24/12/2008
People in Lothian who have had a stroke can now be "seen" by world-leading experts in stroke care immediately on arrival in accident and emergency departments across the area.
24/12/2008
NHS Lothian has just launched a new section on its internet site to help you tot up your alcohol consumption.
23/12/2008
Journalists and picture desks from daily media outlets wishing information about the birth of babies on Christmas Day and New Year's Day should call: 07770 396 958.
22/12/2008
NHS LOTHIAN has made a key nurse leadership appointment. Melanie Hornett will be joining the board in Spring 2009 as the new Nurse Director, replacing Professor Heather Tierney Moore.
15/12/2008
NHS Lothian has already exceeded a Scottish Government target on vaccinating people over the age of 65 against flu.
12/12/2008
An interim appraisal by NHS Lothian has agreed that future work will concentrate on a team approach in supporting patients, children and families, which has been successfully developed over the past year.
26/11/2008
NHS LOTHIAN has cut clostridium difficile infections by a third in recent months, according to the latest available figures.
23/11/2008
A FURTHER 1,000 patients a year from western Edinburgh could be treated at St John’s Hospital in Livingston in future under a proposal being discussed by the board of NHS Lothian this week
21/11/2008
NHS LOTHIAN’S corporate communications team picked up an impressive six prizes at Scotland’s top public relations awards ceremony last night.
19/11/2008
The deaf community in Lothian is set to benefit from a new deaf community mental health service.
18/11/2008
A NHS LOTHIAN team has become the first UK public sector service to receive a prestigious quality award.
16/11/2008
CHANGES suggested by staff at NHS Lothian's Hospital Sterilisation and Decontamination Unit are paying off.
16/11/2008
NINETEEN people in Lothian are receiving early treatment for one of Scotland's biggest killers after their condition was detected by a new bowel cancer screening programme.
16/11/2008
THE HIV Comeback Tour is taking to the streets this month in the run up to World Aids Day (1st December).
16/11/2008
A NHS LOTHIAN team has become the first UK public sector service to receive a prestigious quality award.
14/11/2008
The Scottish Government launched its consultation on a Patients' Rights Bill for users of the NHS in Scotland on 22nd September 2008
10/11/2008
NHS Lothian researchers have developed a groundbreaking system which could halve the number of people dying from a diabetes-related condition.
03/11/2008
Hundreds of people flocked to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE) to help celebrate the 60th anniversary of the NHS.
31/10/2008
NHS Lothian has become the first in Scotland to appoint an exclusive secondary breast cancer care nurse.
30/10/2008
LEAP (Lothians & Edinburgh Abstinence Programme) is celebrating the graduation of its 50th patient from the innovative community based rehabilitation programme, since its launch in September 2007.
21/10/2008
Approximately 550,000 GP Patients in Scotland will receive a letter sent to their homes in October 2008 inviting them to take part in the GP Patient Access Survey
21/10/2008
St John’s Hospital is on track to receive an international award for its innovative work in breastfeeding.
20/10/2008
NHS Lothian has moved to better support terminally-ill children, young people and their families through the appointment of an expert in end-of-life care.
16/10/2008
PROFESSOR JAMES Barbour, the chief executive of NHS Lothian, has been honoured by the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh with a fellowship.
14/10/2008
West Lothian Community Health and Care Partnership (CHCP) achieved the highest uptake of MMR immunisation (Measles Mumps and Rubella) in Scotland to outperform the Scottish average of 91.7 per cent
10/10/2008
LEAP (Lothians & Edinburgh Abstinence Programme) is celebrating three more patients successfully completing the innovative rehabilitation project- bringing the total number of graduates to 45 since the launch of the programme in September 2007.
07/10/2008
Patients in Midlothian with long term conditions are set to benefit from a pulmonary rehabilitation programme – the first time it has been offered locally. NHS Lothian is providing funding of 64,000 for a one-year pilot.
06/10/2008
The appointment of two new specialist nurses to boost services for Parkinson’s Disease patients in Lothian has been approved by the NHS Lothian.
