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Lothian Health Board
NHS Lothian is one of the 14 regions of NHS Scotland. It provides healthcare services in the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian areas. Its headquarters are at Waverley Gate, Edinburgh Services It is responsible for the care provided by around 29,000 staff at a number of locations: * 21 hospitals, including four major teaching hospitals * 126 GP practices * 180 community pharmacies * 173 dental practices * 112 ophthalmic practices Community Health Partnerships The Edinburgh Community Health Partnership (CHP) has responsibilities around delivering community health services and also addressing inequalities in Edinburgh for NHS Lothian. When the CHPs were established in 2005 they provided a single management structure, taking over control of community services which were transferred under their control. On 1 April 2007, Edinburgh Community Health Partnership was formed by the merging of 2 CHPs: Edinburgh North and Edinburgh South. NHS Lothian's Accid ...
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland's List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, second-most populous city, after Glasgow, and the List of cities in the United Kingdom, seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the Courts of Scotland, highest courts in Scotland. The city's Holyrood Palace, Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarchy in Scotland. The city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scots law, Scottish law, literature, philosophy, the sc ...
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Astley Ainslie Hospital
The Astley Ainslie Hospital is a community hospital in The Grange, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is operated by NHS Lothian. History David Ainslie, who died in 1900, left £800,000 for the purpose of building and endowing a hospital or institution for convalescents from the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. He wanted it to be called the Astley Ainslie Institution. The hospital opened with 34 beds in 1923. The landscaping of the grounds was executed by Roland Edgar Cooper, just prior to his becoming Head Curator of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. The site may have had a medical connection since the 1500s. Pavilions were added to the east and west in 1929 and a nurses' home was completed in 1930. The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948. In the 1950s, Colonel John Fraser, while medical superintendent at the hospital, built a collection of ecclesiastical stones, some bearing initials and dates, into a specially constructed stone panel in the south boundary wall of his r ...
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North Berwick
North Berwick (; gd, Bearaig a Tuath) is a seaside town A seaside resort is a town, village, or hotel that serves as a vacation resort and is located on a coast. Sometimes the concept includes an aspect of official accreditation based on the satisfaction of certain requirements, such as in the German ' ... and former royal burgh in East Lothian, Scotland. It is situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, approximately east-northeast of Edinburgh. North Berwick became a fashionable holiday resort in the nineteenth century because of its two sandy bays, the East (or Milsey) Bay and the West Bay, and continues to attract holidaymakers. Golf courses at the ends of each bay are open to visitors. Name The name Berwick means "barley farmstead" (''bere'' in Old English means "barley" and ''wic'' means "farmstead"). Alternatively, like other place names in Scotland ending in 'wick', this word means 'bay' (Old Norse: vík). The word North was applied to distinguish this Berw ...
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Edington Cottage Hospital
Edington Cottage Hospital is a hospital located in 54 St Baldred's Road, North Berwick, East Lothian. It is managed by NHS Lothian. History The hospital was founded by Elizabeth Edington (1831–1908), who bequeathed 10,000 pounds to found the hospital. Originally opened as Edington Home in October 1913, it was subsequently known as 'The Home of Tired Mothers'. It joined the National Health Service The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). Since 1948, they have been funded out of general taxation. There are three systems which are referred to using the " ... as Edington Cottage Hospital in 1948. Services Amongst other services, Edington Cottage Hospital has a minor injuries unit and GP beds for the frail elderly. References External linksFriends of Edington Hospital Buildings and structures in East Lothian NHS Scotland hospitals NHS Lothian {{UK-hospital-stub ...
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Dunbar
Dunbar () is a town on the North Sea coast in East Lothian in the south-east of Scotland, approximately east of Edinburgh and from the English border north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Dunbar is a former royal burgh, and gave its name to an ecclesiastical and civil parish. The parish extends around east to west and is deep at its greatest extent, or , and contains the villages of West Barns, Belhaven, and East Barns (abandoned) and several hamlets and farms. The town is served by Dunbar railway station with links to Edinburgh and the rest of Scotland, as well as London and stations along the north-east England corridor. Dunbar has a harbour dating from 1574 and is home to the Dunbar Lifeboat Station, the second-oldest RNLI station in Scotland. Dunbar is the birthplace of the explorer, naturalist, and influential conservationist John Muir. The house in which Muir was born is located on the High Street, and has been converted into a museum. There is also a commemorative s ...
