Health
NHS under fire for Royal Victoria Hospital U-turn
A CITY hospital which was shut and earmarked for sale less than a year ago is now to play a vital role in the Lothian health service for years to come, NHS bosses have admitted.
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Blogger who chronicled her terminal cancer dies
A CHARITY worker who inspired thousands of people from across the world by blogging about living with a terminal illness has died.
NHS chiefs face anger at downgrade of A&E
LOTHIAN health bosses are facing a growing backlash over the potential downgrade of accident and emergency services in the region.
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Lothians patients denied life-saving heart drug
HEALTH bosses have been accused of putting lives at risk by refusing to offer a groundbreaking drug to thousands of Lothian heart attack patients.
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Staff crisis at St John’s A&E forces cuts
CRISIS-HIT Lothian accident and emergency departments are set to be radically overhauled, with scaled back services expected to lead to an increase in pressure on the already over-stretched Royal Infirmary.
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Health: Cancer sufferers lend each other support
WHEN George Thomson meets up with former top flight SFA ref Martin Clark, it could be easily assumed that talk would mostly be about the latest football news.
Cricketers in organs plea
Scotland’s cricket team is urging more people from south Asian communities to join the organ donor register.
Controversy over choice of new NHS Lothian boss
Controversy today surrounds the appointment of Lothian’s newest NHS boss after it emerged he lives on the other side of the country and has no experience in healthcare.
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Hospital staff anger at car park 15 minutes away
Staff at a Lothians hospital have hit out at NHS bosses after they were told they would have to park their cars at a football stadium 15 minutes away and walk into work.
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Angelina Jolie double mastectomy: Brad Pitt praise video
ANGELINA Jolie’s decision to have a preventative double mastectomy was “absolutely heroic”, according to her partner Brad Pitt.
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Sick Kids Awards: Winners announced video
THE Sick Kids Friends Foundation celebrated 20 years of vital fundraising late last year and yesterday honoured some of the people who have made it all possible.
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Bed-blocking fears amid sheltered housing closures
A DECISION to evict some of the city’s most frail residents from their sheltered housing homes will lead to a deepening of a “crisis” in the Capital’s hospitals and social care sector, experts have warned.
4 commentsEdinburgh backs assisted dying
EIGHT out of ten people in Edinburgh believe assisted dying should be made legal, a new poll claimed today.
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Paramedics film heart attack patients secretly
PARAMEDICS are secretly filming patients suffering heart attacks as part of a controversial research project headed by Edinburgh University.
17 commentsCancer patient surgery boost
A KEYHOLE surgery technique which speeds up recovery times for cancer patients has been introduced in West Lothian.
1 commentCall for better monitoring of medicines
CITY researchers have called for better monitoring of whether much-needed medicines reach mothers and babies in the developing world.
Fears as licensing board ignores booze advice
FEARS have been raised over the supply of booze in the Capital, after it emerged that the concerns of health experts have been continually overruled by city licensing chiefs.
7 commentsEdinburgh residents ‘spend 20 hours a day sitting’
CITY residents are kidding themselves into believing they lead active lives while almost two-thirds spend at least 20 hours a day on their backsides or lying down, a new report has claimed.
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Staying active in retirement
GET up, drag yourself to work, complain about it to your colleagues, come home and do it all again the next day.
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Jim Eadie rapped for parliament News ‘stunt’
AN Edinburgh MSP who raised a key issue over the PFI contract at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary in the Scottish Parliament has been criticised by Holyrood’s Presiding Officer.
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GPs say benefits tests causing ‘enormous suffering’
SOME of the Capital’s most vulnerable residents are being subjected to “enormous avoidable suffering” as a result of fitness-to-work benefits tests, prominent city GPs have said.
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Rare heart complaint victims meet thanks to News
WHEN Yvonne Campbell had a heart attack aged just 33 and was told she had an incredibly rare condition, she thought nobody would understand what she was going through.
City pair to help ‘eczema cure’ goats milk sales
THE faces of two city siblings are set to become familiar to families across the UK – after their parents said goats’ milk is a miracle cure for eczema.
