NHS Lothian
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Scotland’s second largest health board investing £1.6B a year to protect & improve health in Lothians
🧱✨ Young patients in NHS Lothian are preparing for MRI scans by playing with specially designed LEGO sets to help settle their nerves.
Ivy, age 4, faced her MRI scan awake successfully, thanks to playing with the set. Read more: ow.ly/QZ0R50Xj2z2
Ivy, age 4, faced her MRI scan awake successfully, thanks to playing with the set. Read more: ow.ly/QZ0R50Xj2z2
October 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🧱✨ Young patients in NHS Lothian are preparing for MRI scans by playing with specially designed LEGO sets to help settle their nerves.
Ivy, age 4, faced her MRI scan awake successfully, thanks to playing with the set. Read more: ow.ly/QZ0R50Xj2z2
Ivy, age 4, faced her MRI scan awake successfully, thanks to playing with the set. Read more: ow.ly/QZ0R50Xj2z2
Huge congratulations to all our finalists for the Scottish Health Awards 🎉
For the full list check: ow.ly/iOcv50X9Gk9
Winners will be announced on Thursday 6 November 2025.
For the full list check: ow.ly/iOcv50X9Gk9
Winners will be announced on Thursday 6 November 2025.
October 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Huge congratulations to all our finalists for the Scottish Health Awards 🎉
For the full list check: ow.ly/iOcv50X9Gk9
Winners will be announced on Thursday 6 November 2025.
For the full list check: ow.ly/iOcv50X9Gk9
Winners will be announced on Thursday 6 November 2025.
📢NHS Lothian’s Annual Review is happening at Mainpoint, 1st Floor, 102 West Port, Edinburgh.
🗣️Public session includes a chance to ask questions about local health services.
📝 Register to attend and / or submit your question here: org.nhslothian.scot/keydocuments...
🗣️Public session includes a chance to ask questions about local health services.
📝 Register to attend and / or submit your question here: org.nhslothian.scot/keydocuments...
October 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
📢NHS Lothian’s Annual Review is happening at Mainpoint, 1st Floor, 102 West Port, Edinburgh.
🗣️Public session includes a chance to ask questions about local health services.
📝 Register to attend and / or submit your question here: org.nhslothian.scot/keydocuments...
🗣️Public session includes a chance to ask questions about local health services.
📝 Register to attend and / or submit your question here: org.nhslothian.scot/keydocuments...
We've further expanded the use of text messages for patient communications. You may receive a text message from NHS Lothian asking you to log into a secure portal, to access electronic letters about your care. Find out more: ow.ly/K4Up50W9TBw
July 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
We've further expanded the use of text messages for patient communications. You may receive a text message from NHS Lothian asking you to log into a secure portal, to access electronic letters about your care. Find out more: ow.ly/K4Up50W9TBw
We're thrilled to be welcoming @ScranAcademy to RHCYP this summer. The new Scran Café will offer a bright and welcoming space for our patients, families and hard-working teams to take some time out while also providing work experience for hundreds of young people in Lothian 💛
July 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We're thrilled to be welcoming @ScranAcademy to RHCYP this summer. The new Scran Café will offer a bright and welcoming space for our patients, families and hard-working teams to take some time out while also providing work experience for hundreds of young people in Lothian 💛
Nominations are now officially open for Scotland’s #HealthAwards25. This year, there's a new award specifically for healthcare scientists! Submissions close Sunday 17 August 2025: ow.ly/eHRq50Wfl2Q
June 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Nominations are now officially open for Scotland’s #HealthAwards25. This year, there's a new award specifically for healthcare scientists! Submissions close Sunday 17 August 2025: ow.ly/eHRq50Wfl2Q
📢We are recruiting for a new Nurse Director Acute. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic individual to take on a high-impact role at the heart of acute care in NHS Lothian.
🔗For more information go to: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetai...
🔗For more information go to: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetai...
June 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
📢We are recruiting for a new Nurse Director Acute. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic individual to take on a high-impact role at the heart of acute care in NHS Lothian.
🔗For more information go to: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetai...
🔗For more information go to: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetai...
🏆 Huge congratulations to our incredible staff who have been recognised at this year’s RCN Nursing Awards!
Kath Williamson, Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist in Bariatric Care, picked up the Inspiring Excellence - Nursing Innovation and Research Award.
Read more here: ow.ly/CYbi50WaTts
Kath Williamson, Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist in Bariatric Care, picked up the Inspiring Excellence - Nursing Innovation and Research Award.
