NHS Staff writing on the chalk board in the SALT Rooms at East Lothian Community Hospital

Transforming Children’s Speech and Language Therapy Rooms at East Lothian Community Hospital

We have continued our programme of art and therapeutic design to improve patient experience at East Lothian Community Hospital. The latest project has created bright, stimulating Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) rooms to support children on their communication journey.

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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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Our Common Humanity by artist Juli Bolaños-Durman

10 October 2023

Tonic Arts marks World Mental Health Day with the open...

Our Common Humanity was commissioned by Tonic Arts, NHS Lothian Charity’s award-winning Arts in Health programme. It is one of over 60 major pieces of art and design commissioned by the charity for healthcare settings, across Edinburgh and Lothians, since the programme was first established in 2015.

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The London Symphony Orchestra in the NHS Project from Edinburgh International Festival. Photo – Mihaela Bodlovic

22 August 2023

London Symphony Orchestra Strikes a Chord with Staff a...

World-renowned London Symphony Orchestra has performed a series of ground-breaking concerts at four hospitals across NHS Lothian as part of the Edinburgh International Festival. The uplifting events, organised in collaboration with NHS Lothian Charity, saw patients and staff enjoy some respite and distraction through an afternoon of music.

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Photo of Western General Hospital staff members

14 July 2023

Western General Hospital staff wellbeing space all wra...

Local independent chocolate artisan, COCO Chocolatier, are helping to enhance NHS Lothian staff wellbeing spaces by transforming their chocolate bar wrapper designs into bright, colourful vinyls for the walls.

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Photo of sea shells

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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Art And Therapeutic Design To Enhance Patient Experience

Thanks to you, our amazing supporters, we were able to fund £2million worth of art and design enhancements to the […]

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Supporting The Equalities Networks Through A Programme Of Creative Engagements

Thanks to our fantastic donors and grants received from NHS Charities Together, we have been able to fund this amazing […]

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Providing Art And Activity Packs For Patients During Visiting Restrictions

Thanks to generous donations received through our NHS Lothian COVID-19 Appeal and grants from NHS Charities Together, we have been […]

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NHS Lothian staff member in a garden, head up, thinking

Supporting Staff Wellbeing Through Creative Filmmaking

Our Tonic Arts team launched a series of documentary style short films featuring NHS Lothian staff telling their stories of what life […]

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