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Professor calls for end to drug ‘postcode lottery’
A TOP doctor in the Lothians has called for an end to a “drugs postcode lottery” which is sending cancer patients south to access life-changing medication.
3 commentsIan Murray: Elderly patients need priority
As Liberton Hospital faces closure, Ian Murray says our ageing population means facilities for the elderly should be an NHS priorityMaybe we should
Wait almost over to find winners of Sick Kids awards
THOUSANDS of votes have been cast to honour the brave patients, selfless staff and dedicated fundraisers at one of Edinburgh’s most loved institutions.
Time up for Tic Talk nursery
THE closure of a hospital nursery will go ahead despite a campaign to keep it open.
Muesli can kill pet rabbits, scientists warn
PET rabbits are being killed by owners who feed them muesli, according to a shock study by Edinburgh researchers.
They found the cereal – commonly fed to the pets – causes fatal dietary problems.
8 commentsMan in hospital for three months after engagement party attack
AN apprentice joiner spent three months in hospital and suffered brain damage after being attacked by a guest at his brother’s engagement party, a court has heard.
Catalogue of harm to NHS patients is revealed
More than 110 “adverse events” which could expose NHS patients to serious harm are being recorded across Lothian every week, new figures have revealed.
Death risk fears over hold-ups at stroke units
HUNDREDS of stroke victims in Lothian are not being admitted to specialist units on time, increasing their risk of death or disability.
Lothians children beating the bulge
CHILDREN in the Lothians are healthier than ever before, a new report into the waistlines of the region’s youngsters has revealed.
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Sick Kids Awards: Trio earn nominations
A PERSONAL connection with the Sick Kids Hospital has inspired a trio of industrious young fundraisers shortlisted for inaugural awards.
Three Edinburgh hospitals face closure
HEALTH chiefs have admitted three city hospitals face closure – despite the Government insisting that the NHS cannot afford to lose any more beds.
12 commentsSick kids given ‘passport’ to ease anxiety
SICK children are to be issued with passports in a bid to combat their fear of going in to hospital.
ERI still in norovirus battle
A RESTRICTION on visitors at the Royal Infirmary due to a norovirus outbreak remains in place – more than six weeks after it was imposed.
Hospital bans for persistent troublemakers
PERSISTENT troublemakers could be banned from city hospitals after NHS staff were left needing counselling as a result of serial complainers.
3 commentsCity to stump up £5m for sports village
EDINBURGH is planning to stump up £5 million in an attempt to bring the new National Performance Centre for Sport to the Scottish capital.
Meningitis leaves lasting legacy
FRIGHTENED and desperately ill, Jennifer Hamilton turned to the nurse beside her hospital bed and dared to ask the most terrifying question of them all.
“I needed the truth,” recalls the mum-of-four. “I needed to know if I’d still be alive in the morning.”
Edinburgh man in Bonebridge rib ear operation
A SCOTTISH patient has become the first in the UK to have a pioneering implant to improve his hearing along with surgery to construct a new ear.
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Huge spike in A&E waiting times in Lothians
PATIENTS are being forced to wait longer for treatment at A&E in the Lothians – and health bosses fear the delays will only get worse.
9 commentsComplaint upheld after mum’s birth ordeal
HEALTH chiefs have been ordered to apologise to a mother who endured “unacceptable” care standards while giving birth in the Lothians.
Doctor free to practice despite assault conviction
A PROMISING young doctor has been cleared to continue his medical career despite being found guilty of assault while on holiday in Spain.
5 commentsConference focuses on elderly care
A CONFERENCE on caring for Scotland’s growing elderly population is being held in the Capital today.
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Edinburgh Uni to take joint lead on genetic research
MILLIONS of pounds of public money will be spent on genetic testing and profiling of NHS patients in a scheme that is projected to create more than 2000 jobs.
Campaigner backs calls for PFI talks
A CAMPAIGNER who exposed the tiny fines NHS Lothian is able to impose on the private firm running Edinburgh Royal Infirmary has backed calls for a parliamentary debate on PFI deals.
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