Read more here: ow.ly/CYbi50WaTts
June 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🏆 Huge congratulations to our incredible staff who have been recognised at this year’s RCN Nursing Awards!
Kath Williamson, Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist in Bariatric Care, picked up the Inspiring Excellence - Nursing Innovation and Research Award.
Read more here: ow.ly/CYbi50WaTts
Kath Williamson, Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist in Bariatric Care, picked up the Inspiring Excellence - Nursing Innovation and Research Award.
Read more here: ow.ly/CYbi50WaTts
🌟 It's Carers Week!
Thank you to all our staff who also serve as carers. We understand the challenges you face and are here to support you in balancing your responsibilities.
Need support? Contact our Staff Network: staff.nhslothian.scot/carers/
Thank you to all our staff who also serve as carers. We understand the challenges you face and are here to support you in balancing your responsibilities.
Need support? Contact our Staff Network: staff.nhslothian.scot/carers/
June 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🌟 It's Carers Week!
Thank you to all our staff who also serve as carers. We understand the challenges you face and are here to support you in balancing your responsibilities.
Need support? Contact our Staff Network: staff.nhslothian.scot/carers/
Thank you to all our staff who also serve as carers. We understand the challenges you face and are here to support you in balancing your responsibilities.
Need support? Contact our Staff Network: staff.nhslothian.scot/carers/
🎉This #VolunteersWeek, we’re celebrating all our amazing volunteers, including Moray, a finalist at last year’s Celebrating Success awards!
After his own transplant journey in Ward 206, Moray now volunteers, supporting patients and staff with compassion, creativity, and care.
After his own transplant journey in Ward 206, Moray now volunteers, supporting patients and staff with compassion, creativity, and care.
June 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🎉This #VolunteersWeek, we’re celebrating all our amazing volunteers, including Moray, a finalist at last year’s Celebrating Success awards!
After his own transplant journey in Ward 206, Moray now volunteers, supporting patients and staff with compassion, creativity, and care.
After his own transplant journey in Ward 206, Moray now volunteers, supporting patients and staff with compassion, creativity, and care.
NHS Lothian are very proud of the green spaces we own & manage. This is why we've launched a Biodiversity Action Plan to create a thriving natural environment across our estate. news.nhslothian.scot/2025/05/21/n...
May 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
NHS Lothian are very proud of the green spaces we own & manage. This is why we've launched a Biodiversity Action Plan to create a thriving natural environment across our estate. news.nhslothian.scot/2025/05/21/n...
🌟 Congrats to Juliet MacArthur, Chief Nurse Research and Development, NHS Lothian, on receiving the RCN Fellowship, its highest honour! 👏 A true leader in advancing nursing through research across the UK 💙
Read more: ow.ly/AUOV50VTlrK
Read more: ow.ly/AUOV50VTlrK
May 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🌟 Congrats to Juliet MacArthur, Chief Nurse Research and Development, NHS Lothian, on receiving the RCN Fellowship, its highest honour! 👏 A true leader in advancing nursing through research across the UK 💙
Read more: ow.ly/AUOV50VTlrK
Read more: ow.ly/AUOV50VTlrK
🟣Today is World IBD day. Our IBD nurse team was in the Royal Victoria Building today at the Western General Hospital. Raising awareness and talking to the public about Inflammatory Bowel disease, a debilitating and chronic illness.
Learn more about IBD here👉 services.nhslothian.scot/GI/IBD/
Learn more about IBD here👉 services.nhslothian.scot/GI/IBD/
May 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🟣Today is World IBD day. Our IBD nurse team was in the Royal Victoria Building today at the Western General Hospital. Raising awareness and talking to the public about Inflammatory Bowel disease, a debilitating and chronic illness.
Learn more about IBD here👉 services.nhslothian.scot/GI/IBD/
Learn more about IBD here👉 services.nhslothian.scot/GI/IBD/
This #InternationalNursesDay we're celebrating the passion and dedication of our incredible nurses across NHS Lothian 💙
We caught up with Agnes Ritchie, who began her journey in 1981 and is now Associate Nurse Director.
Read more here: ow.ly/hTs650VQaxn
#IND2025
We caught up with Agnes Ritchie, who began her journey in 1981 and is now Associate Nurse Director.
