{"id":525,"date":"2025-08-08T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T06:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/scottishnationalspineservice\/?page_id=525"},"modified":"2025-08-08T08:52:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T07:52:15","slug":"surgical-admissions-unit-rhcyp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/scottishnationalspineservice\/surgical-admissions-unit-rhcyp\/","title":{"rendered":"Crichton Unit – RHCYP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Crichton Unit is the place where our Paediatric patients come to have an assessment before surgery (preadmission). This is part of\u00a0the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People\u00a0where\u00a0you are\u00a0usually admitted to on the day of surgery. The unit is run by a team of nurses led by Mrs Tina Ciftci .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This service uses care pathways to make your stay as safe and caring as possible. We work to achieve everyone’s individual needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Angela Balfour
Deputy Charge Nurse<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Christine Bruce
Charge Nurse<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Aileen Connor
Deputy Charge Nurse<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Linda Kennedy
Ward Clerkess<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Christine Morrison
Play Specialist<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Gillian Walker
Surgical Nurse Practitioner<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

There are various NHS Lothian and NHS Scotland guidelines <\/a>that we follow. We work to incorporate best practice from the rest of the United Kingdom and internationally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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