03/10/2008
NHS Lothian raises awareness of mental health issues among local communities during Scottish Mental Health Awareness Week 2008 (6-12th October).
30/09/2008
THE number of contraceptive implants in use in Lothian has dramatically increased, according to new figures published today.
30/09/2008
The Quality and Outcomes Framework shows that general practices in NHS Lothian are continuing to deliver a high quality of care to patients. The results in this year’s report show that the average score has increased from last year
30/09/2008
NHS Lothian’s new £1 million dental centre in Bonnyrigg has now opened its doors to patients and will be officially opened by Nicola Sturgeon, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing today (30 September).
30/09/2008
A mini- baby boom in Lothian has led to the recruitment of extra staff in maternity services across the region’s hospitals.
30/09/2008
NHS Lothian has achieved a key government target on the vaccinations which prevent measles, mumps or rubella in children.
29/09/2008
A Lothian midwife has been awarded the prestigious title of ‘Scottish Midwife of the Year 2008’ for outstanding work with a mother who lost her sight during pregnancy.
23/09/2008
IMPROVING patient safety is at the heart of a planned new strategy for developing healthcare services in Lothian.
23/09/2008
Plans have been unveiled to build a revolutionary £8.2 million short stay elective surgery centre at St John’s Hospital.
23/09/2008
MORE than 98% of patients at NHS Lothian’s accident and emergency facilities were seen and treated within 4 hours in July, according to a new report
23/09/2008
Theresa Douglas has been appointed chair of the West Lothian Community Health and Care Partnership (CHCP) Board. Theresa replaces Bob Anderson who is moving to become chair of the Edinburgh Community Health Partnership.
19/09/2008
St John's Stakeholder Group - A meeting of the St John's Stakeholder Group will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday 19 September 2008 at Strathbrock Partnership Centre, West Lothian.
19/09/2008
LEAP (Lothians and Edinburgh Abstinence Programme), is set to celebrate its first anniversary and is inviting patients who have successfully completed the programme, as well as current patients to a reunion.
18/09/2008
Pioneering work by NHS Lothian to ensure that people with diabetes in police custody receive suitable care has reduced the number of emergency referrals of prisoners to hospital.
16/09/2008
OVER 14,000 schoolgirls in Lothian are set to receive protection against cervical cancer from today. (Tuesday 16th Sept).
12/09/2008
A TRIAL of a new handheld computer for clinical staff at St John’s has proved so successful the device is to be rolled out across Lothian.
02/09/2008
John Jack, Director of Facilities, NHS Lothian, said: “NHS Lothian has already done a great deal of work with Consort to reduce the car parking charges in place at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
01/09/2008
Can you help the police in their ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Mary Mcleod Ferns, 88, who went missing from her home in Howden, near Livingston, West Lothian on Tuesday 17th June.
26/08/2008
NEW FIGURES from ISD Scotland show Lothian’s accident and emergency facilities hit a key Scottish government target.
26/08/2008
NHS Lothian’s sexual health services have been given a clean bill of health in a national “mystery shopping” exercise for the second year in a row.
26/08/2008
A new edition of NHS Lothian’s heart manual was officially launched by Shona Robison, Minister for Public Health, at Edinburgh College of Art on 26 August 2008.
25/08/2008
VISITORS to St John’s Hospital can now treat themselves to local fruit and vegetables with the opening of a new food stall in the hospital.
21/08/2008
NHS Lothian has a well-developed set of palliative care services, as the Audit Scotland report recognises, and we are already meeting many of their recommendations.
15/08/2008
THEY'RE described by parents as a "lifeline" and a "godsend." Now NHS Lothian's respite care service for children with complex disabilities is marking five years of supporting families.
14/08/2008
NHS Lothian is aware of the death of an Edinburgh man on Tuesday. At this stage, there is no evidence that this man died of Weil's Disease.
14/08/2008
Dr Richard Othieno, Consultant, Public Health, NHS Lothian, said: "We have sent out a note to all GPs with advice on the health risks associated with flooding."
04/08/2008
Patients at LEAP (Lothians and Edinburgh Abstinence Programme) have taken a giant step on the road to recovery as they celebrate gaining Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) certificates at a ceremony at Moray House today (Monday 28 July).
