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Fertility Preservation: Sperm Freezing

Cryopreservation is the freezing of cells or tissues in order to preserve them for future use. Sperm freezing may be considered for certain medical conditions that require treatment that is likely to cause premature infertility (eg. chemotherapy, radiotherapy, drug/hormone therapy). Sperm cryopreservation may also be recommended for patients undergoing fertility treatment if there is difficultly

Managing your emotional wellbeing during the Covid-19 outbreak

We know that coping with Cystic Fibrosis, in addition to the usual stresses in life, can be especially hard at times and that the COVID-19 pandemic will undoubtedly have affected you all in many different ways: physically, emotionally, socially and psychologically. Each of you will have your own set of unique personal circumstances impacting how

Oral Health

Who are we? The Oral Health Improvement Team covers 5 portfolios from birth right through to care of the elderly. The Caring for Smiles Team is the portfolio dedicated to the oral health needs of an older person. The team has 4 Dental Health Support Workers who look after approximately 26 care homes each geographically spread Pan

What to expect

First Appointments… Doctor When you come for your first appointment you will be greeted by our reception team, who will double check we have all the correct details for you. While you wait we may ask to record your height and weight.  After having a short seat in our welcoming waiting area, one of our

Our Aims & Values

The Arts Psychotherapies Service offers arts-based psychological therapies across NHS Lothian in Community, Inpatient and Children and Young Peoples Services. We deliver psychological therapies in line with the Scottish Government Core Mental Health Quality Standards Our Aims We aim to help people manage how they respond to difficult emotions and therefore have kinder and more trusting relationships with themselves and others, to

Care Homes

Future Care Planning in Care Homes We have worked with Care Homes and GP Practices in Edinburgh to improve outcomes for care home residents through Future Care Planning. Here you can find guidance for having Future Care Planning discussions and tools for putting a plan in place together. At the end of March 2020 we

Appendix 7: Inform and Advise letters for staff

Appendix to the East Lothian (Haddington and Musselburgh) Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) Outbreak August to October 2022 Incident Management Team Report Pear Tree Nursery Church Street / 3 August 2022 / Inform & advise letter to Staff Letter to headteachers of primary schools / 16 August 2022 / Letter to Head Teacher via ELC

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The News section for NHS Lothian. Latest news and updates for patients and the media, plus pages celebrating our annual staff awards 'Celebrating Success'.
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Information on Dentists, GPs, Opticians, Pharmacies and an A-Z of healthcare services provided by NHS Lothian.
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Our Organisation

Details of our NHS Board, strategies, accounts, planning, key documents and Freedom of Information requests.
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Policy Online

The repository for all NHS Lothian policies, procedures, guidelines, forms, charts, and patient information leaflets.
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Information for our Staff including Staff Benefits, Staff Networks, Staff Support and Professional Education sites.
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Careers

NHS Lothian offers a huge range of career prospects and a wide range of job, training and development opportunities.
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