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The Autologous Ear Reconstruction Service is a multi-disciplinary team. This means that different types of clinicians work together to give you the best possible care.  Co-ordinator  Our co-ordinator will be your first point of contact with the Ear Reconstruction Service. They will organise the clinics and can make and change Out Patient Clinic appointments, give information regarding the waiting times

Making and sterilising bottles Not everyone chooses to breastfeed their baby. If bottle feeding is your method of choice, then the staff here in the neonatal unit are available to support you. You may feel that you want to bottle feed with expressed breast milk (EBM) or use the formula milks that are available to

Please know that our thoughts are with you, your partner and your family at this very sad time. The loss of a baby is a shocking and devastating experience for parents and everyone affected.  The important thing to know is that you are not alone and that there is help from NHS Lothian Maternity Services,

Watch this video of Elaine C Smith going for a routine mammogram.

The Caring for Smiles team provide a variety of education and training for Care Home Staff to access in relation to oral care, more details on each option can be found below. By ensuring good oral care, we can prevent pain and suffering and enable people to eat well. ORAL CARE TRAINING Click on the

It is natural for people to go through periods of feeling worried or low, irritated or tired. Being diagnosed and living with a neurological condition can be difficult. Coming to terms with such illnesses and adapting to the changes that may be required can be hard.  Some common emotional difficulties experienced by people living with a neurological condition include: Low mood or depression Worry

The effects of a stroke may alter someone’s ability to move, feel, communicate and function. As a result of this, NHS Lothian aims to deliver stroke services both in hospital and the community that can empower people who have survived a stroke to make the best possible recovery. Following admission to hospital, patients with stroke

Who are we and what do we do? Tissue Viability is a nurse-led speciality that provides expert knowledge and skills to support staff and adult patients in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of wounds and skin integrity concerns. The Tissue Viability Nursing (TVN) team work with all social and healthcare staff, patients/residents and their

Appendix to the East Lothian (Haddington and Musselburgh) Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) Outbreak August to October 2022 Incident Management Team Report Inform and Advise letters were also sent to Lothian GPs, out of hours GP service, and hospital teams. Pear Tree Nursery Church Street / 3 August 2022 / Inform and advise letter to