29/07/2008
THE number of Chlamydia infections in Lothian is dropping, according to new statistics published today (Tuesday, 28th July, 2008).
29/07/2008
THE NUMBER of children registered with a dentist in NHS Lothian continues to rise and remains above the Scottish average, as shown by new statistics published today.
29/07/2008
JUST under 50,000 women in a high risk category for breast cancer have taken up NHS Lothian’s offer of screening, according to new figures.
24/07/2008
NHS Lothian is to increase access to specialist dental services at St John’s Hospital, West Lothian with a major investment of £500,000.
23/07/2008
NHS Lothian is involved in a UK first on patient safety, the board of the healthcare organisation will be told today.
23/07/2008
CHANGES to antibiotic prescribing have cut the rate of healthcare-associated infection in some high risk areas by half, the board of NHS Lothian will be told this week.
18/07/2008
NHS Lothian has made major improvements since 2006 and we know, from our own monitoring, that the situation is very different today.
14/07/2008
PHYSICIANS in Edinburgh are pioneering a new form of diagnostic procedure that could help them in the treatment of patients with lung cancer.
08/07/2008
A data safety campaign is being launched by NHS Lothian following the reported loss of personal information about 137 patients
03/07/2008
A member of NHS Lothian staff has reported their loss of a USB memory stick possibly containing letters with personal information of 137 patients.
27/06/2008
NEW rules on registration with the General Dental Council come into force at the end of July – and dental care professionals who fail to register will not be allowed to work after that date.
26/06/2008
Police in West Lothian are continuing their search for Mary Mcleod Ferns, an 88-year-old woman who has been missing since 9.30am on Tuesday 17th June when she left her house in the Howden area of Livingston.
24/06/2008
NHS LOTHIAN is continuing to exceed Scottish Government targets on the immunisation of children against diseases such as polio and diphtheria, according to new government statistics.
24/06/2008
Patients in NHS Lothian are being cared for by record numbers of highly-skilled clinical staff, according to new figures.
23/06/2008
Plans to re-provide medical services for the elderly currently provided at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Edinburgh have been given the go-ahead.
16/06/2008
LEAP (Lothians & Edinburgh Abstinence Programme) has celebrated the graduation of its twenty fifth patient from the innovative community based rehabilitation project.
12/06/2008
NHS Lothian is investing nearly £3m in a number of projects to help people in Lothian live healthier lives.
09/06/2008
NHS Lothian has signed up to a car share scheme to combat global warming and help staff save money.
03/06/2008
They are the people manning the WRVS café where you can get a coffee at the end of a hard day in hospital, or the friendly voice on the hospital radio station.
28/05/2008
The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh’s Accident and Emergency is enjoying sustained success in seeing and treating people quickly despite rising numbers of attendances.
27/05/2008
NHS LOTHIAN will discuss new plans to encourage healthier lifestyles through better diets and physical activity in Lothian at its board meeting tomorrow (Wed).
27/05/2008
A series of events is planned across NHS Lothian to mark this important birthday.
26/05/2008
RBS today announced that it was investing almost £4million to support the acquisition of a state of the art scanner for The University of Edinburgh's Queen's Medical Research Institute (QMRI) and NHS Lothian.
22/05/2008
A PILOT project giving Lothian heart attack patients the fastest and most appropriate treatment has been so successful that it has now been made a permanent service.
21/05/2008
SIMPSON’S Centre for Reproductive Health is celebrating seven years as a Baby Friendly Unit after retaining a prestigious breastfeeding award.
09/05/2008
The Teenage Cancer Trust issued a press release earlier today on plans for new units in Scotland.
09/05/2008
SPECIAL coffee mornings and a tea party are among a host of events being organised across Lothian to raise awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding as part of National Breastfeeding Awareness Week ( 11th to 17th of May).
09/05/2008
NHS Lothian is urging people to protect themselves against bowel cancer as part of national Cancer Prevention Week.
07/05/2008
Men and women in Lothian aged between 50 and 74 are being urged to help protect themselves against one of Scotland's biggest killer cancers.