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Belhaven Hospital
Belhaven Hospital is a community hospital in Beveridge Row, Dunbar, East Lothian. The hospital is managed by NHS Lothian. History The hospital was designed by Sydney Mitchell and George Wilson and built as an infectious diseases facility between 1903 and 1904. An emergency operating theatre was added during the Second World War and the hospital joined the National Health Service The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). Since 1948, they have been funded out of general taxation. There are three systems which are referred to using the " ... in 1948. In January 2018 the hospital board announced that ward 2 would be closed for clinical use. Services The hospital provides continuing care and GP beds for the frail and elderly. References Buildings and structures in East Lothian NHS Scotland hospitals NHS Lothian Dunbar {{UK-hospital-stub ...
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Royal Edinburgh Hospital
The Royal Edinburgh Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Morningside Place, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lothian. History The "foundational myth" has it that the hospital was founded by Dr Andrew Duncan, the elder, Andrew Duncan, following the death of Robert Fergusson, a Scottish poet who died in 1774 following mental health problems caused by a head injury. The story has been contested by a number of modern scholars - see e.g. Barfoot, Michael. "Contested Charity: Andrew Duncan and the Edinburgh Lunatic Asylum, 1792-1828". (Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Archives, DEP/BAM/2.) Duncan wanted to establish a hospital in Edinburgh that would care for the mentally ill of the city and after launching an appeal in 1792 a grant of £2,000 was approved by Parliament in 1806. A Royal charter was granted by King George III of the United Kingdom, George III in 1807 and the facility was then established as a public body. A villa in Morningside, Edinburgh, Morningsid ...
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Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion
The Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion is a specialist eye treatment centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lothian. It provides ophthalmic care for Edinburgh and the Lothians, and tertiary care for South East Scotland. History The Eye Dispensary for Edinburgh was founded in 1822 on the Lawnmarket.  One of the founders was John Argyll Robertson, whose son Douglas Argyll Robertson would later work on the eye ward at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.  In 1834 a separate Eye Infirmary was founded.  Departments for Ear, Nose and Throat were subsequently added in 1883 to form the Eye, Ear and Throat Infirmary of Edinburgh.  In 1922 the Infirmary and Dispensary amalgamated to combined premises on Cambridge Street. In 1853 a new surgical hospital was built between the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh on Infirmary Street and Surgeon’s Hall, containing 19 beds for eye patients.  The eye facilities were moved to the new Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh on Lauriston Place in 187 ...
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Liberton Hospital
Liberton Hospital is a facility for geriatric medicine on Lasswade Road in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lothian. History The hospital, which was designed by John Dick Peddie and George Washington Browne opened in 1906. It operated in partnership with the Longmore Hospital and the two hospitals together became known as the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Incurables. The hospital joined the National Health Service The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). Since 1948, they have been funded out of general taxation. There are three systems which are referred to using the " ... in 1948 and a new four‑storey geriatric facility was built on the site in 1963. In 2014, the health board considered proposals to demolish the hospital and three others, with a view to replacing these facilities with care villages which would consist of buildings more suited to social care. References ...
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Leith Community Treatment Centre
The Leith Community Treatment Centre is a community hospital in Junction Place, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lothian. History The centre replaced various outpatient services previously based at the Leith Hospital, Mill Lane Medical centre, the Eastern General Hospital and others, opened in June 2004 and cost £8.5 million. It was the first Community Treatment Centre of its kind in Scotland and provides services to children and adults living in the North East of Edinburgh and Leith. Consultants from Edinburgh hospitals such as the Western General, the Royal Infirmary and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children attend the centre regularly. Patients are referred here by hospital consultants or their local general practitioner. Various community healthcare teams also use the centre as a base - for example social workers, midwives, community healthcare teams, school nurses psychiatric nurses, paediatric speech and language therapists. The centre won an award in O ...
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Lauriston Building
The Lauriston Building is an out-patient centre in Lauriston, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lothian. History The building, which was designed by Robert Matthew Johnson Marshall, formed part of the first phase of the intended re-development of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and was built between 1976 and 1981. The Edinburgh Dental Institute moved to the building from Chambers Street in 1997. Since the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh moved to Little France in 2001, the building has been used as a centre for outpatient services. Services It is used for outpatient services by ear, nose and throat, dermatology and orthopaedic Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternatively spelt orthopaedics), is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal ... departments. Notes References External links
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Ferryfield House
Ferryfield House is a community hospital in Pilton, Edinburgh, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lothian. History The hospital has its origins in the Leith Public Hospital which was designed by James Simpson and opened in 1896. The facility was subsequently renamed the Northern General Hospital. A new hospital, which was commissioned to replace the Northern General Hospital, was procured under a Private Finance Initiative ('PFI') contract in 1993, the first hospital project in Scotland to use this form of procurement. The site had previously been part of City Park An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to resi ..., the first home of Livingston F.C. The new hospital was built by James Walker (Leith) Limited at a cost of £2 million and opened in October 1996. Services Ferryfield Ho ...
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