Regional Endoscopy Unit https://www.nhslothian.scot/goingtohospital/regional-endoscopy-unit/ Regional Endoscopy UnitQueen Margaret HospitalWhitefield RoadDunfermlineKY12 OSU The Regional Endoscopy Unit based at Queen Margaret Hospital provides diagnostic and surveillance tests for patients from NHS Fife, NHS Lothian and NHS Forth Valley. The Unit has two state-of-the-art endoscopy rooms within a newly designed Unit with excellent admission, assessment and recovery facilities. The rooms are equipped with the newest endoscopic equipment, computers and
Leith Community Treatment Centre https://www.nhslothian.scot/goingtohospital/leith-community-treatment-centre/ Leith Community Treatment CentreJunction PlaceEdinburghEH6 5JQTelephone: 0131 536 6225 Contact Details Leith Community Treatment Centre (CTC) provides a wide range of outpatient and day services for adults and children living in Leith and north-east Edinburgh. Patients are referred for treatment by their GP or hospital consultant. The centre brings together services that were previously scattered
Chalmers https://www.nhslothian.scot/goingtohospital/chalmers/ Chalmers Hospital2a Chalmers StreetEdinburghEH3 9HQTelephone: 0131 536 1070 NHS Lothian’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Service (formerly Family Planning and Well Woman services and the Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) department) now operates from the Chalmers Sexual Health Centre. For walk in clinics, the standard opening times are 8.30am to 7.30pm Monday to Thursday, and 8.30am to 3.30pm
Support Services https://www.nhslothian.scot/yourrights/support-services/ Click here for Information on complaining about your GP, Dentist, Optician, Pharmacy, NHS24 or Scottish Ambulance Service Patient Experience Team The Patient Experience Team is part of NHS Lothian and provides confidential advice and information to patients, their families and carers. The Patient Experience Team is dedicated to listening to those using NHS Lothian and
Data Protection Notice https://www.nhslothian.scot/yourrights/data-protection-privacy/data-protection-notice/ The following notice applies from 6th January 2025. 1. About NHS Lothian NHS Lothian is a public organisation created in Scotland under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (the 1978 Act). It is one of the organisations which form part of NHS Scotland (NHSS). Our headquarters are: Lothian NHS Board Mainpoint 102 Westport
Discharge Information https://www.nhslothian.scot/healthinformation/living-kidney-donation/discharge-information/ Our aim is for you to return to your full health potential and ultimately to be just as healthy as you were prior to donation. In order to achieve this, there are certain things you must refrain from doing for a few weeks. This guide will explain all the do’s and don’ts of the recovery
Live Kidney Donor Assessment and Donation https://www.nhslothian.scot/healthinformation/living-kidney-donation/live-kidney-donor-assessment-and-donation/ Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh The Transplant Unit in Edinburgh provides live donor kidney transplantation services for the East of Scotland. Potential donors from outwith the local area will undergo the majority of their assessment at a unit close to where they live. However all live kidney donors will attend at least once to an outpatient
Contact the Voluntary Services Team https://www.nhslothian.scot/getinvolved/contact-the-voluntary-services-team/ Voluntary Service Team Contacts If you have any queries you can visit our Frequently asked Questions page or email loth.volunteerenquiries@nhs.scot You can also follow the Voluntary Services Team on X @NHSLvolunteers Bluesky: nhslothvolunteers.bsky.social @nhslothvolunteers.bsky.social — Bluesky Contacts for Third Sector Organisations If you are interested in involving your Third Sector Organisation in supporting patients or families
Support Services https://www.nhslothian.scot/yourrights/patient-experience-team-tell-us-about-your-experience/how-to-give-feedback/patient-advice-and-support-service-pass/ Patient Advice and Support Service (PASS) PASS is an independent service who provides free, accessible and confidential information, advice and support to patients, their families and carers about NHS healthcare. They can help you through the process of providing feedback, from explaining your rights and responsibilities as a patient, to helping you write a letter