Supporting Edinburgh Cancer Centre: Expanding Capacity to Accelerate Progress in Cancer Care

NHS Lothian Charity has helped to increase quality and efficiency of cancer care, as part of NHS Lothian’s ongoing programme […]

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Bringing Smiles and Connection: How Therapy Ponies and Owls are Uplifting Patients at Ellens Glen Hospital

NHS Lothian staff are supporting patients wellbeing through innovative approaches to care that go beyond traditional medicine. At Ellens Glen […]

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Reminiscence Interactive Therapy Activities (RITA)

Everyone has a story to tell and our colleagues at NHS Lothian are helping their patients tell theirs. Thanks to […]

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Tonic Arts Commission at East Lothian Community Hospital called Glade

20 November 2023

Prestigious healthcare award win sees Tonic Arts recog...

NHS Lothian Charity’s Tonic Arts Programme received an award win at the 2023 Building Better Healthcare Awards, held at The Brewery in London, for their holistic and pioneering art and environment strategy at the new East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington.

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Islay Centre Stafford and Patients

1 October 2023

NHS Lothian staff and patients take on 5K challenge to...

Staff and patients from William Fraser Centre and Islay Centre undertook a 5K walk to raise money for NHS Lothian Charity and help support therapeutic ponies for the Centres at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital.

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Supporting Patients with Dementia

Funding from NHS Lothian Charity has supported a Meaningful Activities Centre within the Royal Infirmary for patients with delirium and […]

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Same Day Emergency Care Department using Lumera equipment to detect blood clots

Point of Care device has a big impact in Same Day Emergency Care

The Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) team at the Western General Hospital can now speed up access to results for […]

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3 March 2023

Award-winning Long Covid support service extended to M...

Thanks to joint funding provided by NHS Lothian Charity*, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland (CHSS) has worked with NHS Lothian, Pogo Digital Healthcare, patients and GPs to develop the individualised and easy-to-use Long Covid Pathway.

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Long Covid writing as a graphic

23 February 2023

MyTailoredTalks wins prestigious digital health and ca...

Innovative digital platform, MyTailoredTalks, has won the prestigious Holyrood Digital Health and Care Award for Technology Enabled Independent Living. This award recognises the creativity and innovation that continues to put Scotland at the forefront of the digital revolution.

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7 November 2022

NHS Lothian Charity’s Tonic Arts programme wins pres...

A stunning collaborative Tonic Arts programme at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh has been announced as joint winner for Best […]

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