Read more here: ow.ly/hTs650VQaxn
#IND2025
May 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This #InternationalNursesDay we're celebrating the passion and dedication of our incredible nurses across NHS Lothian 💙
We caught up with Agnes Ritchie, who began her journey in 1981 and is now Associate Nurse Director.
Read more here: ow.ly/hTs650VQaxn
#IND2025
We caught up with Agnes Ritchie, who began her journey in 1981 and is now Associate Nurse Director.
Read more here: ow.ly/hTs650VQaxn
#IND2025
This #InternationalNursesDay we're sharing inspiring stories from across NHS Lothian 💙
Meet Mary Gallagher, An Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioner whose passion for eye care has shaped services and future nurses 👁️
Read Mary’s story: ow.ly/LZ9G50VQaqH
#IND2025
Meet Mary Gallagher, An Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioner whose passion for eye care has shaped services and future nurses 👁️
Read Mary’s story: ow.ly/LZ9G50VQaqH
#IND2025
May 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
This #InternationalNursesDay we're sharing inspiring stories from across NHS Lothian 💙
Meet Mary Gallagher, An Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioner whose passion for eye care has shaped services and future nurses 👁️
Read Mary’s story: ow.ly/LZ9G50VQaqH
#IND2025
Meet Mary Gallagher, An Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioner whose passion for eye care has shaped services and future nurses 👁️
Read Mary’s story: ow.ly/LZ9G50VQaqH
#IND2025
This International Nurses Day, we’re celebrating the dedication and compassion of our nurses across NHS Lothian.
Meet Anne Scott, Advanced Nurse Practitioner. After a rewarding career, Anne retired, but her passion for nursing brought her back. Read more: ow.ly/3ftg50VQ8Ci
#IND2025
Meet Anne Scott, Advanced Nurse Practitioner. After a rewarding career, Anne retired, but her passion for nursing brought her back. Read more: ow.ly/3ftg50VQ8Ci
#IND2025
May 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
This International Nurses Day, we’re celebrating the dedication and compassion of our nurses across NHS Lothian.
Meet Anne Scott, Advanced Nurse Practitioner. After a rewarding career, Anne retired, but her passion for nursing brought her back. Read more: ow.ly/3ftg50VQ8Ci
#IND2025
Meet Anne Scott, Advanced Nurse Practitioner. After a rewarding career, Anne retired, but her passion for nursing brought her back. Read more: ow.ly/3ftg50VQ8Ci
#IND2025
🛡️When enough of the population are protected from a specific disease by a vaccination, this helps prevent the spread of that infection in the community.
Learn more about the benefits of immunisation at nhsinform.scot/benefitsofimmunisation
#WIW25
Learn more about the benefits of immunisation at nhsinform.scot/benefitsofimmunisation
#WIW25
May 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🛡️When enough of the population are protected from a specific disease by a vaccination, this helps prevent the spread of that infection in the community.
Learn more about the benefits of immunisation at nhsinform.scot/benefitsofimmunisation
#WIW25
Learn more about the benefits of immunisation at nhsinform.scot/benefitsofimmunisation
#WIW25
Congratulations to our finalists in the 2025 RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards! 🎉
🏆 Gillian McAuley
🏆 Stacey Boyle & Marianne Hay
🏆 Kath Williamson
🏆 South East Forensic Healthcare Team
🏆Scott Taylor
Read more about our finalists here: ow.ly/NKbQ50VCjmP
🏆 Gillian McAuley
🏆 Stacey Boyle & Marianne Hay
🏆 Kath Williamson
🏆 South East Forensic Healthcare Team
🏆Scott Taylor
Read more about our finalists here: ow.ly/NKbQ50VCjmP
April 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Congratulations to our finalists in the 2025 RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards! 🎉
🏆 Gillian McAuley
🏆 Stacey Boyle & Marianne Hay
🏆 Kath Williamson
🏆 South East Forensic Healthcare Team
🏆Scott Taylor
Read more about our finalists here: ow.ly/NKbQ50VCjmP
🏆 Gillian McAuley
🏆 Stacey Boyle & Marianne Hay
🏆 Kath Williamson
🏆 South East Forensic Healthcare Team
🏆Scott Taylor
Read more about our finalists here: ow.ly/NKbQ50VCjmP
Got a teen who is prepping for exams❓
It can be a challenging time! Especially if they are sitting them for the first time.
For tips on helping them cope with the challenges of exam time, check out the Parent Club website, here - www.parentclub.scot/articles/how-cope-exam-stress
It can be a challenging time! Especially if they are sitting them for the first time.
