dalgety
It was only a matter of time before my optician gave me the news I was dreading. “You have cataracts in both eyes now,” she said, squinting through her high-tech equipment.
Susan Dalgety

Former EIJB vice-chair Katharina Kasper has switched to Lanarkshire

Social care lifelines imperilled by Capital’s joint board shenanigans - Bruce Wh...

SNP Health Secretary Neil Gray

Gray’s veto of Cammy Day appointment is sheer hypocrisy - Susan Dalgety

Former council leader Cammy Day

Former council leader Cammy Day blocked from joining NHS Lothian board

Wester Hailes Healthy Living Centre will be the site of the first walk-in GP clinic.

City to get Scotland's first walk-in GP clinic to 'tackle 8am rush'

Tragedy as young father dies after 13-hour wait for hospital treatment

Having to wait three years for a cardiology appointment is something “no-one should have to endure in the 21st century” says Alex Cole-Hamilton.

Lothian patient waiting over 3 years for outpatient heart appointment

NHS Lothian has seen an increase in hospital admissions

Flu admissions drop for first time in month as PHS urge vaccine uptake

Peter Knight (left) and George Gordon have both been removed from the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board

Row over removal of 2 members from health body 'for opposing cuts'

City council needs to be decisive on its spending priorities

City council needs to decide on its spending priorities - Iain Whyte

NHS Lothian has seen an increase in hospital admissions

Flu admissions rise for fourth week running as PHS urge vaccine uptake

Growing demand will make the current Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion 'unsustainable', say patients. Picture: Greg Macvean.

SNP’s sticking plaster approach not working as NHS bleeds dry - Sue Webber

Kobi

Amazon Dunfermline team brings comfort to young patients at Edinburgh Children’s...

Jeremy Balfour is an independent MSP for Lothian Region

MSP sets out plan to improve access to GPs and modernise NHS

Jacqueline Robertson outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Gambling addict embezzled thousands from doctors at sick kids hospital

Miles Briggs MSP

Where is the investment in local GPs? - Miles Briggs

Health Secretary Neil Gray has implemented the formation of a new Scottish Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce to oversee improvements at NHS Lothian’s maternity services

How did city’s crucial maternity service come to be on its knees? - Sue Webber

An artist's impression of the new eye hospital - it won’t be ready until 2031

Fresh call for shovels in the ground at new eye hospital

Serious concerns have been raised by healthcare inspectors about the maternity unit at Edinburgh’s Royal Infirmary (ERI)

Health inspectors raise serious concerns over ERI maternity care - Susan Dalgety

Health Secretary Neil Gray making his statement to the Scottish Parliament on Edinburgh's maternity services

Damning report on Edinburgh Royal Infirmary maternity services

Gregor Poynton MP hosting a roundtable

Gregor Poynton MP to Host CAMHS Crisis Summit to Support West Lothian Families

Polwarth medical practice is one of three located at Tollcross Health Centre

Patients only find out GP surgery is closing through Evening News - Susan Dalget...

Polwarth medical practice is one of three located at Tollcross Health Centre

Patients surprised and saddened at closure of GP surgery

Polwarth Medical Practice is located at Tollcross Health Centre, 10 Ponton Street, Edinburgh

Medical practice closure will see 5,000 patients relocated

Tesco Express

Tesco granted provisional alcohol license despite objections from NHS

Edinburgh Integration Joint Board chair, Councillor Tim Pogson

Drug consumption room public consultation set to launch in early 2026

Ad Feature Organ and Tissue Donation Week: Why sharing your decision matters

Dr Offord said the longest recorded wait for an adult tooth extraction in Lothian had reached two years.

Call for new Dental Hospital and School to help beat dental crisis

NHS Lothian says it aims to relocate services from Liberton Hospital by the end of the year. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

NHS aims to relocate from hospital site by end of year

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