06/05/2008
The first five year strategy to reduce violence in Edinburgh was launched on 6th May by the Edinburgh Community Safety Partnership.
05/05/2008
The number of people going to A and E departments across Lothian has increased by 14% in just three years.
02/05/2008
NHS Lothian is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the opening of the first Special Care Baby Unit in Lothian.
28/04/2008
A MEDICAL team in NHS Lothian has become the first in Scotland to carry out a pioneering new method of female sterilisation.
18/04/2008
PEOPLE in Lothian between 50 and 74 are being urged to help protect themselves against one of Scotland's biggest killer cancers.
17/04/2008
AN A&E consultant has hung up his stethoscope to become a porter for the day to raise money for charity.
15/04/2008
Dr Charles Swainson, Medical Director, NHS Lothian, said: “Healthcare in Lothian is generally very safe and these kinds of situations are rare,
07/04/2008
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon today announced a three-year pay deal for NHS staff including nurses, midwives and allied health professionals
26/03/2008
NHS Lothian and West Lothian Council have given the go ahead for a new purpose built primary care centre in West Calder
25/03/2008
THE number of consultants providing patient care in NHS Lothian has risen to record levels, according to new figures published today (Tues 25th)
25/03/2008
A PIONEERING “change” programme is continuing to deliver improvements for patients in Lothian. The Lean in Lothian programme has already cut delays in CT scanning and improved the way in which older people are supported in leaving hospital
25/03/2008
The Midlothian Community Care Partnership has been allocated £110,000 for their Early Implementers group, which ensures service users and carers are involved in improving their health, wellbeing, social inclusion, independence and responsibility
20/03/2008
West Lothian Community Health and Care Partnership, a joint partnership between NHS Lothian and West Lothian Council, has announced today, that work on plans for a new Fauldhouse health centre and community campus is set to start
13/03/2008
ST John’s Hospital has retained an international environmental award in recognition of NHS Lothian’s commitment to environmental awareness at the hospital site.
12/03/2008
NHS Lothian helps smokers take on the challenge of No Smoking Day.
10/03/2008
VITAL support services have received a morale-boosting endorsement from international experts in quality management.
10/03/2008
Ultra-Violet light boxes have been trialled in two wards in NHS Lothian to encourage staff and visitors to wash their hands properly.
07/03/2008
Patients waiting for cataract surgery in Lothian are now guaranteed to wait no longer than 18 weeks for the operation.
07/03/2008
Midlothian Community Health Partnership (CHP) is set to launch its new website at the Scottish Mining Museum today (7th March).
06/03/2008
NHS Lothian is set to improve healthcare services at three GP practices with a £1.145million funding boost
06/03/2008
NHS Lothian is set to improve healthcare services at three GP practices with a £1.145million funding boost
29/02/2008
The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Transplant Unit is delighted to announce that the first live donor liver transplant has been successfully carried out on a young couple who live in Ardrossan.
29/02/2008
The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Transplant Unit is delighted to announce that the first live donor liver transplant has been successfully carried out on a young couple who live in Ardrossan.
26/02/2008
NHS LOTHIAN is continuing to hit a key Scottish government target on accident and emergency waits despite the pressures of winter, according to the latest performance figures.
26/02/2008
NHS LOTHIAN is continuing to hit a key Scottish government target on accident and emergency waits despite the pressures of winter, according to the latest performance figures.
20/02/2008
NHS Lothian has signed a partnership agreement with the Carbon Trust pledging to support carbon emission reduction.
20/02/2008
NHS Lothian has signed a partnership agreement with the Carbon Trust pledging to support carbon emission reduction
13/02/2008
A REVIEW of mental health services provided from the historic Royal Edinburgh Hospital campus has been launched to ensure patients continue to receive high quality care.
13/02/2008
Lovers revelling in the romance of Valentine’s Day are being urged to protect themselves from sexually-transmitted infections.
13/02/2008
Have fun this Valentine’s day - but keep yourself safe.That’s the message from the HIV Comeback Tour, the pioneering partnership between NHS Lothian and Scotland’s leading voluntary organisations working with gay and bisexual men.
