{"id":589,"date":"2026-01-20T11:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/lothian-care-homes\/edinburgh\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T11:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:35:23","slug":"edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/edinburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Edinburgh (CEC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-image589_a5b413-77 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image589_a5b413-77\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/02\/Edinburgh-Older-People-Care-Homes-scaled.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2337\" height=\"1654\" src=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/10\/map4-ed-carehomes-12oct23.png\" alt=\"Edinburgh Older People Care Homes Map\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-7351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/10\/map4-ed-carehomes-12oct23.png 2337w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/10\/map4-ed-carehomes-12oct23-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/10\/map4-ed-carehomes-12oct23-1024x725.png 1024w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/10\/map4-ed-carehomes-12oct23-768x544.png 768w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/10\/map4-ed-carehomes-12oct23-1536x1087.png 1536w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/10\/map4-ed-carehomes-12oct23-2048x1449.png 2048w, https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/10\/map4-ed-carehomes-12oct23-1520x1076.png 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2337px) 100vw, 2337px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/02\/Edinburgh-Older-People-Care-Homes-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Click image to expand the CEC Care Homes map<\/a><br>**Please note \u2013 due to changes amongst Care Homes<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>the map may be slightly out of date at times**<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-green-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"secure-email-accounts\">Secure Email Accounts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Where secure email addresses exist these can be used for direct communication between the care home and&nbsp;NHS services for resident and staff related information.&nbsp; <br><br>This includes submission of referral forms for different specialist&nbsp;services and communication with the Health Protection and Public Health Teams.<br><br>For more information on setting up a secure email address please go to the secure email page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/secure-email-accounts\/\">go to the secure email page<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-grey-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"edinburgh-care-home-support-team\">Edinburgh Care Home Support Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-green-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"role-and-remit\">Role and Remit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">The Edinburgh Care Home Support Team work in partnership with the District Nursing service. The team provide clinical nursing care within the Care Homes with no registered nurses. The team are also available to support staff across all Care Homes with clinical care advice, signposting and education.<br><br>The vision for the team is to play a key liaison role going forward and use these established new relationships to support Care Homes and their residents.<br><br>It\u2019s worth noting that the Team is continuing to drive, develop and evolve into its own identity and it is achieving this through networking and by building new relationships with other community services.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-green-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Current overall aims of the service:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-list has-regular-font-size\">\n<li>Support and education for the 57 (older peoples) Care Homes within the Edinburgh partnership.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To provide high quality, safe, effective, timely clinical nursing care to Care Home residents, working closely in partnership with the Care Home and the District Nursing service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-regular-font-size\">To build meaningful working relations between Care Homes and the service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To promote greater awareness of the community support based services available.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To support timely and safe admission and discharge by providing an effective interface between acute hospital services and all community teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To work in partnership with social care services (Residential Review Team) and voluntary services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide an effective interface between education services and Care Homes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-green-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Clinical Nurse Manager (Interim)<\/strong> \u2013 Lesley Clark<br><strong>Team Lead\/Lead SPDN<\/strong> &#8211; Fiona Gallacher<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Community Nurse Practitioner (CPN)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sally Hunter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nicola Taylor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Community Staff Nurse<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Louise Christie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leah McCalla<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Camille McRobb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yvonne Notman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aurelia Okom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\"><strong>Clinical Support Worker (CSW)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-list has-regular-font-size\">\n<li>Balogum Olayinka<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-green-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact-us\">Contact Us<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Edinburgh Care Home Support Team<br>Blackford Pavilion<br>Astley Ainslie Hospital<br>133 Grange Road<br>Edinburgh<br>EH9 2HL<br><br>Email \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:loth.dncarehomesupportteam@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk\"><strong>loth.dncarehomesupportteam@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk<\/strong><\/a> <br>Office Number: 0131 537 9263<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Updated January 2026 FG, AP &amp; HS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secure Email Accounts Where secure email addresses exist these can be used for direct communication between the care home and&nbsp;NHS services for resident and staff related information.&nbsp; This includes submission of referral forms for different specialist&nbsp;services and communication with the Health Protection and Public Health Teams. 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