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The Difference Your Donations Make

Your support has an incredible impact on staff and patient health and wellbeing across Edinburgh and the Lothians.

Thanks to our fundraisers, donors and partners, we are able to enhance environments for both patients and staff, improve patient and staff experience and help transform the way that care is delivered. None of this would be possible without people who choose to give their time and money to make a difference for other patients and families, and give something back to those who provided exceptional care to them or their loved ones.

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Mary, a patient in East Lothian Community Hospital getting presents from Santa while spending Christmas in hospital

Mary’s Story: Making Hospital Feel Like Home at Christmas

I took a fall back in September and broke my ankle in 3 places, I was admitted to the Royal […]

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Bags of Christmas presents in an NHS Lothian office waiting to be handed out to patients. Linked to Michele's story

Michele’s Story: Bringing Festive Joy and Creating a Brighter Christmas for Everyone.

Michele Counter, an NHS Lothian Ward Clerk, works in the Medical Assessment Unit at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. […]

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Grinch themed Christmas decorations outside a ward at Midlothian Community Hospital linked to Flora's story

Flora’s Story: Caring for Patients and Lifting their Spirits During the Festive Period

In the Edenview ward of Midlothian Community Hospital, Flora Pike, a Senior Charge Nurse, and her dedicated team, care for […]

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elderly patients doing crafts linked to Lynne and Lynsay's story

Lynne and Lynsay’s Story: Giving Patients a Christmas Like They Might Have at Home

In ward 4 of Liberton Hospital in Edinburgh, a dedicated team of healthcare professionals work tirelessly to care for elderly […]

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Enhancing the Patient Experience at East Lothian Community Hospital

Thanks to the generous support of The Blythe Family Trust, we are delighted to be funding several key projects designed to significantly enhance the experience of patients and their families, with a particular focus on those in our inpatient wards who require more specialist and long-term care.

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The back of Morag looking at her artwork

Morag’s Story: Saying Thank You with a Gift in her Will

We spoke to Morag*, from Edinburgh, who recently completed her cancer treatment at the Edinburgh Cancer Centre. Morag has chosen […]

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Creation and enhancement of the oncology registrar doctor's office at the Western General Hospital

Supporting a Dedicated Office Space for Oncology Registrar Doctors

We were delighted to support the creation of a dedicated office space registrar doctors in the Oncology department at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh to help improve team dynamics, collaboration, morale and overall wellbeing.

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woman using an inhaler

Reducing the Environmental Impact of Respiratory Care

Respiratory disease is very common, but the treatment often increases carbon emissions, exacerbating respiratory conditions. Thanks to funding from our Climate Challenge Grants, NHS Lothian staff are reducing waste, and carbon emissions.

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A woman feeding leaves to two giraffes at the zoo

Adventures That Make a Difference

We are delighted to support staff as they organise outings and activities that make a difference for patients receiving care for mental health.

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Teams from NHS Lothian Charity and Sunndach and Calareidh standing beside the new adapted minibuses

Transforming the lives of children by opening up a world of adventures

We are delighted to have supported the teams at Sunndach and Calareidh to purchase new, specially adapted minibuses to allow young patients with complex medical needs to participate in social activities and excursions.

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