For tips on helping them cope with the challenges of exam time, check out the Parent Club website, here - www.parentclub.scot/articles/how-cope-exam-stress
April 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Got a teen who is prepping for exams❓
It can be a challenging time! Especially if they are sitting them for the first time.
For tips on helping them cope with the challenges of exam time, check out the Parent Club website, here - www.parentclub.scot/articles/how-cope-exam-stress
It can be a challenging time! Especially if they are sitting them for the first time.
For tips on helping them cope with the challenges of exam time, check out the Parent Club website, here - www.parentclub.scot/articles/how-cope-exam-stress
💙 Want to be a supportive leader through loss?
Join our Bereavement Support Awareness Event and learn how to support colleagues through grief and bereavement.
✅ Free to attend. For more information and to sign up, check: ow.ly/FezO50Vrmbl
Join our Bereavement Support Awareness Event and learn how to support colleagues through grief and bereavement.
✅ Free to attend. For more information and to sign up, check: ow.ly/FezO50Vrmbl
March 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
💙 Want to be a supportive leader through loss?
Join our Bereavement Support Awareness Event and learn how to support colleagues through grief and bereavement.
✅ Free to attend. For more information and to sign up, check: ow.ly/FezO50Vrmbl
Join our Bereavement Support Awareness Event and learn how to support colleagues through grief and bereavement.
✅ Free to attend. For more information and to sign up, check: ow.ly/FezO50Vrmbl
🎉 After 58 years of service, Cathie Lackie is retiring at 90! 💙
Cathie started at the old Sick Kids hospital in 1966, working the switchboard and quickly becoming a much-loved face at RHCYP.
Watch the video to celebrate Cathie’s incredible career! 👇
Cathie started at the old Sick Kids hospital in 1966, working the switchboard and quickly becoming a much-loved face at RHCYP.
Watch the video to celebrate Cathie’s incredible career! 👇
March 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🎉 After 58 years of service, Cathie Lackie is retiring at 90! 💙
Cathie started at the old Sick Kids hospital in 1966, working the switchboard and quickly becoming a much-loved face at RHCYP.
Watch the video to celebrate Cathie’s incredible career! 👇
Cathie started at the old Sick Kids hospital in 1966, working the switchboard and quickly becoming a much-loved face at RHCYP.
Watch the video to celebrate Cathie’s incredible career! 👇
Are you a highly motivated, innovative, and enthusiastic leader? We're looking for someone just like you to lead, manage, and drive forward Mental Health services at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital Site.
Deadline is 28/3/25
📢 Apply now: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Deadline is 28/3/25
📢 Apply now: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetai...
March 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Are you a highly motivated, innovative, and enthusiastic leader? We're looking for someone just like you to lead, manage, and drive forward Mental Health services at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital Site.
Deadline is 28/3/25
📢 Apply now: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Deadline is 28/3/25
📢 Apply now: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetai...
🐘💖 At the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh, a knitted elephant is at the heart of every bespoke memory box offered to families who have lost a child. The elephants are lovingly handcrafted by local knitters and symbolise the saying "elephants never forget" ow.ly/Q23V50VaRTc
March 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
🐘💖 At the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh, a knitted elephant is at the heart of every bespoke memory box offered to families who have lost a child. The elephants are lovingly handcrafted by local knitters and symbolise the saying "elephants never forget" ow.ly/Q23V50VaRTc
Did you miss the opening episode of the new series of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life featuring NHS Lothian? Don’t panic, you can always catch it on BBC iPlayer.
March 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Did you miss the opening episode of the new series of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life featuring NHS Lothian? Don’t panic, you can always catch it on BBC iPlayer.
All members of the public can nominate an NHS Lothian health worker to be their Health Hero for #CSA2025
🦸🦸♂️ Have you or someone you love received exceptional care? Do you want to make someone's day? Nominate them here: ow.ly/Glrt50QvOpa
🦸🦸♂️ Have you or someone you love received exceptional care? Do you want to make someone's day? Nominate them here: ow.ly/Glrt50QvOpa
February 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
All members of the public can nominate an NHS Lothian health worker to be their Health Hero for #CSA2025
🦸🦸♂️ Have you or someone you love received exceptional care? Do you want to make someone's day? Nominate them here: ow.ly/Glrt50QvOpa
🦸🦸♂️ Have you or someone you love received exceptional care? Do you want to make someone's day? Nominate them here: ow.ly/Glrt50QvOpa