08/02/2008
THE NUMBER of pharmacies in Lothian offering nicotine replacement therapy is to more than double following early successes with the initiative to make it easier for people to stop smoking.
04/02/2008
A new campaign to raise awareness of the continuing dangers of HIV has been awarded the top prize at one of Scotland's most prestigious communications awards ceremonies.
24/01/2008
LEAP the innovative, pilot project between NHS Lothian and the drug and alcohol action teams in Edinburgh and the Lothians was officially opened by HRH The Princess Royal
23/01/2008
HIGH-QUALITY medical research by NHS Lothian staff has attracted backing worth more than £13m and contributed hugely to Scotland's thriving bio-medical research industry.
17/01/2008
NHS Lothian brought together a number of statutory and voluntary organisations in 2006 to develop a campaign in response to concerns over the rate of HIV infections in men who have sex with men.
16/01/2008
NHS Lothian has featured positively in the Scottish Government's second annual report on its Respect and Responsibility sexual health strategy.
15/01/2008
A JOINT initiative by NHS Lothian and the City of Edinburgh Council is creating more care home places for vulnerable, often elderly people leaving hospital
11/01/2008
NHS Health Scotland and NHS Lothian are collaborating on a new stop smoking campaign arriving in Haddington today.
24/09/2007
NHS Lothian has teamed up with the Scottish Storytelling Centre to host a special storytelling event, Space for Stories
21/09/2007
All patients requiring emergency treatment receive that without going anywhere near a waiting list.
21/09/2007
This statement has been agreed in partnership and will be reviewed on a regular basis by the NHS Lothian Partnership Forum and the Staff Governance Committee.
17/09/2007
Charities, voluntary organisations and community groups search for volunteer activists and voluntary Management Board members
06/09/2007
LEAP, an innovative partnership programme between NHS Lothian and the drug and alcohol action teams in Edinburgh and the Lothians has been launched this week
31/08/2007
A new car park charging system is unveiled this weekend that will lead to lower charges for many patients and visitors to the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh.
28/08/2007
People are being treated more quickly in Lothian, according to new figures published today.
17/08/2007
INDEPENDENT help is to be offered to members of public to access healthcare services and have their views represented.
15/08/2007
THERE is no question that staff in NHS Lothian have been ordered not to eat at their desks for fear of offending Muslim colleagues
13/08/2007
THE number of people committing suicide in Lothian has dropped to a 17 year low according to new figures.
10/08/2007
NHS Lothian is harnessing the internet to connect with young men in the fight against sexually-transmitted infections
07/08/2007
AS SEXUAL HEALTH awareness week gets underway, services in Lothian have been commended for offering help quickly
31/07/2007
The number of NHS dentists working in Lothian is at the highest level for ten years
20/07/2007
A member of staff has been suspended from work at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children following routine computer security monitoring carried out by NHS Lothian
29/06/2007
A NEW one-way system is set to come into effect at Edinburgh’s Western General Hospital (WGH) this weekend, providing a solution to the ongoing traffic and access problems over the past decade.
28/06/2007
NHS Lothian is a recognised centre of clinical excellence and provides a great range of professional development opportunities to all our staff, helping to support them throughout their career
27/06/2007
NHS Lothian publishes the Gender Equality Scheme (Consultation Draft) on the Internet and Staff Intranet.
26/06/2007
NHS Lothian is continuing to be among the top-ranked boards in Scotland on the immunisation of children against diseases such as measles, mumps and rubella, according to new figures from ISD Scotland.
26/06/2007
HEALTHCARE staff in Lothian have lower rates of absence due to illness than the Scottish average for staff in similar roles, new figures have revealed.
26/06/2007
WEST Lothian men who suffer from prostate cancer are to benefit from a significant expansion in services at their local St John’s Hospital.
06/06/2007
An additional £1 million a year will be channelled into patient care in Lothian.
29/05/2007
Patient care is always our first priority and what is important to us is to deliver the best possible care in the shortest possible time.
29/05/2007
THE NUMBER of people kept in Lothian hospitals for non-clinical reasons has dropped to the lowest level since national record-keeping began.
