NHS Lothian

The Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in Edinburgh is currently closed for urgent repairs

Eye Pavilion will fully reopen by end of June after urgent repairs

Foysol Choudhury visited East Calder with Gregor Poynton MP to meet health centre staff and campaigners

We won’t give up fight for new health centre - Foysol Choudhury

Sheriffhall Park and Ride has new CCTV cameras installed to protect users

Midlothian car park used by NHS gets new CCTV amid safety concerns

Patients disappointed and angry at six year wait for new eye hospital

NHS receptionist Cathie Lackie is retiring at the age of 90, after starting work at the 'Sick Kids' Hospital in Edinburgh in the 1960s.

'Sick Kids' receptionist retires at 90 after 58 years of service

New eye hospital won't be built for another six years

Residents demand action over 'intolerable' GP waiting times

Mr Hoy pledged to continue to try to find a long-term solution.

Six-month pause on GP surgery charges

Gregor Poynton MP with campaigners outside the current East Calder Medical Practice building which is no longer fit for purpose.

East Calder locals let down and locked out by SNP Government’s constant need for...

Conservative councillor Phil Doggart

Time to integrate health and social care - Phil Doggart

Winifred Bolland, 87, waited around 12 hours at A&E on three separate occasions and has been left "traumatised" by her experience of the NHS. Her daughter Ann Traynor, from East Lothian, said her mother found the ordeal "frightening and degrading".

My elderly mum is traumatised after being forced to wait hours at A&E

Gregor Poynton MP, Dame Jackie Baillie MSP and Foysol Choudhury MSP meet at Holyrood to discuss the need for a new Health Centre in East Calder.

Don't ignore East Calder residents in debate over local health care

Foysol Choudhury MSP and Gregor Poynton MP visited East Calder Health Centre recently

Patients and staff left in limbo - Foysol Choudhury

Between April 2024 and January 2025 alone, NHS Scotland delivered 56,500 diagnostic procedures, nearly 9200 surgeries, and over 9800 outpatient appointments, significantly improving access to treatment, says Angus Robertson

NHS investment is delivering results - Angus Robertson

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (Picture: Ian Forsyth/PA Wire)

Working for what matters most to you - Kirsty McNeill

Edinburgh’s Astley Ainslie hospital

In-patient services to be transferred from Edinburgh to East Lothian
In-patient services at Edinburgh’s Astley Ainslie Hospital are to be transferred to East Lothian after health bosses said many of the hospital’s buildings were no longer fit for purpose.
Ian Swanson

The Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in Edinburgh is currently closed for urgent repairs

Eye Pavilion's temporary closure means £4 million bill

Foysol meets Winchburgh residents

Scotland’s growing pains are a rising challenge for infrastructure...

Christine Grahame MSP

Call for MSPs to back budget for NHS funding

SNP finance secretary Shona Robison

Robison’s budget ignores growing problem of care sector - Sue Webber

Christine Grahame MSP.

Veterans and their families deserve our support - Christine Grahame

The Scottish Government announced in last week’s Budget that it would fund the new eye hospital.

Neil Gray pressed to give timetable for new eye hospital

Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Picture: Google Maps

Edinburgh maternity unit at centre of 'whistleblowing concerns'

Campaigners from KEEP were joined by Lothian MSPs outside the Scottish Parliament

Eye Pavilion given the green light for the third time - Miles Briggs

Mr Hoy is seeking the public’s views on healthcare in Penicuik.

Midlothian MSPs raise concerns over GP surgeries

Craig delivering his survey in Penicuik

Local MSP launches Penicuik healthcare survey

Nearly 1,000 diabetes sufferers waiting for life-changing technology
Almost 1,000 people with diabetes in Lothian are on a waiting list for access to technology which could change their lives, according to new figures.
Ian Swanson

The price of carrots may rise due to NI payments, says Christine Grahame

Follow the carrot calculator over coming months - Christine Grahame

Under the Scottish Government proposals, councils would no longer run social care services.

Charities escape funding cut but still face long-term problems

The service has helped 2500 veterans over the last 15 years. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

As Remembrance Day nears, veterans find their funding cut - Susan Dalgety

Edinburgh City Chambers, off the Royal Mile. Picture: Getty Images

Health charities dodge funding cuts but long-term funding crisis looms

Picture: Greg Macvean

Temporary relocation of Eye Pavilion services gets under way

The Ripple Project charity tackles poverty and inequality in Restalrig, Lochend and Craigentinny in Edinburgh

Here's what cuts to support of vulnerable will mean

Veterans. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

NHS Lothian withdraws funding for award-winning veterans service

Sylvia Paton is one of the campaign group's organisers

'Dispersing eyecare services could be 'catastrophic' for some'

Eye Pavilion patients face journey to Livingston during closure

Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion. Picture: Greg Macvean

Waiting times set to soar when Eye Pavilion closes for 6 months

Sorry saga rumbles on - John McLellan

MSPs Daniel Johnson, Sarah Boyack and Miles Briggs outside the Eye Pavilion

Doctor's blunt warning for Health Secretary on Eye Pavilion closure

Linlithgow Pharmacy will open in the coming months at this shop until at 269 High Street in the West Lothian time, currently occupied by Impressed Home Care.

New pharmacy gets the go-ahead after near five year wait

Judith Proctor - former chief officer of the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership

Former council care chief got pay-off

Neil Gray refuses to confirm new eye hospital

Pharmacy numbers have fallen in Northumberland. Picture: PA

New pharmacy plans still up in the air five years after application

Robbie Campbell, who died aged just 30 in 2023 after a sudden fall. He suffered a brain bleed and tragically never regained consciousness.

Local man's organ donation saves three lives

A doctor delivers a bag containing a human organ for transplant

'Two transplants have extended my life by 35 years'

Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion. Picture: Greg Macvean

Ministerial visit and statement on Eye Pavilion before 6-month closure

If I had had a spare few thousand pounds, says Susan Dalgety, I could have got a hearing test and devices within a few days instead of waiting nearly a year

NHS and private sector should collaborate on hearing loss treatment - Susan Dalg...

The current Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion was declared not fit for purpose in 2014.

Call for statement to Scottish Parliament on Eye Pavilion closure

Edinburgh’s Eye Pavilion Picture: Greg Macvean.

MSPs call for guarantee that hospital will reopen after 6 months

The current Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion is officially not fit for purpose.

John Swinney challenged over 6-month hospital closure

Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion. Picture: Greg Macvean

Patients voice fears over 6-month closure of Eye Pavilion

Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion Picture: Greg Macvean.

Eye Pavilion to close for six months for urgent plumbing repairs

Mridul Wadhwa has stepped down as chief executive of the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre

Learning the lessons from Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre damage - Susan Dalgety

Call for urgent action on medicine shortage and waiting lists

Critical academic report highlights SNP health shortfalls - Sue Webber