A patient in hospital receiving Christmas presents

Gillian’ Story: Creating a brighter Christmas for patients, their families and staff

My name is Gillian MacLean, I’m a Senior Charge Nurse that works in the Intensive Care Unit at the Royal […]

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5 members of NHS staff sat outside the Vascular Surgery ward at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh dressed up as elves and Santa.

Lorraine and Therese’s Story: helping to bring festive joy, and creating a brighter Christmas for everyone

We are Lorraine, an NHS Lothian Ward Clerk, and Therese, a Charge Nurse, work in the Vascular Surgery ward at […]

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Leza, Senior Charge Nurse at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People smiling at the camera stood in front of a balloon arch

Leza’s story: Creating an extra-special Christmas for children too unwell to go home

My name is Leza Buchanan, I’m a Senior Charge Nurse who has spent 20 Christmases working in the Paediatric Critical […]

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16 March 2022 - 31 July 2022 / Royal Edinburgh Hospital

  • Edinburgh
  • Exhibition
  • Green Health
  • Participatory Arts
  • Tonic Arts

Spring Fling

A series of very successful events have seen the Royal Edinburgh Hospital’s SPRING FLING finish on a high! Celebrating the […]

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21 March 2022 / Newbattle Abbey College, Dalkeith

  • East Lothian
  • Edinburgh
  • Green Health
  • Midlothian
  • Networking
  • West Lothian

Lothian Green Social Prescribing Forum

Thank you to everyone who attended our first face to face Green Social Prescribing Forum. The event created space for […]

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Our Common Humanity by artist Juli Bolaños-Durman

9 May 2022 - 6 October 2023 / Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP

  • Edinburgh
  • Exhibition
  • Tonic Arts

Our Common Humanity

This beautiful glass installation by Juli Bolanos-Durman was shaped by community engagement with art and highlights the very basic human […]

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1 March 2022 - 30 June 2022 / Royal Edinburgh Building Gallery, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Pl, Edinburgh EH10 5HF

  • Edinburgh
  • Exhibition
  • Tonic Arts

Beneath the Mask

“Beneath the Mask” was an arts-based project run with mental health nurses. It is outcome of an ongoing research collaboration […]

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1 March 2022 - 30 September 2022 / Anne Ferguson Gallery, Western General Hospital, Crewe Rd South, Edinburgh EH4 2XU

  • Edinburgh
  • Exhibition
  • Tonic Arts

Plants that Heal

‘Plants That Heal’ by Kate Hajducka showcases the amazing watercolours that Kate painted as part of the 100 Days Project […]

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12 October 2021 - 31 March 2022 / Pelican Gallery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Cres, Old Dalkeith Rd, Edinburgh EH16 4SA

  • Edinburgh
  • Exhibition
  • Tonic Arts

Portraits in a pandemic

Our Portraits in a Pandemic Exhibition features portraits were produced free of charge by artists across the UK to show […]

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1 November 2021 - 31 July 2022 / Dott Gallery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Cres, Old Dalkeith Rd, Edinburgh EH16 4SA

  • Edinburgh
  • Exhibition
  • Tonic Arts

Cajal Embroidery Project: In Celebration of Neuroscience

The Cajal Embroidery Project was conceived to honour the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Cajal Institute in 1920. […]

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