24/05/2007
A pioneering partnership between NHS Lothian and US healthcare experts has already delivered improvements in waiting times.
24/05/2007
NHS Lothian's staff newspaper, Connections, has been shortlisted for a top UK Award.
24/05/2007
NHS Lothian staff have developed a successful new approach to tackling dangers faced by intensive care units across the world.
24/05/2007
THE early findings of a new Joint Lothian Learning Disability Strategy Review were discussed at Lothian NHS Board meeting today (23rd May 2007).
24/05/2007
PEOPLE with long-term conditions will be among the first to benefit from a major new strategy to modernise primary care services.
24/05/2007
THEATRE USAGE - one key measure of productivity - in NHS Lothian hospitals has increased by 16% amid ongoing efficiency drives, according to a new report.
24/05/2007
NHS Lothian has achieved a 30% drop in just three months in the number of people waiting for outpatient treatment.
18/05/2007
NHS Lothian has reduced its agency nursing costs dramatically in the last three years.
18/05/2007
PIONEERING work carried out by NHS Lothian to overhaul current management of healthcare has been shortlisted in the national HR Excellence Awards
18/05/2007
A NURSE at a Lothian hospital has been shortlisted for a national award.
15/05/2007
Attached is a poster of Madeleine McCann, the four-year-old who went missing from a holiday resort in Praia da Luz, Portugal on 3rd May.
14/05/2007
Dr Margaret Douglas, Consultant, Public Health, NHS Lothian, said: "Lothian now has one of the highest rates of breastfeeding in Scotland.
11/05/2007
Professor James Barbour, Chief Executive, NHS Lothian, said: "Clear guidance has been given to NHS Boards and local authorities on nominating stakeholder members.
16/04/2007
In response to enquiries from patients and patient groups, NHS Lothian is pleased to be able to announce the provision of funding for additional lymphoedema services.
03/04/2007
NHS Lothian's Communications Department will be operating an emergency on-call service over the Easter Weekend.
30/03/2007
People with epilepsy living in or near Edinburgh will soon be able to see a leading specialist thanks to the recent appointment of consultant neurologist Susan Duncan.
27/03/2007
NHS Lothian and West Lothian Council's Library Services have launched 'Books on Prescription',
27/03/2007
The Easter holidays are almost upon us - and with some regular health services due to close for the holiday period, NHS Lothian and NHS 24 are gearing up to manage the expected increase in demand on out-of-hours services.
16/03/2007
The number of staff suffering cuts or needlestick injuries at work in NHS Lothian has dropped by nearly a third, according to new figures.
07/03/2007
Claims that St John's Hospital in Livingston is being downgraded and that promises have been broken are completely untrue.
02/03/2007
NHS Lothian has secured the site for the new Midlothian Community Hospital in an announcement made today (2nd March).
28/02/2007
The official opening of NHS Lothian's new state-of-the-art SMART Centre (South-east Mobility and Rehabilitation Technology Centre), took place on Monday 26 February.
27/02/2007
NHS Lothian has chalked up a third successive top score in a new national audit of hygiene standards.
26/01/2007
An innovative website designed by NHS Lothian staff for patients who suffer from kidney disease has become so popular it now receives more than a million 'hits' a year.
26/01/2007
Customers in shopping centres across West Lothian are now able to access a free health check as part of a new initiative being set up by West Lothian CHCP.
25/01/2007
THE Health and Community Care Minister, Andy Kerr, has officially opened a new imaging suite promising better and swifter treatment for thousands of ill children and young people.
23/01/2007
A RECORD number of consultants are now being employed in the NHS in Lothian, according to a paper to be presented at NHS Lothian's board meeting tomorrow. (Wed 24th Jan
22/01/2007
NHS Lothian hit a key Scottish Executive target on waiting times a full year early despite a record workload.
10/01/2007
Newsletter launched as work to provide a new childrens' hospital accelerates.
08/01/2007
A SUBSTANTIAL Victorian mansion house in one of Edinburgh's most prestigious areas is about to be sold by NHS Lothian.