NHS Lothian handed £4m for new equipment

Published on Monday 11 May 2009 10:01

HEALTH bosses in Lothian were today handed £4.36 million to buy new medical equipment.

The cash was part of a 30m share-out between Scotland's 14 health boards announced by public health minister Shona Robison.

She said it would allow the boards to purchase equipment ranging from blood pressure monitors to ultrasound equipment, mobile X-ray machines, endoscopes and MRI scanners.

Ms Robison said: "This funding will ensure that patients across Scotland continue to benefit from state-of-the-art facilities. Up-to-the-minute technology is crucial for effective diagnosis and treatment and this funding will allow NHS boards right across the country to purchase equipment ranging from specialised care beds to expensive scanners."