NHS Lothian

Lothian

Lothian area
Coverage
Council areas	City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian
Size	4,732 square kilometres
Population	circa 800,000
Operations
Formed	2001
Headquarters	Waverley Gate 2-4 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EG
Staff	28,000
Hospitals	List of hospitals in Scotland
Website	Website
NHS Scotland

NHS Lothian is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland. It provides healthcare services in the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Mid Lothian and West Lothian areas. Its headquarters are at Waverley Gate, Edinburgh

Headquarters

NHS Lothian headquarters are based at Waverley Gate, a brand-new office development in the centre of Edinburgh. They moved there in September 2010 from their old Headquarters at Deaconess House, which was formerly the Deaconess Hospital.

Chief Exec

The current Chief executive of NHS Lothian is Professor James Barbour OBE.

Board Members

Dr Charles Winstanley: Chair Professor James Barbour OBE: Chief Executive Mr Eddie Egan: Employee Director and Vice-Chair, Chair Midlothian Community Health Partnership Non Executive Stakeholder Member Dr Richard Williams: Chairman, Local Medical Committee, Non Executive Stakeholder Member Mr Bob Anderson: Chair, Edinburgh Community Health Partnership, Non Executive Lay Member Mrs Theresa Douglas: Chair, West Lothian Community Health and Care Partnership, Non Executive Lay Member Mr Stephen Renwick: Chair, East Lothian Community Health Partnership, Non Executive Lay Member Professor Patricia Murray: Chair, Lothian Area Clinical Forum, Non Executive Stakeholder Member Professor John Iredale: Dean of Clinical Medicine, University of Edinburgh Mr Robin Burley MBE: Non Executive Lay Member Ms Lesley Jamie: Non Executive Lay Member Mr Peter Johnston: Non Executive Lay Member Ms Julie McDowell: Non Executive Lay Member Mr Billy Peacock: Non Executive Lay Member Professor Morag Prowse: Non Executive Lay Member Professor Alison Tierney CBE: Non Executive Lay Member Mr George Walker: Non Executive Lay Member Mr Iain Whyte: Non Executive Lay Member Mr Jack Aitchison, Midlothian Council: Non Executive Stakeholder Member Cllr Jaquie Bell, East Lothian Council: Non Executive Stakeholder Member Mr John Cochrane, West Lothian Council: Non Executive Stakeholder Member Mr Paul Edie, City Of Edinburgh Council: Non Executive Stakeholder Member Mr Alan Boyter: Director of Human Resources Mrs Susan Goldsmith: Director of Finance Mrs Melanie Hornett: Nurse Director Dr Alison McCallum: Director of Public Health & Health Policy Mrs Jackie Sansbury: Chief Operating Officer, University Hospitals Division Professor Charles Swainson: Medical Director

NHS Lothian's Accident And Emergency

Accident and emergency departments are located within the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, St. John's Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children

Minor Injury Dept

The Western General has a nurse led Minor Injury Dept. it is open every day of the year and treats, cuts, burns, infection and small bone breaks. It is an alternative to Accident And Emergency departments and helps to appropriately treat patients whilst helping to reduce inappropriate A & E attendance.

Hospitals

City of Edinburgh

• Astley Ainslie Hospital
• Chalmers Hospital
• Corstorphine Hospital
• Ellen's Glen House
• Ferryfield House
• Findlay House
• Leith Community Treatment Centre
• Liberton Hospital
• Lauriston Building
• Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion
• Royal Edinburgh Hospital
• Royal Hospital for Sick Children
• Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France (includes University of Edinburgh Medical School)
• Royal Victoria Hospital
• Western General Hospital

East Lothian

• Bellhaven Hospital
• Edenhall Hospital, Musselburgh
• Edington Cottage Hospital, North Berwick
• Herdmanflat Hospital, Haddington
• Roodlands General Hospital, Haddington

Midlothian

• Midlothian Community Hospital
• Loanhead Hospital
• Rosslynlee Hospital, Roslin

West Lothian

• St John's Hospital, Livingston, Livingston
• St. Michael's Hospital, Linlithgow
• Tippethill House Hospital, Whitburn

External links

• NHS Lothian